Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England

King's Lynn and West Norfolk bin collection day

Find your King's Lynn and West Norfolk bin collection day, check what goes in each bin and see how bank holidays change collections. Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk empties bins in 12 postcode districts, including IP26, NR21, PE13 and PE14, covering places such as Anmer, Ashwicken and Bagthorpe.

Check a postcode in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Not sure whether your street is in King's Lynn and West Norfolk? Postcode districts on council borders can be split, so enter your full postcode to check.

King's Lynn and West Norfolk at a glance

151,245residents (2020)

1,440 km²area

12postcode districts

134places listed

About 151,245 people live in King's Lynn and West Norfolk (mid-2020 estimate) across 1,440 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: Norfolk County Council
Region: East of England

Who collects what in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. Norfolk 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Norfolk County Council.

Bank holidays and King's Lynn and West Norfolk bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 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. King's Lynn and West Norfolk has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

King's Lynn and West Norfolk collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts. Districts marked on more than one council page cross a boundary.

• IP26
• NR21
• PE13
• PE14
• PE30
• PE31
• PE32
• PE33
• PE34
• PE35
• PE36
• PE38

Towns and villages in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Bins in these places are collected by King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

• Anmer (PE31)
• Ashwicken (PE32)
• Bagthorpe (PE31)
• Barmer (PE31)
• Barton Bendish (PE33)
• Bexwell (PE38)
• Bircham Newton (PE31)
• Bircham Tofts (PE31)
• Blackborough End (PE32)
• Boughton (PE33)
• Brancaster (PE31)
• Burnham Deepdale (PE31)
• Burnham Market (PE31)
• Burnham Norton (PE31)
• Burnham Overy (PE31)
• Burnham Thorpe (PE31)
• Castle Acre (PE32)
• Castle Rising (PE31)
• Clenchwarton (PE34)
• Congham (PE32)
• Crimplesham (PE33)
• Denver (PE38)
• Dersingham (PE31)
• Docking (PE31)
• Downham Market (PE38)
• East Rudham (PE31)
• East Walton (PE32)
• East Winch (PE32)
• Emneth (PE14)
• Emneth Hungate (PE14)
• Feltwell (IP26)
• Fincham (PE33)
• Flitcham (PE31)
• Fordham (PE38)
• Friday Bridge (PE14)
• Fring (PE31)
• Gayton (PE32)
• Gayton Thorpe (PE32)
• Gaywood (PE30)
• Great Bircham (PE31)
• Great Massingham (PE32)
• Grimston (PE32)
• Harpley (PE31)
• Heacham (PE31)
• Hilgay (PE38)
• Hillington (PE31)
• Hockwold cum Wilton (IP26)
• Holly End (PE14)
• Holme next the Sea (PE36)
• Hunstanton (PE36)
• Ingoldisthorpe (PE31)
• King's Lynn (PE30)
• Lakesend (PE14)
• Little London (PE34)
• Little Massingham (PE32)
• Marham (PE33)
• Methwold (IP26)
• Middleton (PE32)
• New Houghton (PE31)
• Newton (PE32)
• Nordelph (PE38)
• North Creake (NR21)
• North Runcton (PE33)
• North Wootton (PE30)
• Northwold (IP26)
• Ongar Hill (PE34)
• Outwell (PE14)
• Overy Staithe (PE31)
• Pentney (PE32)
• Pott Row (PE32)
• Ringstead (PE36)
• Roydon (PE32)
• Runcton Holme (PE33)
• Saddle Bow (PE34)
• Sandringham (PE35)
• Sedgeford (PE36)
• Setchey (PE33)
• Shernborne (PE31)
• Shouldham (PE33)
• Shouldham Thorpe (PE33)
• Snettisham (PE31)
• South Creake (NR21)
• South Runcton (PE33)
• South Wootton (PE30)
• Southery (PE38)
• Southgate (PE31)
• St John's Fen End (PE14)
• St John's Highway (PE14)
• Stanhoe (PE31)
• Stoke Ferry (PE33)
• Stow Bardolph (PE34)
• Stowbridge (PE34)
• Stradsett (PE33)
• Summerfield (PE31)
• Syderstone (PE31)
• Ten Mile Bank (PE38)
• Terrington St Clement (PE34)
• Terrington St John (PE34)
• Thornham (PE36)
• Thorpland (PE33)
• Three Holes (PE14)
• Tilney All Saints (PE34)
• Tilney High End (PE34)
• Tilney St Lawrence (PE34)
• Titchwell (PE31)
• Tottenhill (PE33)
• Upwell (PE14)
• Walpole Cross Keys (PE34)
• Walpole Highway (PE14)
• Walpole St Andrew (PE14)
• Walpole St Peter (PE14)
• Walsoken (PE13)
• Watlington (PE33)
• Weasenham St Peter (PE32)
• Welney (PE14)
• Wereham (PE33)
• West Acre (PE32)
• West Bilney (PE32)
• West Dereham (PE33)
• West Lynn (PE34)
• West Newton (PE31)
• West Rudham (PE31)
• West Walton (PE14)
• West Walton Highway (PE14)
• West Winch (PE33)
• Whittington (PE33)
• Wiggenhall St Germans (PE34)
• Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen (PE34)
• Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin (PE34)
• Wiggenhall St Peter (PE34)
• Wimbotsham (PE34)
• Wolferton (PE31)
• Wormegay (PE33)
• Wretton (PE33)

Councils near King's Lynn and West Norfolk

• Breckland bin collection
• Fenland bin collection
• South Holland bin collection
• Boston bin collection
• East Cambridgeshire bin collection
• North Norfolk bin collection

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