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Brent bin collection day

Check your Brent bin day, plan around bank holidays and set up free reminders for every collection. London Borough of Brent empties bins in 5 postcode districts, including HA0, HA9, NW2 and NW9, covering places such as Alperton, Childs Hill and Church End.

Check your Brent bin day

The quickest way to see the next date for each of your bins is the council's own checker. Pick your address and it lists every collection.

Open the Brent bin day checker Make a reminder calendar

Link goes to recyclingservices.brent.gov.uk. If it has moved, use the GOV.UK bin day finder or the council website.

Check a postcode in Brent

Not sure whether your street is in Brent? Postcode districts on council borders can be split, so enter your full postcode to check.

Brent at a glance

327,753residents (2020)

43 km²area

5postcode districts

22places listed

About 327,753 people live in Brent (mid-2020 estimate) across 43 square kilometres. That makes it a dense urban area, where many homes share communal bins or have bins collected from the back of terraces.

Council: London Borough of Brent
Type: London borough
Region: London

Who collects what in Brent

London Borough of Brent collects household bins and recycling in its area. Many London boroughs share waste disposal through a joint waste authority, and some run their own reuse and recycling centre. Flats and estates in London often have communal bins with different days from houses, so check the address of the block rather than the street.

Bank holidays and Brent bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Brent may collect as normal or move collections later in the week. These are the next bank holidays in England and Wales:

Date	Bank holiday
Friday, 25 December 2026	Christmas Day
Monday, 28 December 2026	Boxing Day (substitute day)
Friday, 1 January 2027	New Year's Day
Friday, 26 March 2027	Good Friday
Monday, 29 March 2027	Easter Monday

Christmas and New Year cause the biggest changes. See Christmas bin collections for what usually happens.

Recycling rules in England

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect the same core recycling from every home: paper and card, glass, metal, plastic (including cartons), food waste every week, and garden waste for households that ask and pay any charge. The rules applied from 31 March 2026, with plastic film and bags joining the plastic stream from 31 March 2027. Councils still choose their own bins, colours and rotas.

GOV.UK: Simpler Recycling household guidance

Not sure which bin something goes in? Our which bin A to Z covers everyday items, and bin colours explained covers what each colour usually means. Brent has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Brent

Brent collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts. Districts marked on more than one council page cross a boundary.

Towns and villages in Brent

Bins in these places are collected by Brent.

Alperton (HA0)
Brent (HA9)
Childs Hill (NW2)
Church End (NW10)
Dollis Hill (NW2)
Edgware Road (NW9)
Fortune Green (NW2)
Harlesden (NW10)
Kensal Green (NW10)
Kensal Rise (NW10)
Kingsbury (NW9)
Lower Place (NW10)
Neasden (NW10)
Park Royal (NW10)
Stonebridge (NW10)
Stonebridge Park (NW10)
Sudbury (HA0)
Wembley (HA0)
West Hendon (NW9)
Willesden (NW10)
Willesden Green (NW10)
Willesden Junction (NW10)

Councils near Brent

Brent bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Brent?

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that Brent collects your bins, then use the Brent bin day checker. Pick your address and it shows the next date for each bin. Copy those dates into our bin calendar to get reminders.

Do Brent bin days change on bank holidays?

Many councils keep normal collection days on most bank holidays and only change around Christmas and New Year, while others move every collection in a bank holiday week by a day. Brent publishes any changes on its website before each holiday. Our bank holiday page lists the dates for England and Wales.

What should I do if Brent misses my bin?

Check your bin day first, as collections sometimes run late into the evening. If the rest of your street has been emptied and yours has not, report it on the Brent website, usually within one or two working days. Leave the bin out unless the council says otherwise. Our missed bin guide explains what to expect.

Does Brent collect food waste?

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect food waste every week from all households, free of charge, from 31 March 2026. A few councils were given a later start date, so check the Brent website if you have not received a food caddy yet.

Where is the tip for Brent?

Brent or its waste partnership runs the local household waste recycling centres. Many tips now need a booking, and vans and trailers may need a permit, so check before you go.

Which postcodes does Brent cover?

Brent collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: HA0, HA9, NW2, NW9, NW10. Districts on the edge of the council area can be shared with a neighbouring council, so enter your full postcode to be sure.

Bin Collection Day is independent and not run by London Borough of Brent. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.