Check This Week’s Bin, Exact Collection Date and Missed-Bin Deadline
Peterborough normally alternates black general-waste and green recycling bins every two weeks. The grey food-waste caddy is collected every week.
Use your postcode for the exact property schedule, then use this guide for collection times, missed bins, recycling, garden waste, historical holiday dates, replacement bins and Fengate recycling-centre rules.
Peterborough Bin Collection Day: Start Here
Your collection day is property-specific. Use the postcode checker for the exact date and then confirm which container is due.
Every two weeks
General household rubbish that cannot be recycled or placed in the food-waste caddy.
Every two weeks
Mixed household recycling. It normally alternates with the black-bin collection.
Every week
Present it on both black-bin weeks and green-bin weeks.
Subscription service
Garden-waste dates only apply to households with a current subscription.
Put the correct container at the agreed collection point by 6:45am. Do not rely on the usual time the lorry reaches your road.
What Is My Peterborough Bin Collection This Week?
A useful “this week” answer needs your exact property because presenting the wrong main bin is not treated as a genuine missed collection.
Enter your postcode
Open Peterborough City Council’s official household collection-date page.
Select the exact address
Do not use a nearby property’s schedule as a substitute.
Check whether black or green is due
The two main bins normally alternate every two weeks.
Add the grey food caddy
The food-waste container is collected every week.
If subscribed, check brown-bin timing separately
Most brown bins follow the black-bin week, but five Peterborough areas use a one-day-earlier garden collection.
Save colour + date together
For example, save “Friday — green + food” rather than only “Friday”.
Peterborough Bin Collection Calendar and Dates 2026
The operational calendar is the council’s postcode-based lookup. A current universal resident household-calendar PDF was not verified in the audited official source set.
Use postcode lookup
This is the safest route for current black, green and registered brown-bin dates.
Food continues every week
Do not accidentally treat the grey food caddy as part of the alternating fortnightly cycle.
Live source preferred
The practical household rules are currently published through live council service pages rather than one universal calendar PDF.
A saved image can become wrong after a holiday or local service adjustment. Recheck the live property record when the date matters.
Peterborough Collection Times and Missed-Bin Reporting Window
Bin ready
Your main bin and food caddy should already be at the collection point.
Missed-bin report
The ordinary online missed-collection route becomes appropriate after the collection day has run.
Next working day
Report by this deadline or a normal return collection is not made.
The key rule is being ready by 6:45am—not matching the lorry’s previous arrival time.
Peterborough Bin Collection Bank Holiday Guidance
Do not automatically add one day to your normal collection. Peterborough can use different arrangements depending on the holiday.
Check your live date
Use the postcode lookup to see what date currently applies to the property.
Look for an official holiday notice
Christmas and severe disruption periods can produce special schedules.
Old timetable ≠ new timetable
Historical Christmas or Easter arrangements should not be reused in later years.
Peterborough Bin Collection Easter 2026
A separate resident-facing Peterborough City Council Easter 2026 alteration table was not reliably verified in the official source set used for this refresh.
Use your address calendar
Check the exact Good Friday / Easter period date against the current Peterborough collection-day lookup.
Do not copy another Cambridgeshire council
Fenland, Huntingdonshire, Cambridge and Peterborough can use different holiday arrangements.
The target keyword is useful, but user accuracy is more important than forcing a date table where the primary council source does not support one.
Peterborough Christmas 2025 Bin Collection Dates
These dates are historical and included only for people searching an old Christmas 2025 collection. They must not be used for Christmas 2026.
| Normal date | Historical 2025/26 revised date |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 23 December 2025 | Monday 22 December |
| Wednesday 24 December | Tuesday 23 December |
| Thursday 25 December | Wednesday 24 December |
| Friday 26 December | Saturday 27 December |
| Tuesday 30 December | No change |
| Wednesday 31 December | No change |
| Thursday 1 January 2026 | Friday 2 January |
| Friday 2 January | Saturday 3 January |
Wait for the new Peterborough timetable. Do not move future dates based on the historical table above.
Peterborough Bin Collection Missed: Check These Six Things First
Peterborough’s missed-bin window is short, so diagnose the problem quickly rather than waiting several days.
Was the bin actually due?
Check the exact address and confirm black vs green week.
Was it out by 6:45am?
Late presentation is not treated as a council collection error.
Was it at the agreed collection point?
Use the normal kerbside point unless the council has agreed an assisted or alternative location.
Was it safe to lift and empty?
Overweight or compacted contents can prevent collection.
Was access blocked?
