High Peak bin collections

By Mark Andrews. Checked against High Peak Borough Council pages on 29 October 2026.

Your recycling goes in the brown bin in High Peak: paper, card, glass, plastic pots and trays, tins and cartons. Garden waste is subscription only for 2026/27, and if you haven't paid, the green-lidded bin no longer gets emptied.

Which bin is which in High Peak

Black bin for general rubbish. Bins and caddies need to be out by 6am.

Black General waste Black bin

Brown Recycling Brown recycling bin

Green Food waste Green lidded bin (food and garden waste)Weekly

Green Garden waste Green lidded bin (food and garden waste)

Container Glass Kerbside box

Red Textiles Red bag

Garden waste: £46 a year

£46 per bin for the 2026/27 scheme. Collections start 48 hours after you subscribe, and the permit sticker follows within 15 working days. The helpline is 0345 129 4870.

Weekly food waste collection

Weekly. Any plastic in the caddy and it won't be emptied.

Report a missed bin

Report within 48 hours. A missed food caddy isn't returned for, it's picked up on the next scheduled day.

Report a missed bin to High Peak

Bulky waste collection from £21.63

£21.63 for up to four items, plus £4.84 for each extra one, with up to nine bookable online. Council Tax or Housing Benefit households pay half. Collections are on Thursdays, so book by midnight on Sunday. Large electricals are £33.48 each and collected every other Friday, while small electricals go free.

Book a bulky waste collection

Recycling centres in High Peak

Buxton and Glossop recycling centres are run by Derbyshire County Council, and you need to register your vehicle with the county before you go.

Buxton recycling centre (Derbyshire County Council)
Glossop recycling centre (Derbyshire County Council)

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

Stockport

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: highpeak.gov.uk, highpeak.gov.uk
Garden waste: highpeak.gov.uk
Missed bins: highpeak.gov.uk
Recycling centres: highpeak.gov.uk

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