North West bin collections
35 councils collect household bins in North West, serving about 7,400,000 people. Pick yours to find the official bin day checker.
- Blackburn with Darwen Unitary authority
- Blackpool Unitary authority
- Bolton Metropolitan district
- Burnley District
- Bury Metropolitan district
- Cheshire East Unitary authority
- Cheshire West and Chester Unitary authority
- Chorley District
- Cumberland Unitary authority
- Fylde District
- Halton Unitary authority
- Hyndburn District
- Knowsley Metropolitan district
- Lancaster District
- Liverpool Metropolitan district
- Manchester Metropolitan district
- Oldham Metropolitan district
- Pendle District
- Preston District
- Ribble Valley District
- Rochdale Metropolitan district
- Rossendale District
- Salford Metropolitan district
- Sefton Metropolitan district
- South Ribble District
- St Helens Metropolitan district
- Stockport Metropolitan district
- Tameside Metropolitan district
- Trafford Metropolitan district
- Warrington Unitary authority
- West Lancashire District
- Westmorland and Furness Unitary authority
- Wigan Metropolitan district
- Wirral Metropolitan district
- Wyre District
How bins work in North West
North West has a mix of single-tier councils and two-tier areas. In the 12 district councils, the district collects your bins while the county council runs the tips. The county councils here are Lancashire County Council.
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