Cheltenham bin collections
Three of Cheltenham's containers are green, and only one of them takes recycling. The green wheelie bin is your rubbish, the green box is recycling and the small green caddy is food.
Which bin is which in Cheltenham
Cardboard goes in the blue bag, and the brown bin is garden waste if you subscribe. Some areas are collected from 6am, so put everything out by then.
Christmas and New Year collections 2026
Christmas week runs early, with Monday 21 December's round collected on Saturday 19 December and the rest of the week one day earlier. Monday 28 December is a normal collection despite being a bank holiday, Friday 1 January moves to Saturday 2 January, and garden waste stops after 18 December until Monday 18 January.
| Usual day | Collected on |
|---|---|
| Monday 21 December | Saturday 19 December |
| Tuesday 22 December | Monday 21 December |
| Wednesday 23 December | Tuesday 22 December |
| Thursday 24 December | Wednesday 23 December |
| Friday 25 December | Thursday 24 December |
| Friday 1 January | Saturday 2 January |
Garden waste: £60 a year
£60 for a 12-month subscription, plus a £4.99 delivery charge per bin. Collections are fortnightly all year apart from four weeks over Christmas and New Year. Bin out by 7am.
Report a missed bin
Report it within 48 hours of the scheduled day. The council aims to come back within two working days.
- Phone
- 01242 262626
Bulky waste collection from £27
£27 per unit, where a unit is roughly a double bed with its mattress or a standard cooker. A five-seat three-piece suite is £40.50.
Get told the night before
Binformation is a free Android app. Put your postcode in once and it sends a notification the evening before each collection, saying which bins are going. If the council moves your day for a bank holiday, the reminder moves with it.
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Where this comes from
Every fact on this page was read from the council's own website, last checked on 26 October 2026. Councils change prices each April, so check the link before you pay for anything.
- Collection frequency: cheltenham.gov.uk
- Christmas collections: cheltenham.gov.uk
- Missed bins: cheltenham.gov.uk
- Bulky waste: cheltenham.gov.uk
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