Lincoln bin collections
Recycling in Lincoln goes in a brown bin or a black box, so the brown bin isn't for garden waste. Garden cuttings go in the green bin, which costs £41 a year and is emptied fortnightly all year round. Food is collected every week on your usual bin day.
Which bin is which in Lincoln
Household rubbish goes in the black bin or purple sacks, recycling in the brown bin or black box.
Garden waste: £41 a year
£41 for the 2026/27 subscription, which ends on 30 June 2027. Additional bins are £16 each, up to four per property, and delivering a new bin is £16. Christmas trees are collected free each January.
Weekly food waste collection
Weekly, in the 23 litre black outdoor caddy with the orange lid, plus a grey caddy for the kitchen. Homes on communal bins get a 140 litre orange-lidded food bin instead.
Report a missed bin
Bulky waste collection from £35.50
£35.50 covers up to 6 points, then each extra point is £4.65. Collections are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with items out by 6.30am. Eligible residents can get a free assisted collection, and phone bookings are on 01522 873423.
Recycling centres in Lincoln
Lincoln Recycling Centre is run by Lincolnshire County Council.
- Lincoln Recycling Centre (Lincolnshire 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.
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Where this comes from
Every fact on this page was read from the council's own website, last checked on 1 November 2026. Councils change prices each April, so check the link before you pay for anything.
- Collection frequency: lincoln.gov.uk, lincoln.gov.uk
- Missed bins: lincoln.gov.uk
- Bulky waste: lincoln.gov.uk
- Recycling centres: lincoln.gov.uk
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