Household waste - rubbish collections

Use Localview to find out which day your collections take place and which zone you are in.

Blue bin for recycling Bracknell Forest Council operates an alternate bin collection system, refuse is collected one week and recycling and garden waste on the following week.

The collection calendars in the download section show which week is refuse and which week is recycling and garden waste for your zone.

Please ensure the correct container is out at the kerbside for collection by 6.30am. This can be done the night before however, once emptied, it must be returned to your property.

Please note that leaving excess rubbish in the street is an offence that could lead to prosecution. The bin should be presented with the lid closed and excess refuse left by the bin will not be taken. However, excess recycling is acceptable.

The council's waste collection contractor is SITA UK. The contract with them began on August 1 2011 and runs until 31 March 2019. There is an option for a seven-year extension until 31 March 2026. The value of the contract is 1.9 million per annum. The contract includes 10 waste collection trucks and a 30-man team that carry out more than 2.5 million refuse, recycling and garden waste collections every year.