Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England

East Hertfordshire bin collection day

Everything you need for bin day in East Hertfordshire: the official bin day checker, bank holiday changes and which bin is which. East Hertfordshire District Council empties bins in 12 postcode districts, including AL6, CM20, CM21 and CM23, covering places such as Albury, Allen's Green and Anstey.

Check a postcode in East Hertfordshire

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

East Hertfordshire at a glance

151,786residents (2020)

476 km²area

12postcode districts

80places listed

About 151,786 people live in East Hertfordshire (mid-2020 estimate) across 476 square kilometres. That makes it a mix of towns and countryside, where rural rounds can be long and run early.

Council: East Hertfordshire District Council
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: Hertfordshire County Council
Region: East of England

Who collects what in East Hertfordshire

East Hertfordshire District Council collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. Hertfordshire County Council is the waste disposal authority, so it runs the household waste recycling centres (the tips) and decides where the waste goes after collection. If you have a question about your bin day, missed bins or new bins, contact East Hertfordshire. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Hertfordshire County Council.

Bank holidays and East Hertfordshire bin days

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

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. East Hertfordshire has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire

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

• AL6
• CM20
• CM21
• CM23
• SG2
• SG3
• SG9
• SG10
• SG11
• SG12
• SG13
• SG14

Towns and villages in East Hertfordshire

Bins in these places are collected by East Hertfordshire.

• Albury (SG11)
• Allen's Green (CM21)
• Anstey (SG9)
• Ardeley (SG2)
• Aspenden (SG9)
• Aston (SG2)
• Aston End (SG2)
• Baker's End (SG12)
• Barleycroft End (SG9)
• Bayford (SG13)
• Bayfordbury (SG13)
• Bengeo (SG14)
• Benington (SG2)
• Bishop's Stortford (CM23)
• Bramfield (SG14)
• Braughing (SG11)
• Brent Pelham (SG9)
• Buckland (SG9)
• Buntingford (SG9)
• Bury Green (SG11)
• Chapmore End (SG12)
• Chipping (SG9)
• Cole Green (SG14)
• Collier's End (SG11)
• Cottered (SG9)
• Dane End (SG12)
• Datchworth (SG3)
• East End (SG9)
• Eastwick (CM20)
• Epping Green (SG13)
• Furneux Pelham (SG9)
• Great Amwell (SG12)
• Great Hormead (SG9)
• Green End (SG12)
• Green Tye (SG10)
• Hadham Cross (SG10)
• Hadham Ford (SG11)
• Hare Street (SG9)
• Haultwick (SG11)
• Hay Street (SG11)
• Hertford (SG13)
• Hertford Heath (SG13)
• Hertingfordbury (SG14)
• High Cross (SG11)
• High Wych (CM21)
• Hunsdon (SG12)
• Letty Green (SG14)
• Little Amwell (SG13)
• Little Berkhamsted (SG13)
• Little Hadham (SG11)
• Little Hormead (SG9)
• Meesden (SG9)
• Mill End (SG9)
• Much Hadham (SG10)
• Nasty (SG11)
• Patmore Heath (SG11)
• Perry Green (SG10)
• Puckeridge (SG11)
• Roe Green (SG9)
• Sacombe (SG12)
• Sawbridgeworth (CM21)
• St Margarets (SG12)
• Standon (SG11)
• Stanstead Abbots (SG12)
• Stapleford (SG14)
• Stocking Pelham (SG9)
• Tewin (AL6)
• Thorley (CM23)
• Throcking (SG9)
• Thundridge (SG12)
• Tonwell (SG12)
• Wadesmill (SG12)
• Walkern (SG2)
• Ware (SG12)
• Wareside (SG12)
• Waterford (SG14)
• Watton-at-Stone (SG14)
• Westmill (SG9)
• Widford (SG12)
• Wyddial (SG9)

Councils near East Hertfordshire

• Stevenage bin collection
• Harlow bin collection
• Broxbourne bin collection
• North Hertfordshire bin collection
• Welwyn Hatfield bin collection
• Epping Forest bin collection

Bin Collection Day is independent and not run by East Hertfordshire District Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.