Ealing bin collections

By Mark Andrews. Checked against London Borough of Ealing pages on 29 October 2026.

Put your bins out more than a day early in Ealing and the council may count it as fly tipping. The right time is by 7am on collection day, at your property boundary.

Which bin is which in Ealing

Black bin for rubbish and blue for recycling, each emptied fortnightly. The green food bin goes every week.

Black General waste Black wheelie binFortnightly

Blue Recycling Blue recycling binFortnightly

Green Food waste Green food waste binWeekly

Green Garden waste Green garden waste bin or reusable sacksFortnightly

Garden waste: £75 a year

£75 for the April 2026 to March 2027 year, covering 23 collections, with the bin or bags included. Over-65s and people on means-tested benefits pay £50, which is also the price of a second subscription. Join from October 2026 and it's £29.35, though collections pause from December 2026 to February 2027.

Weekly food waste collection

Weekly, on your normal collection day. Don't use plastic bags as liners.

Report a missed bin

The reporting window is short: from 5pm on collection day until 1pm the next day.

Phone: 020 8825 6000

Report a missed bin to Ealing

Bulky waste collection from £30

£30 for up to six items, with no discounts and no refunds. More than six and you'll need a quote. Fridges and freezers are off the list for now because of a national shortage of places to recycle them.

Book a bulky waste collection

Recycling centres in Ealing

Greenford Road needs booking, shuts on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and takes 60kg of DIY waste a week from residents for free.

Greenford Road reuse and recycling centre UB6 9AP booking needed
Abbey Road reuse and recycling centre (West London Waste)

Worth knowing in Ealing

Mattresses can go to the recycling centre free, two per 12 months, and then it's £15 each.

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

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Where this comes from

Every fact on this page was read from the council's own website, last checked on 29 October 2026. Councils change prices each April, so check the link before you pay for anything.

Collection frequency: ealing.gov.uk, ealing.gov.uk, ealing.gov.uk
Food waste: ealing.gov.uk
Missed bins: ealing.gov.uk
Bulky waste: ealing.gov.uk
Recycling centres: ealing.gov.uk

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