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Bins and Collections

In this section you will find the following information:
In this section
Bins and Collections

Current Service Updates 

UPDATE for collections scheduled for Friday 9th January 2026

We will be returning to make collections as below

TUESDAY 13th JANUARY

Areas served by a freighter in West Malvern will be collected on TUESDAY 13th JANUARY. Please present your recycling at the usual collection point from 7am for the crew to access

Any reported missed collections for Monday to Thursday from last week across the wider district will be completed on TUESDAY 13th JANUARY. Please present your recycling at the usual collection point from 7am for the crew to access

WEDNESDAY 14th JANUARY

Areas served by a cage vehicle in the following areas will be collected on WEDNESDAY 14th JANUARY. 

Magnolia House, Bellemere Gardens; Warwick House, Wells Road; Flats 1 - 4 Church View, Edith Walk; Priory Court, Priory Road; Lower Wyche Road; 78 -92 Upper Wyche Road; The Dingle, WR14 4BQ; Pump Street, WR14 1LU

Areas served by a freighter in the following areas will be collected on WEDNESDAY 14th JANUARY

Martley, Hillside; Shelsley Beauchamp; Stanford Bridge; Great Witley; Abberley; Abberley Common; Great Witley.

PLEASE NOTE THAT IF WE HAVE NOT COLLECTED YOUR RECYCLING BY THE END OF WEDNESDAY 14th JANUARY WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COLLECT. PLEASE STORE YOUR RECYCLING AND WE WILL RETURN AS SCHEDULED FOR COLLECTIONS IN WEEK COMMENCING 19th JANUARY

 

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How your waste and recycling collection works

In Malvern Hills we use black bins for general rubbish and food waste and green bins for recycling.

One week we collect your black bin and one week we collect your green bin. You can check your bin collection day to find out what bin to put out and when.

To help our bin collection crews please make sure:

  • Your bin is at the boundary of your home nearest the public highway (road or path).
  • You put your bin out by 7am on the day of your collection.
  • The lid is closed. We may not collect your bin if the lid isn’t fully closed.
  • All waste is in the bin. We do not collect waste left at the side of bins. If you have too much recycling you can put it in a clear sack or recyclable container next to the bin or you can ask for an extra green recycling bin. Just select add/remove/replace bin or sack.

We will only empty bins we have provided and have our name and logo on them.

Find out what happens to your waste 

My bin hasn’t been collected

If you have put your bin out correctly and it still hasn’t been emptied then please tell us by using our missed bin online reporting form. 

If bin collections are not taking place as normal, because of roadworks, snow, ice, flooding or for other reasons, we will put information on this page. You can also sign up to our waste and recycling e-newsletter (opens in new window) to get information sent directly to your inbox as well as advice on waste reduction and recycling. 

Find your bin collection date

If you have forgotten what bin to put out when or would like to know when your usual collection day is, then use our online calendar. You can also download a waste and recycling collection calendar for the whole year.

Use the bin collection day finder

Ask for an extra or bigger bin 

Our standard black wheeled bin size is 180 litres, which will hold about three to four black sacks of waste.

We do have a larger 240 litre black bin available but these will only be given out to homes with six or more people living in them, or those that have children in nappies, or produce a lot of non-hazardous medical waste.

Our standard green recycling bins can take up to 240 litres of recyclable items. If you create a lot of recycling then you can ask for a larger or extra green bin.

Use our online form to ask for extra or larger bins and select add/remove/replace bin or sack.

Communal bins 

If you require communal bins, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to discuss requirements. 

We only accept requests for rolls of black sacks from residents living in exempt properties. We will not accept bulk requests from housing associations/building developers or contractors.  

Sack collections

Unfortunately, some homes cannot have wheeled bins because of access issues.

Instead of bins, these homes will be given cherry coloured sacks for recycling and black sacks for general rubbish and food waste.

These are delivered in the summer months each year and each household is given one roll of black general waste sacks and one roll of cherry coloured recycling sacks. 

Sacks are collected on an alternate weekly basis; cherry recycling sacks one week and black sacks the next. You can put out a maximum of 4 black sacks per fortnightly collection. We will only issue one roll of black sacks per year. If you require more, these will need to be purchased by yourself.

On the week of your recycling collection you can put out as many cherry sacks as you like. You can get extra recycling sacks by requesting them from our website.

Sacks must be put out by the boundary of your home by 7am on the day of your collection.

You can dispose of broken glass in your black sack providing it is securely wrapped. You cannot put glass into your cherry sacks all glass bottles and jars should be taken to Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) or please use your local recycling banks.

Request Cherry Recycling Sacks

Help putting your bin or sacks out

We recognise that not all our residents are physically able to place their bins at the edge of their property on their own. If you are unable to place your bins out, you can request an assisted collection from your property.  

Once you have requested the service, your assisted collection will start on your next collection day. If there are any issues, we will contact you. 

Request assisted bin collections(opens in a new window)

Bank Holiday and Christmas collection dates

We collect bins as normal on bank holidays, apart from Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day when there may be changes to the usual collection schedule. We will put information about Christmas collection dates on this page and in the local press or sign up for our e-newsletter and we will send them straight to your inbox. 

Items we don’t accept 

There are some items you cannot put in your household black bin. Please see below what we do not accept. 

  • Cooking oil or fat (even if solidified)
  • Builder's rubble
  • Floor and Quarry Tiles
  • Fluorescent tubes
  • Paint
  • Resins
  • Adhesives
  • Asbestos
  • Plasterboard
  • Waste electrical and electronic equipment
  • Batteries
  • Liquid waste
  • End of life vehicles or parts thereof
  • Tyres (whole or shredded)
  • Animal parts including offal, bones, skin etc.
  • Clinical waste – in particular sharps 

Glass in sacks 

If you need to put broken glass in to your bin, please ensure it is safely wrapped in newspaper or any other protective item to ensure you and our operatives are not at risk of being cut by shards of glass. 

Hazardous waste 

We cannot collect poisonous, hazardous, clinical waste or builders rubble. 

From 1 April 2009 it became illegal to mix gypsum and other high sulphate wastes with biodegradable waste in landfill in England and Wales. The mix produces toxic hydrogen sulphide gas. The most common gypsum based products are plaster and plasterboard. These will not be accepted. 

Please contact The Environment Agency(opens in a new window) who will provide advice on disposal. 

Bin weight limits

The weight limits for the domestic bins are as below

180 litre - 72kg

240 litre - 110kg

360 litre - 160kg

Contact us

If you need help or information with your waste and recycling collections that you cannot find on our website then please call us on 01684 862490 between 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.