Banstead Reigate Bin Collection: Check Your Day, Calendar & Waste Schedule
Banstead household waste collections are run by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council. Your exact collection date is property-specific, so use the council’s postcode service before relying on a printed calendar or a neighbour’s collection week.
Food waste and paper/card are collected weekly. Mixed recycling and non-recyclable rubbish are normally collected every other week, while paid garden waste runs fortnightly on the opposite collection week.
Banstead Reigate Bin Collection: Quick Answer
For the correct collection day in Banstead, use Reigate & Banstead Borough Council’s Where I Live postcode service. Select the exact property and open the collections calendar in the recycling section.
Put all scheduled containers at the boundary of the property next to the public highway before 6am. Food waste and paper/card are weekly. Mixed recycling and general rubbish are collected on the same alternate week, while subscribed garden waste is normally collected on the opposite fortnight.
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How to Check Your Banstead Bin Collection Day
Banstead is within Reigate & Banstead Borough Council’s waste-collection area. The council does not use one single collection date for every Banstead property, so an address-specific check is the safest starting point.
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Open the council’s collection-date page.
Follow the link to the official postcode-based Where I Live service. -
Enter the postcode for the property.
Use the household’s actual postcode rather than relying on a nearby street. -
Select the exact address.
The selected property determines the collection information displayed. -
Open the collections calendar.
In the recycling section, use “view collections calendar” to see future dates. -
Check both date and waste stream.
Record whether the property is on its mixed recycling/refuse collection or food/paper/garden week.
Banstead Reigate Bin Collection Calendar 2026
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council publishes 2026 collection calendars as well as the address-based lookup. The printable calendar is useful once you know which alternating pattern applies to your home.
One alternating pattern
Use this only when the council’s property information shows that Calendar A applies to your address.
Opposite alternating pattern
Calendar B follows the alternative fortnightly cycle. Do not choose it simply because a nearby household appears to use it.
Blue Week and Green Week Collection Schedule
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council describes the household service as two alternating collection patterns: blue week and green week. These are names for the collection cycles rather than instructions to put out only bins matching that colour.
| Waste stream | Frequency | Collection pattern | Container |
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| Food waste | Weekly | Both weeks | Green food caddy |
| Paper and cardboard | Weekly | Both weeks | Black recycling box |
| Mixed recycling | Every other week | Green week | Dark-grey wheeled bin |
| Non-recyclable rubbish | Every other week | Green week | Green wheeled refuse bin |
| Garden waste | Every other week | Blue week | Brown bin for paid members |
Which Bin Do Banstead Residents Use?
Green food caddy
Use for household food waste such as cooked and raw food, fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, bread and leftovers.
Black paper box
Use for paper and cardboard. Materials should be loose rather than placed inside plastic bags.
Dark-grey recycling bin
Use for accepted plastic containers, metal cans, glass bottles and jars, cartons and foil.
Green refuse bin
Use for non-recyclable household rubbish after food, paper and recyclable materials have been separated.
Brown garden bin
Use for accepted loose garden waste when the household has an active garden-waste membership.
What Goes in the Dark-Grey Mixed Recycling Bin?
Mixed recycling is collected every other week. The council asks residents to put accepted materials loose in the bin, keep them clean and empty of food residue, and avoid bagging recycling.
Accepted examples
- Plastic bottles
- Plastic pots, tubs and trays
- Toothpaste and cosmetic squeeze tubes
- Non-black plastic plant pots
- Food and drink cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Food and drink cartons
- Foil and foil trays
- Squeezy metal tubes
Keep these out
- Plastic carrier and refuse bags
- Food waste
- Paper and cardboard
- Textiles
- Garden waste
- Batteries and vapes
- Polystyrene
- Cling film
- Electrical items
Weekly Food Waste and Paper/Card Collections
Food waste and paper/card are different from the larger alternating wheelie-bin collections because both are collected every week.
Food recycling caddy
The outside green food container can take raw and cooked food, bones, dairy, bread, rice, pasta, fruit, vegetables, leftovers, tea bags and coffee grounds.
The council allows a plastic liner or bag to line food waste. Liquids, liquid fat and ordinary packaging should stay out.
Paper and cardboard box
The black recycling box is for paper, newspapers, envelopes, magazines, flattened cardboard, cereal boxes and similar clean paper/card materials.
Do not place paper or cardboard inside plastic bags.
Banstead Garden Waste Collection and 2026 Cost
Garden waste is an optional paid service covering households across Reigate & Banstead Borough. Members receive 25 fortnightly collections over 50 weeks, with a two-week break over Christmas.
