Unitary authority · West Midlands, England

Herefordshire bin collection day

Everything you need for bin day in Herefordshire: the official bin day checker, bank holiday changes and which bin is which. Herefordshire Council empties bins in 14 postcode districts, including HR1, HR2, HR3 and HR4, covering places such as Abbey Dore, Aconbury and Acton Beauchamp.

Check your Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire bin day checker Make a reminder calendar

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

Check a postcode in Herefordshire

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

Herefordshire at a glance

Map showing where Herefordshire is in the UK

193,615residents (2020)

2,180 km²area

14postcode districts

357places listed

About 193,615 people live in Herefordshire (mid-2020 estimate) across 2,180 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Herefordshire Council
Type: Unitary authority
Region: West Midlands

Who collects what in Herefordshire

Herefordshire Council is a unitary council, so it handles both bin collections and the household waste recycling centres (the tips). One website covers your bin day, missed bins, garden waste, bulky waste and tip bookings.

Bank holidays and Herefordshire bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Herefordshire 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. Herefordshire has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire

Bins in these places are collected by Herefordshire (the first 160 of 357 alphabetically).

Abbey Dore (HR2)
Aconbury (HR2)
Acton Beauchamp (WR6)
Adforton (SY7)
Ailey (HR3)
Allensmore (HR2)
Almeley (HR3)
Ashperton (HR8)
Ashton (HR6)
Aston Crews (HR9)
Aston Ingham (HR9)
Aulden (HR6)
Aylton (HR8)
Aymestrey (HR6)
Bacton (HR2)
Bagwyllydiart (HR2)
Ballingham (HR2)
Barewood (HR6)
Bartestree (HR1)
Baysham (HR9)
Bircher (HR6)
Birley (HR4)
Bishop's Frome (WR6)
Bishopstone (HR4)
Blakemere (HR2)
Bodenham (HR1)
Bodenham Moor (HR1)
Bolstone (HR2)
Bosbury (HR8)
Bowley (HR1)
Brampton Abbotts (HR9)
Brampton Bryan (SY7)
Bredenbury (HR7)
Bredwardine (HR3)
Breinton (HR4)
Bridge Sollers (HR4)
Bridstow (HR9)
Brierley (HR6)
Brilley (HR3)
Brimfield (SY8)
Brinsop (HR4)
Broad Oak (HR2)
Brobury (HR3)
Brockhampton (HR1)
Bromsash (HR9)
Bromsberrow Heath (HR8)
Bromyard (HR7)
Bromyard Downs (HR7)
Bronydd (HR3)
Broxwood (HR6)
Bryngwyn (HR5)
Burghill (HR4)
Burley Gate (HR1)
Burrington (SY8)
Bush Bank (HR4)
Byford (HR4)
Callow (HR2)
Calver Hill (HR4)
Canon Bridge (HR2)
Canon Frome (HR8)
Canon Pyon (HR4)
Carey (HR2)
Castle Frome (HR8)
Chase End Street (HR8)
Checkley (HR1)
Cholstrey (HR6)
Clehonger (HR2)
Clifford (HR3)
Clodock (HR2)
Cobnash (HR6)
Coddington (HR8)
Collington (HR7)
Combe (LD8)
Coughton (HR9)
Cradley (WR13)
Craswall (HR2)
Credenhill (HR4)
Crow Hill (HR9)
Cusop (HR3)
Cwmbach (HR3)
Dewsall Court (HR2)
Didley (HR2)
Dilwyn (HR4)
Dilwyn Common (HR4)
Dinedor (HR2)
Docklow (HR6)
Dolleycanney (HR5)
Donnington (HR8)
Dormington (HR1)
Dorstone (HR3)
Eardisland (HR6)
Eardisley (HR3)
Eastnor (HR8)
Eaton Bishop (HR2)
Edvin Loach (HR7)
Edwyn Ralph (HR7)
Elton (SY8)
Evesbatch (WR6)
Ewyas Harold (HR2)
Eye (HR6)
Eyton (HR6)
Eywood (HR5)
Fawley Chapel (HR1)
Felton (HR1)
Fiddler's Green (HR1)
Fownhope (HR1)
Foy (HR9)
Fromes Hill (HR8)
Ganarew (HR9)
Garway (HR2)
Garway Hill (HR2)
Glewstone (HR9)
Goodrich (HR9)
Gorsley Common (HR9)
Grafton (HR2, HR6)
Grendon Green (HR6)
Gwaithla (HR5)
Hagley (HR1)
Hampton Bishop (HR1)
Hardwicke (HR3)
Harewood End (HR2)
Hatfield (HR6)
Haven (HR4)
Hengoed (HR5)
Hereford (HR1)
Hinton (HR2)
Hoarwithy (HR2)
Hole-in-the-Wall (HR9)
Holme Lacy (HR2)
Holme Marsh (HR5)
Holmer (HR1)
Hom Green (HR9)
Hope Mansell (HR9)
Hope under Dinmore (HR6)
How Caple (HR1)
Howton (HR2)
Humber Court (HR6)
Hurstway Common (HR3)
Ivington (HR6)
Ivington Green (HR6)
Kenchester (HR4)
Kenderchurch (HR2)
Kentchurch (HR2)
Kerne Bridge (HR9)
Kerry's Gate (HR2)
Kilpeck (HR2)
Kimbolton (HR6)
King's Pyon (HR4)
Kings Caple (HR1)
Kingsland (HR6)
Kingsthorne (HR2)
Kingstone (HR2)
Kingswood Common (HR5)
Kington (HR5)
Kinnersley (HR3)
Kinsham (LD8)
Knapton Green (HR4)
Knill (LD8)
Lawton (HR6)
Laysters Pole (HR6)

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Herefordshire bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Herefordshire?

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that Herefordshire collects your bins, then use the Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire 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. Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire website if you have not received a food caddy yet.

Where is the tip for Herefordshire?

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire cover?

Herefordshire collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: HR1, HR2, HR3, HR4, HR5, HR6, HR7, HR8, HR9, LD8, SY7, SY8, WR6, WR13. 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 Herefordshire Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.