West Midlands bin collections
30 councils collect household bins in West Midlands, serving about 6,000,000 people. Pick yours to find the official bin day checker.
- Birmingham Metropolitan district
- Bromsgrove District
- Cannock Chase District
- Coventry Metropolitan district
- Dudley Metropolitan district
- East Staffordshire District
- Herefordshire Unitary authority
- Lichfield District
- Malvern Hills District
- Newcastle-under-Lyme District
- North Warwickshire District
- Nuneaton and Bedworth District
- Redditch District
- Rugby District
- Sandwell Metropolitan district
- Shropshire Unitary authority
- Solihull Metropolitan district
- South Staffordshire District
- Stafford District
- Staffordshire Moorlands District
- Stoke-on-Trent Unitary authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District
- Tamworth District
- Telford and Wrekin Unitary authority
- Walsall Metropolitan district
- Warwick District
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan district
- Worcester District
- Wychavon District
- Wyre Forest District
How bins work in West Midlands
West Midlands has a mix of single-tier councils and two-tier areas. In the 19 district councils, the district collects your bins while the county council runs the tips. The county councils here are Worcestershire County Council, Staffordshire County Council, Warwickshire 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