Bin and bag instructions

  • We provide weekly household waste and recycling collections to all homes across Lichfield District and Tamworth Borough.
  • Garden waste collections are provided as a paid for service.
  • Visit our bin calendar to find out when to put your bins / bag out.
  • Please make sure your bins / bag are out by 6am by the kerbside (at your usual collection point) on the day of your collection.
  • We alternate the bins we empty each week, so one week we will empty your black bin and the next week we'll empty your blue bin and blue bag.
  • If you live in a rural area you may have a purple bin, your blue bin will be collected on one fortnight and your purple bin will be collected the following fortnight.
  • If you need to get rid of a bulky item, such as a sofa or fridge and can't get it to the nearest household recycling centre, why not find out if we can help? You can book a scrap metal or bulky collection up to a month in advance online.
  • Find out what to do if your bins/bags are not emptied. 

If you have just moved into a new house - welcome to the district - find out more about how to order bins.

Compost

Food waste coming soon

Food waste makes up around a third of household rubbish. In line with government requirements, we will be rolling out a new weekly food waste collection service from March 2026.

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Vape

Never throw vapes or batteries your household bins

It's really important not to put vapes or batteries in any of your household bins - they become extremely dangerous when compacted and can ignite and cause fires endangering our crews, our vehicles, tip sites and multi-million pound machinery.

Never put batteries or vapes in your bins
Cardboard

What to do with excess cardboard

We know people need to throw away extra cardboard from time to time - and they may have more than they can fit into their blue bag - for example when online shopping or at Christmas. If you need to throw away excess cardboard, find out what to do.

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