From 1 April 2026, the annual Direct Debit fee is £79 for one garden-waste bin. Each additional subscribed bin is charged at the same annual rate, so two bins cost £158 and three cost £237.
What can go in
Accepted garden material includes grass cuttings, hedge trimmings, weeds, dead plants, leaves, prunings, twigs and small branches under 10cm in diameter.
What stays out
Do not add plastic bags, soil, rubble, food waste, animal bedding or invasive plants listed by the council.
Presentation
Put the subscribed brown bin at the property boundary by 6am with the lid closed and garden waste loose inside.
Banstead Bin Not Collected: When to Report It
A bin that is still outside during the morning is not automatically missed. Reigate & Banstead Borough Council does not accept a normal individual missed-bin report before 3pm, because the crew may still return later in the day.
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Confirm the scheduled collection.
Check the property calendar and make sure the container was actually due. -
Check the 6am presentation rule.
The container should have been at the property boundary adjacent to the public highway before 6am. -
Check contamination and the lid.
Recycling containing incorrect material may not be emptied, and refuse bins should be presented with the lid closed. -
Wait until after 3pm.
The council may still complete the route later in the collection day. -
Check whether the whole road was missed.
The council says a separate individual report is not required when an entire road has been missed; crews normally return the next working day. -
Report within two working days.
If an eligible individual collection was missed, submit the report within two working days of the scheduled collection.
Missed-bin decision
Bank Holidays, Christmas and Collection Changes
The council’s 2026 collection calendar states that normal bank holidays do not generally alter collections. The important exceptions are the Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year period, when amended collection arrangements can apply.
Garden-waste members should also remember that the service includes a two-week annual Christmas break.
Replacement and Additional Bins
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council supplies and manages the containers used for its household collection service. Some replacements are free while others carry a charge.
| Container | Current charge |
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| Replacement 140L standard green refuse bin | £41.50 |
| Replacement 140L dark-grey mixed recycling bin | £41.50 |
| Upgrade / replacement 240L dark-grey mixed recycling bin | £54.25 |
| 55L black paper/card recycling box | Free |
| 23L outside green food caddy | Free |
The council states that replacement containers can take up to four weeks to deliver. Only council-issued containers are collected through the normal household service.
Assisted Collections for Residents Who Cannot Move Bins
Frail or vulnerable residents who cannot safely place their containers at the normal property boundary can ask the council about an assisted collection.
Under an assisted arrangement, collection crews can collect and return the containers from an agreed position. The council asks that the containers can still be seen from the roadside.
Banstead Flats and Communal Bin Collections
Flats and communal properties may not use exactly the same individual container arrangement as houses. Limited storage, shared bin stores and vehicle access can affect which containers are supplied and where they are collected from.
Bulky Waste Collection in Banstead
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council provides a chargeable collection service for many large household items, including furniture, washing machines, beds and mattresses.
The current service has a minimum charge of £45. Bookings are non-refundable after the order is placed, and the online booking form shows which items can be accepted and the available collection dates.
Examples accepted
- Washing machines
- Wardrobes
- Tables
- Sofas
- Beds
- Mattresses
Examples excluded
- Asbestos
- Builders’ rubble
- Plasterboard
- Paint
- Garden waste
- Gas bottles
Official Reigate & Banstead Waste Services
Open official collection-date service
See what is collected and when
Check bin contents
Report missed collection
Banstead Reigate Bin Collection FAQs
How do I find my Banstead bin collection day?
Use Reigate & Banstead Borough Council’s postcode-based Where I Live service, select the exact property and open its collections calendar.
What time should bins be out in Banstead?
Due household containers should be at the property boundary adjacent to the public highway before 6am on collection day.
How often is food waste collected?
Household food waste is collected every week using the green food recycling caddy.
How often is the dark-grey recycling bin collected?
Mixed recycling is normally collected every other week, on the same collection week as the green general-waste bin.
How often is general rubbish collected?
The standard green refuse bin is collected every other week.
How much is garden waste in 2026?
From 1 April 2026, the annual Direct Debit charge is £79 for one subscribed garden-waste bin. The service includes 25 fortnightly collections over 50 weeks.
When can I report a missed bin?
An individual missed collection cannot normally be reported before 3pm. Eligible missed bins must be reported within two working days of the scheduled collection.
What happens if the whole road is missed?
The council says residents do not need to submit an individual missed-bin report when a whole road has been missed; the collection crew will return the next working day.
Best Next Step: Check the Exact Banstead Property
Start with the council’s postcode service, select the household and confirm both the next date and the waste streams due. Put all scheduled containers at the boundary before 6am.
If an individual container remains unemptied after 3pm, check contamination, presentation and whether the whole road was missed before using the council’s reporting service. Submit an eligible report within two working days.
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