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Northumberland bin collection day

Find your Northumberland bin collection day, check what goes in each bin and see how bank holidays change collections. Northumberland County Council empties bins in 33 postcode districts, including CA9, DH8, NE15 and NE18, covering places such as Acklington, Acomb and Adderstone.

Check your Northumberland 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 Northumberland bin day checker Make a reminder calendar

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

Check a postcode in Northumberland

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

Northumberland at a glance

Map showing where Northumberland is in the UK

323,820residents (2020)

5,020 km²area

33postcode districts

410places listed

About 323,820 people live in Northumberland (mid-2020 estimate) across 5,020 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Northumberland County Council
Type: Unitary authority
Region: North East

Who collects what in Northumberland

Northumberland County 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 Northumberland bin days

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

Postcode districts in Northumberland

Northumberland 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 Northumberland

Bins in these places are collected by Northumberland (the first 160 of 410 alphabetically).

Acklington (NE65)
Acomb (NE46)
Adderstone (NE70)
Akeld (NE71)
Allendale Town (NE47)
Allenheads (NE47)
Alnham (NE65)
Alnmouth (NE66)
Alnwick (NE66)
Alwinton (NE65)
Amble (NE65)
Ancroft (TD15)
Ashington (NE63)
Aydon (NE45)
Ayle (CA9)
Backworth (NE23)
Bamburgh (NE69)
Bardon Mill (NE47)
Barleyhill (NE44)
Barmoor Lane End (TD15)
Barrasford (NE48)
Beadnell (NE67)
Beal (TD15)
Beanley (NE66)
Bearsbridge (NE47)
Bebside (NE24)
Bedlington (NE22)
Belford (NE70)
Bellingham (NE48)
Bellshill (NE70)
Belsay (NE20)
Benthall (NE67)
Berrington (TD15)
Berwick Hill (NE20)
Berwick-upon-Tweed (TD15)
Biddlestone (NE65)
Bilton (NE66)
Bingfield (NE19)
Birling (NE65)
Birtley (NE48)
Black Heddon (NE20)
Blanchland (DH8)
Blindburn (NE65)
Blyth (NE24)
Bolton (NE66)
Bothal (NE61)
Boulmer (NE66)
Bower (NE48)
Bowsden (TD15)
Bradford (NE70)
Brandon (NE66)
Branton (NE66)
Branxton (TD12)
Broome Wood (NE66)
Broomhaugh (NE44)
Broomhill (NE65)
Brownieside (NE67)
Brunton (NE66)
Buckton (NE70)
Budle (NE69)
Burradon (NE23, NE65)
Burton (NE69)
Byrness (NE19)
Caistron (NE65)
Callaly (NE65)
Cambo (NE61)
Cambois (NE24)
Camperdown (NE23)
Capheaton (NE19)
Carham (TD12)
Carr Shield (NE47)
Cartington (NE65)
Castle Heaton (TD12)
Catcleugh (NE19)
Catton (NE47)
Causey Park (NE61)
Charlton (NE48)
Chathill (NE67)
Chatton (NE66)
Cheswick (TD15)
Chevington Drift (NE61)
Chillingham (NE66)
Chipchase Castle (NE48)
Chollerton (NE46)
Christon Bank (NE66)
Clappers (TD15)
Clifton (NE61)
Coalcleugh (NE47)
Coldrife (NE61)
Colwell (NE46)
Corbridge (NE45)
Cornhill-on-Tweed (TD12)
Coupland (NE71)
Cowpen (NE24)
Cramlington (NE23)
Craster (NE66)
Cresswell (NE61)
Crookham (TD12)
Dalton (NE20, NE46)
Dargues (NE19)
Darras Hall (NE20)
Denwick (NE66)
Detchant (NE70)
Dilston (NE45)
Doddington (NE71)
Dotland (NE46)
Downham (TD12)
Duddo (TD15)
Dudley (NE23)
Dunstan (NE66)
Earle (NE71)
Earsdon Moor (NE61)
Easington (NE70)
East Bolton (NE66)
East Hartford (NE23)
East Learmouth (TD12)
East Lilburn (NE66)
East Ord (TD15)
East Sleekburn (NE22)
East Thirston (NE65)
Eastfield Hall (NE65)
Edlingham (NE66)
Eglingham (NE66)
Elford (NE68)
Elilaw (NE65)
Elishaw (NE19)
Ellingham (NE67)
Ellington (NE61)
Elsdon (NE19)
Elwick (NE70)
Embleton (NE66)
Eshott (NE61)
Etal (TD12)
Ewart Newtown (NE71)
Falstone (NE48)
Felkington (TD15)
Felton (NE65)
Fenrother (NE61)
Fenton (NE71)
Fenwick (NE20, TD15)
Fishwick (TD15)
Flodden (NE71)
Flotterton (NE65)
Ford (TD15)
Forestburn Gate (NE61)
Fourstones (NE47)
Glanton (NE66)
Glororum (NE69)
Gloster Hill (NE65)
Goswick (TD15)
Great Bavington (NE19)
Great Ryle (NE66)
Great Swinburne (NE48)
Great Tosson (NE65)
Great Whittington (NE19)
Greendykes (NE66)
Greenhaugh (NE48)
Grindon (TD15)
Guide Post (NE62)
Gunnerton (NE48)

Councils near Northumberland

Northumberland bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Northumberland?

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

Where is the tip for Northumberland?

Northumberland 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 Northumberland cover?

Northumberland collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: CA9, DH8, NE15, NE18, NE19, NE20, NE22, NE23, NE24, NE25, NE26, NE41, NE42, NE43, NE44, NE45, NE46, NE47, NE48, NE49, NE61, NE62, NE63, NE64, NE65, NE66, NE67, NE68, NE69, NE70, NE71, TD12, TD15. 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 Northumberland County Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.