Non-metropolitan district · North West, England

Ribble Valley bin collection day

Everything you need for bin day in Ribble Valley: the official bin day checker, bank holiday changes and which bin is which. Ribble Valley Borough Council empties bins in 7 postcode districts, including BB1, BB2, BB6 and BB7, covering places such as Balderstone, Barrow and Bashall Eaves.

Check a postcode in Ribble Valley

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

Ribble Valley at a glance

62,026residents (2020)

583 km²area

7postcode districts

47places listed

About 62,026 people live in Ribble Valley (mid-2020 estimate) across 583 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Ribble Valley Borough Council
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: Lancashire County Council
Region: North West

Who collects what in Ribble Valley

Ribble Valley Borough Council collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. Lancashire 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 Ribble Valley. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Lancashire County Council.

Bank holidays and Ribble Valley bin days

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

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley

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

• BB1
• BB2
• BB6
• BB7
• BB12
• BD23
• PR3

Towns and villages in Ribble Valley

Bins in these places are collected by Ribble Valley.

• Balderstone (BB2)
• Barrow (BB7)
• Bashall Eaves (BB7)
• Bashall Town (BB7)
• Billington (BB7)
• Bolton by Bowland (BB7)
• Chatburn (BB7)
• Chipping (PR3)
• Clitheroe (BB7)
• Downham (BB7)
• Dunsop Bridge (BB7)
• Gisburn (BB7)
• Great Mitton (BB7)
• Grindleton (BB7)
• Hareden (BB7)
• Holden (BB7)
• Horton (BD23)
• Hurst Green (BB7)
• Langho (BB6)
• Longridge (PR3)
• Low Moor (BB7)
• Meanley (BB7)
• Mellor (BB2)
• Newby (BB7)
• Newsholme (BB7)
• Newton (BB7)
• Osbaldeston (BB2)
• Paythorne (BB7)
• Pendleton (BB7)
• Read (BB12)
• Ribchester (PR3)
• Rimington (BB7)
• Sabden (BB7)
• Salesbury (BB1)
• Sawley (BB7)
• Simonstone (BB12)
• Slaidburn (BB7)
• Stonyhurst College (BB7)
• Sykes (BB7)
• Waddington (BB7)
• Walker Fold (BB7)
• West Bradford (BB7)
• Whalley (BB7)
• Whitewell (BB7)
• Wilpshire (BB1)
• Wiswell (BB7)
• Worston (BB7)

Councils near Ribble Valley

• Hyndburn bin collection
• Pendle bin collection
• Preston bin collection
• Burnley bin collection
• Blackburn with Darwen bin collection
• Lancaster bin collection

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