Cotswold bin collections

By Mark Andrews. Checked against Cotswold District Council pages on 26 October 2026.

Half price garden waste is available in the Cotswolds if you claim Council Tax or Housing Benefit: quote your claim reference at sign-up and the £73 licence drops by 50%. Everyone else pays the full fee whenever they join, with no refunds. Food goes in its own weekly caddy and must stay out of the garden bin.

Which bin is which in Cotswold

The grey wheelie bin is for rubbish. Bins out by 7am, and be aware that collections can be suspended without notice in severe weather.

Grey General waste Grey wheelie bin

Black Recycling Black box (paper and card)

White Recycling White bag (tins, cans, plastic bottles, cartons)

Container Food waste Kitchen caddy (food waste, weekly)Weekly

Green Garden waste Green wheelie bin (garden waste, subscription)Fortnightly

Garden waste: £73 a year

The 2026/27 licence is £73, running 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, and it's the full fee whenever you join. Council Tax or Housing Benefit claimants get 50% off by quoting their claim reference at sign-up. Every bin needs its own licence sticker. There's a pause of about two weeks over Christmas and New Year, and no refunds, including for weather suspensions.

Weekly food waste collection

Weekly, from the kitchen caddy.

Report a missed bin

Report after 4pm on collection day and within two days. The aim is to come back within three working days.

Report a missed bin to Cotswold

Bulky waste collection from £29

£29 for up to three items, plus £5.50 for each extra one up to six. Council Tax or Housing Benefit claimants pay half. No collections on bank holidays.

Book a bulky waste collection

Recycling centres in Cotswold

Gloucestershire's recycling centres are free but have to be booked in advance, and they close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Fosse Cross HRC, Cirencester booking needed
Pyke Quarry HRC, Horsley booking needed
Shipston Recycling Centre (Warwickshire) booking needed

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.

Binformation on Google Play

Nearby councils

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: cotswold.gov.uk, cotswold.gov.uk
Missed bins: cotswold.gov.uk
Bulky waste: cotswold.gov.uk
Recycling centres: cotswold.gov.uk

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