Coventry: which bins go out tonight?
Find your bin collection schedule, what goes in each bin, and when it's collected in Coventry.
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What Coventry collects
Rubbish
Green-lidded (rubbish) bin
What goes in:
- Your green-lidded bin is for all items that cannot be reused, recycled or composted, such as nappies, sanitary products, broken ceramics and drinking glasses. Please use our dedicated food waste service to dispose of your food waste.
- We are able to collect small quantities of polystyrene in your green lidded bin, we would ask where possible this is bagged. Large quantities should be disposed of at the Recycling and Reuse Centre (the tip) on London Road.
What doesn't go in:
- Things that can be recycled or composted
- Batteries
- Waste electrical and electronic equipment
- Controlled or hazardous materials
Coventry says: Please use your green-lidded rubbish bin for all rubbish that cannot be recycled or composted. We collect green-lidded bins every other week. To find out when your collections are, find your street in our directory and sign up for free email alerts.
Mixed recycling or cans
Blue-lidded (recycling) bin
What goes in:
- aluminium foil
- food and drink cans
- glass bottles
- newspapers and magazines
- cardboard - toilet roll tubes
- cereal boxes
- junk mail
- glass jars
- drink cartons
- aerosols
- mixed paper and card
- mixed glass
- All household plastic bottles including milk bottles, detergent bottles, toiletry bottles and cleaning product bottles
- All household plastic food trays including fruit or meat trays
- All household food pots including yogurt and dessert pots
- All household food tubs including fresh fruit and meat trays etc.
What doesn't go in:
- wallpaper
- lightbulbs
- broken glass
- plastic film/bags
- textiles, clothes and bedding
- polystyrene
- cookware such as pots and pans or Pyrex
- general rubbish
- shredded paper
- Plastic plant pots
- Black plastic
- Nappies
- Black bags
- Food waste
Coventry says: Please put your bin out for collection by 7am at the kerbside with the handles facing the road.
Garden waste
Brown-lidded (garden waste) bin
What goes in:
- Grass clippings and shredded hedge-trimmings
- Leaves, flowers and weeds
- Straw and hay (if contaminated by animals please put in green-lidded bin)
- Small twigs and branches
What doesn't go in:
- Black-bagged waste
- Food waste from September 2026, please note, you will not be able to dispose of food waste in your brown-lidded bins after September 2026.
- Food packaging
- Garden furniture
- Polystyrene
- Coal
- Diseased plants
- Dog poo, cat litter or nappies
- Large amounts of soil or turf
- Tree stumps
- Rubble or bricks
- Weedkiller
- Plastic bags
- Textiles - clothes and bedding
- Plant pots
- Nitrous oxide canisters (laughing gas bottles)
Coventry says: You need a garden waste subscription permit if you would like your brown-lidded garden waste collected.
Food waste
Food waste bin - households
What goes in:
- All uneaten food and plate scrapings
- Eggs and eggshells
- Mouldy and out-of-date food
- Rice, pasta and beans
- Raw and cooked fish and meat, including bones
- Pet food
- Bread, cakes and pastries
- Dairy products, cheese and yoghurt
- Teabags and coffee grounds
- Raw and cooked vegetables and fruit, whole and peelings
What doesn't go in:
- Packaging, including 'biodegradable' packaging
- Liquids
- Oil or liquid fat
- Non-food items
- No garden waste or flowers
- Pet waste
Coventry says: Please make sure your food bin is out by 7am on your collection day. When we deliver your food waste bin, there will be information inside it to tell you your collection day.
What Coventry says about bin day
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Coventry says Please put your bin out for collection by 7am at the kerbside with the handles facing the road.
From Coventry's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Coventry says Bins should be removed from the highway as soon as possible following collection (maximum 24 hours).
From Coventry's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Coventry says Please do not put plastic bags in your bin.
From Coventry's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Coventry says If your bin has not been collected you should have received a bin tag informing you of the reasons why this has happened.
From Coventry's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Coventry says You need a garden waste subscription permit if you would like your brown-lidded garden waste collected.
From Coventry's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Coventry says New permits will run from 1 June 2026 until the 31 May 2027, and the price is staying the same at £40 per bin.
From Coventry's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Coventry says Food waste collections across Coventry started in September 2026.
From Coventry's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Coventry says Please note, you will not be able to dispose of food waste in your brown-lidded bins after September 2026.
From Coventry's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Coventry says Please keep your bin the right way up and in the locked position. To lock, push the handle down over the front of the bin.
From Coventry's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Coventry says You can use a liner if you want. Please ensure they are compostable.
From Coventry's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Coventry says We are able to collect small quantities of polystyrene in your green lidded bin, we would ask where possible this is bagged.
From Coventry's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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