Gloucester bin collections

By Mark Andrews. Checked against Gloucester City Council pages on 29 October 2026.

Gloucester runs a closed-lid, no side waste rule on the black bin, so loose bags left next to it stay put. Since February 2026 new and replacement containers cost money too: £25 for a standard black bin, £7 for a green recycling box.

Which bin is which in Gloucester

The green box with a lid takes glass, and another takes plastic, tins and cans. Cardboard and paper go in the blue sack. A few terraced streets with tight access get weekly sack collections instead of a bin.

Black General waste Black bin or council domestic sack - non-recyclable wasteFortnightly

Green Glass Green recycling box with lid - glass

Green Recycling Green recycling box with lid - plastic, tins and cans

Blue Paper & card Blue sack - cardboard and paper

Brown Food waste Brown 23L food caddy (7L brown kitchen caddy) - weekly

Garden waste: £60 a year

£60 per bin for the 2026 subscription, with no discounts. Collections run from 1 February to 30 November and stop completely in December and January. If you can't use the website, call 01452 396 396.

Food waste collection

Weekly, collected with the recycling. You get a 23 litre outdoor caddy and a 7 litre one for the kitchen. Replacements cost £6 for the large and £2.50 for the small.

Report a missed bin

Report once your round has finished, up to 4pm the next working day. The crew comes back within two working days.

Phone: 01452 396 396

Report a missed bin to Gloucester

Bulky waste collection from £30

£30 for up to three items and £10 for each extra one, up to six items (£60) per booking.

Book a bulky waste collection

Recycling centres in Gloucester

Hempsted Household Recycling Centre is booking only, and it was closed for improvements from mid-August to mid-November 2026.

Hempsted Household Recycling Centre 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

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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: gloucester.gov.uk, gloucester.gov.uk
Food waste: gloucester.gov.uk
Missed bins: gloucester.gov.uk
Bulky waste: gloucester.gov.uk
Recycling centres: gloucester.gov.uk

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