Parked vehicles, road closures or other obstruction can prevent the collection vehicle reaching the bins.
Report after 5pm and before the deadline
Submit an eligible missed bin by 4pm on the next working day and leave it available for a return.
Peterborough does not normally return for a missed grey food-waste caddy because the service runs every week. Re-present it on the next weekly collection.
Why Was My Peterborough Bin Not Emptied?
What Goes in the Black, Green and Grey Bins?
Non-recyclable waste
- General non-recyclable household rubbish
- Black bags
- Polystyrene
- Tissues and kitchen roll
- Small tied amounts of pet waste
- Safely wrapped broken household glass
Keep out
- No batteries or vapes
- No electrical items
- No garden waste
- No rubble or soil
Loose recycling
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
- Accepted plastic film and carrier bags
- Cans and tins
- Clean foil and aluminium trays
- Empty aerosols
- Paper and magazines
- Cardboard
- Drink cartons
- Unbroken glass bottles and jars
Food waste
- Plate scrapings and leftovers
- Meat, fish and bones
- Eggs and eggshells
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Fruit and vegetables
- Bread and pastries
- Dairy food excluding liquids
- Pet food leftovers
Keep out
- No food packaging
- No glass
- No non-food waste
Peterborough’s food-waste guidance allows cooled cooking oil in a securely closed plastic bottle of no more than one litre inside the grey food bin.
Extra Recycling Can Go Beside the Green Bin
Peterborough allows extra accepted recycling when it is presented so crews can identify it safely.
Loose recycling
Keep normal accepted recycling loose inside the green wheelie bin.
Clear tied bag
Accepted recyclable items that do not fit can be placed in a clear tied bag beside the bin.
Open box
An open cardboard box can also be used so crews can see the contents are recyclable.
Routine side waste beside the black general-waste bin is not normally collected.
Batteries and Vapes: Use the Separate Kerbside Route
- Put accepted batteries in a small separate plastic bag.
- Put vapes in a different bag.
- Place each bag on top of the black or green bin lid.
- Never place them inside the main bin.
- Car batteries
- Large laptop battery packs
- Power-tool batteries
- Other batteries outside the kerbside scheme
Use an appropriate retailer or Fengate recycling route.
Do not place battery or vape bags on communal containers. Use retailers, supermarket battery points or Fengate as appropriate.
Peterborough Brown Bin 2026/27: Price and Collection Pattern
The brown garden-waste service is optional and paid. The current 2026/27 price is £58 for one brown bin.
£58
Current annual 2026/27 subscription.
£89.50
First bin £58 plus £31.50 for the second.
Fortnightly
The brown bin generally follows the black-bin week.
Monthly
December and January use reduced monthly frequency.
Millfield North, Dogsthorpe South, Eye, Thorney and Werrington East have brown-bin collection one day earlier than the black-bin collection.
What can go in the brown bin?
- Grass cuttings
- Leaves
- Hedge trimmings
- Tree and shrub prunings
- Small sticks and twigs
- Plants and flowers
- Garden-grown windfall fruit and vegetables
- No plastic bags or liners
- No kitchen food waste
- No soil or rubble
- No pet waste
- No general rubbish
- No plastic pots
- No invasive Japanese knotweed or giant hogweed
Allow working time for a new payment to reach the operational collection record before assuming the next brown-bin round will include your property.
Flats and Communal Bins in Peterborough
Shared-bin properties can use different arrangements from individual kerbside wheelie-bin households.
Shared black container
Used for non-recyclable household rubbish where a block has communal facilities.
Shared green container
Accepted recycling should be placed loose rather than hidden in black sacks.
Food-waste rollout
Peterborough’s programme was designed to extend food-waste collection to flats as well as houses.
The council empties suitable communal waste containers, while landlords or managing agents are responsible for the safe condition and management of the communal bin area.
Assisted Collection if You Cannot Move Your Bins
Residents unable to move containers because of disability, ill health or mobility problems can ask the council to assess an alternative collection arrangement.
Unable to move bins
A health or mobility problem must prevent normal kerbside presentation.
No capable helper
The service is generally intended where another capable resident cannot move the containers instead.
Crew collects and returns
An approved alternative collection location is agreed with the council.
Replacement, Larger and Extra Recycling Bins
Large households
Households with six or more permanent residents can be considered for additional recycling capacity.
360-litre option
Extra black-bin capacity may be available to qualifying large households or where additional medical waste is produced.
Wheel or lid damage
Check the council order/request page before paying for a whole replacement because some component repairs can be handled separately.
