In Peterborough, we collect waste from up to four different bins from outside your home:
Bin collection day
You can find the collection days for your black, green and brown bin using our postcode lookup tool. We collect grey food waste bins once a week when collecting your green or black bin.
Please make sure you put your bin out by 6.45am on collection day.
Christmas and New Year bin collection changes
- Tuesday 23 December changed to Monday 22 December
- Wednesday 24 December changed to Tuesday 23 December
- Thursday 25 December changed to Wednesday 24 December
- Friday 26 December changed to Saturday 27 December
- Tuesday 30 December (no change)
- Wednesday 31 December (no change)
- Thursday 1 January changed to Friday 2 January
- Friday 2 January changed to Saturday 3 January
Garden waste collection changes
The last day for brown bin service will be 12 December 2025. Brown bin collection will restart 13 January 2026.
Report a missed bin collection
You can report a missed bin collection online after 5pm on your collection day. You have until 4pm the next working day after your scheduled collection to let us know. Please leave the bin out for collection.
Assisted bin collection service
We can provide an assisted collection service to residents who are unable to move their bins to the kerbside due to ill health, disability or mobility issues. For more information about this service, please visit our assisted bin collection service page.
