Non-metropolitan district · South East, England

Rother bin collection day

Find your Rother bin collection day, check what goes in each bin and see how bank holidays change collections. Rother District Council empties bins in 10 postcode districts, including TN5, TN19, TN21 and TN31, covering places such as Ashburnham Place, Battle and Beckley.

Check your Rother bin day

Rother publishes bin days on its own website. Use the official finder below to reach the right page, then pick your address.

GOV.UK bin day finder Rother website

Once you have your dates, our bin calendar turns them into reminders.

Check a postcode in Rother

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

Rother at a glance

96,716residents (2020)

509 km²area

10postcode districts

81places listed

About 96,716 people live in Rother (mid-2020 estimate) across 509 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Rother District Council
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: East Sussex County Council
Region: South East

Who collects what in Rother

Rother District Council collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. East Sussex 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 Rother. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact East Sussex County Council.

Bank holidays and Rother bin days

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

Postcode districts in Rother

Rother 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 Rother

Bins in these places are collected by Rother.

Ashburnham Place (TN33)
Battle (TN33)
Beckley (TN31)
Best Beech Hill (TN5)
Bexhill (TN40)
Boarzell (TN19)
Bodiam (TN32)
Brede (TN31)
Brightling (TN32)
Broad Oak (TN31)
Broadland Row (TN31)
Burwash (TN19)
Burwash Common (TN19)
Burwash Weald (TN19)
Cackle Street (TN31)
Camber (TN31)
Catsfield (TN33)
Cliff End (TN35)
Cooden (TN39)
Cooper's Corner (TN19)
Cousley Wood (TN5)
Cripp's Corner (TN32)
Crowhurst (TN33)
Dallington (TN21)
Durgates (TN5)
East Guldeford (TN31)
Etchingham (TN19)
Ewhurst (TN32)
Fairlight (TN35)
Fairlight Cove (TN35)
Flimwell (TN5)
Four Oaks (TN31)
Guestling Green (TN35)
Guestling Thorn (TN35)
Henley's Down (TN33)
Hooe Common (TN33)
Horns Cross (TN31)
Hurst Green (TN19)
Icklesham (TN36)
Iden (TN31)
John's Cross (TN32)
Kent Street (TN33)
Little Common (TN39)
Lower Street (TN33)
Lunsford's Cross (TN39)
Millcorner (TN31)
Mountfield (TN32)
Netherfield (TN33)
Northiam (TN31)
Oxley's Green (TN32)
Peasmarsh (TN31)
Penhurst (TN33)
Pett (TN35)
Playden (TN31)
Ponts Green (TN33)
Robertsbridge (TN32)
Rye (TN31)
Rye Foreign (TN31)
Rye Harbour (TN31)
Salehurst (TN32)
Sedlescombe (TN33)
Sedlescombe Street (TN33)
Shover's Green (TN5)
Sidley (TN39)
Silver Hill (TN19)
Sparrow's Green (TN5)
Staple Cross (TN32)
Stonegate (TN5)
Swiftsden (TN19)
Telham (TN33)
Three Leg Cross (TN5)
Ticehurst (TN5)
Tidebrook (TN5)
Udimore (TN31)
Vinehall Street (TN32)
Westfield (TN35)
Westfield Moor (TN35)
Whatlington (TN33)
Winchelsea (TN36)
Winchelsea Beach (TN36)
Witherenden Hill (TN19)

Councils near Rother

Rother bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Rother?

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that Rother collects your bins, then use the Rother website. Pick your address and it shows the next date for each bin. Copy those dates into our bin calendar to get reminders.

Do Rother 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. Rother 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 Rother 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 Rother 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 Rother 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 Rother website if you have not received a food caddy yet.

Where is the tip for Rother?

Household waste recycling centres in Rother are run by East Sussex County Council, not by Rother. Many now ask you to book a slot, and vans and trailers may need a permit.

Which postcodes does Rother cover?

Rother collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: TN5, TN19, TN21, TN31, TN32, TN33, TN35, TN36, TN39, TN40. 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 Rother District Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.