Published replacement/order prices from the audited source set
| Container | Published price |
|---|---|
| 240L black or green bin | £33 |
| 360L black bin | £36.50 |
| Household starter set | £85 for black bin, green bin and grey food caddies |
Container prices can change. Use the live Peterborough order page to confirm the current charge and any Council Tax Relief reduction.
Bulky Waste: Large Household Item Collection
Peterborough’s booked bulky service is for household items that cannot be placed in the normal black bin.
£30
Published charge in the audited service information.
Up to five
One standard booking covers between one and five eligible items.
By 6:45am
Place booked items outside at the normal collection location.
Different arrival times
Electrical and non-electrical items can be collected separately.
- Only booked items will be collected.
- Make each item clearly visible.
- Do not obstruct the pavement or road.
- Crews do not enter the property or garden.
- Prepare or dismantle items where the booking instructions require it.
Fengate Household Recycling Centre: Permit, Hours and Vehicle Rules
Fengate is Peterborough’s household recycling centre. Vehicle visitors use a free electronic permit system.
PE1 5XG
Dodson House, Fengate, Peterborough.
8am–6pm
Gates close shortly before the stated closing time.
8am–4pm
Use winter opening hours outside the summer period.
Three closed days
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day are closed.
Free e-permit allowances
| Vehicle / visit type | Allowance | Validity |
|---|---|---|
| Car | Unlimited visits | 3 years |
| Van / trailer permit | 12 visits | 1 year |
| Hire vehicle | Permit conditions apply | Temporary use |
| Walking / cycling | No vehicle permit | Proof of address still required |
Check the vehicle before travelling
Long-wheelbase Transit type
Roughly 5.7m long and 2.6m high under the audited Fengate rules.
- Luton box vans
- Extra-long-wheelbase vans
- Horse boxes
- Caravans
- Large flatbeds
- Oversized trailers
Using a trade-style vehicle does not make commercial waste acceptable. Fengate is for Peterborough residents disposing of their own household waste.
Peterborough Bin Collection Contact Number
Use the relevant online service for collection dates and routine missed-bin reports. Contact Customer Services where the online route cannot resolve the problem.
recycling@peterborough.gov.uk
Useful for appropriate household recycling and Fengate-related enquiries.
Email recycling team01733 425425
Garden-waste subscription phone route previously published with option 3.
Have your postcode, full address, bin colour, scheduled date, presentation time, collection position and any visible rejection reason ready.
Internal Link Verification Note
No guessed neighbouring-council links are inserted in this refresh because the site’s post sitemap could not be revalidated during the audit.
Internal links should point only to live posts confirmed in the site’s current sitemap. Adding remembered or guessed URLs can create broken links and weak location-to-location linking.
Peterborough Bin Collection FAQs
How do I find my Peterborough bin collection day?
What bin is collected in Peterborough this week?
What time should Peterborough bins be put out?
When can I report a missed Peterborough bin?
Will Peterborough return for a missed food-waste caddy?
How often are black and green bins collected?
How often is Peterborough food waste collected?
Can I leave extra recycling beside my green bin?
Why might my Peterborough bin not be emptied?
Do I need a permit to drive to Fengate recycling centre?
What is the Peterborough bin collection contact number?
Can I use the Christmas 2025 timetable for Christmas 2026?
Official Peterborough Sources Used
These are the resident-facing official pages behind the stable collection rules in this guide.
Waste policy
Presentation rules, rejection reasons and missed-collection standards.
Waste policy guideFengate recycling centre
Opening information, resident access and accepted household routes.
Fengate HRCBefore Your Next Peterborough Collection
- Check your exact postcode/address schedule.
- Confirm whether black or green is due.
- Put the grey food caddy out every week.
- Have containers ready by 6:45am.
- Use the agreed collection point.
- Keep recycling loose and remove contamination.
- Do not leave routine side rubbish beside the black bin.
- Use clear bags or open boxes for accepted extra recycling.
- Keep batteries and vapes out of household bins.
- Wait until after 5pm before reporting a normal missed bin.
- Report by 4pm on the next working day.
- Leave an approved missed bin available after reporting.
- Do not expect a return for a normal missed grey food caddy.
- Check current holiday dates rather than copying an old timetable.
- Use a free e-permit when driving to Fengate.
Independent resident guide. This website is not Peterborough City Council. Collection dates, garden-waste prices, festive arrangements, replacement-bin charges and recycling-centre conditions can change. Verify time-sensitive and property-specific information using the official council links above.