Newcastle-under-Lyme bin collections
A new collection schedule came in across Newcastle-under-Lyme on 5 October 2026, and some properties ended up on a different day. If your bins have been left out since then, check yours. Paper and card have their own free bag, separate from the blue bin.
All four collections were re-routed
The October re-routing covered rubbish, recycling, garden waste and food waste, so one container can be on a new day while another has stayed the same. Put your address into the day finder and check each one.
Which bin is which in Newcastle-under-Lyme
The blue recycling bin takes cans, plastics, glass and cartons. Rubbish goes in the black bin. Bins, bags and caddies should be at the kerb by 6am.
Garden waste: £43.50 a year
£43.50 for one bin for the 2027 subscription, collected from February to December with a two-week break over Christmas and New Year. The garden bin is grey with a brown lid. Only properties inside the borough can subscribe.
Food waste collection
The food caddy goes out at the kerb with your other containers.
Report a missed bin
Report on collection day or the next working day. Crews come back within three working days, before 6pm.
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 26 October 2026. Councils change prices each April, so check the link before you pay for anything.
- Collection changes: newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
- Collection frequency: newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
- Food waste: newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
- Missed bins: newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
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