Black Bin This Week, Green Bin Next — But Food Waste Goes Every Week
Eastleigh’s standard household service alternates black household waste with green recycling, while the brown food-waste bin is collected weekly.
Use this guide to check your exact date, avoid green-bin contamination, prepare food waste properly, deal with glass and batteries, report a missed collection and choose the right garden, bulky or HWRC route.
Eastleigh Bin Collection 2026: Quick Answer
For a normal Eastleigh household, the large wheeled bins alternate: black household waste one week and green recycling the next.
The small brown food-waste bin is collected every week on the same scheduled day, although a separate vehicle may empty it.
| Waste stream | Normal frequency | Container | Key point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Household rubbish | Every 2 weeks | Black wheelie bin | Alternates with green recycling. |
| Dry recycling | Every 2 weeks | Green wheelie bin | Eastleigh currently accepts a narrower list than many packaging labels suggest. |
| Food waste | Every week | Brown food bin | Everything must be wrapped in paper or a fully compostable liner. |
| Glass | Normally every 2 weeks | Council glass box / communal provision | Bottles and jars use the separate glass route. |
| Garden waste | Subscription service; check live calendar | Garden-waste bin | Current subscription and payment details must be checked live. |
Property-specific dates always win. Do not calculate a future collection only from the alternating pattern if a Bank Holiday, weather disruption, new development or another service change could affect the round.
How to Check Your Exact Eastleigh Bin Collection Date
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Open Eastleigh’s live collection-date service.
Use the current council result instead of a saved timetable from an earlier year. -
Select the exact property.
A neighbouring house, flat or development may have a different registered arrangement. -
Read all services shown.
Check black waste, green recycling, weekly food waste, glass/batteries and any subscribed garden-waste collection. -
Record the actual date.
Do not remember only “black week” or “green week”. -
Use collection reminders if useful.
Eastleigh provides a weekly reminder option alongside its collection-date information. -
Recheck around holidays and disruption.
A newer service alert overrides a normal recurring pattern.
Check Eastleigh collection dates
How Eastleigh’s Black, Green and Food-Waste Cycle Works
| Week | Large bin | Food bin | Separate services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Black household waste | Brown food bin also collected | Check glass/garden calendar |
| Week 2 | Green recycling | Brown food bin also collected | Glass commonly aligns with recycling cycle |
| Week 3 | Black household waste | Brown food bin also collected | Check garden subscription calendar |
| Week 4 | Green recycling | Brown food bin also collected | Check exact glass date |
Food waste may be emptied by another collection vehicle even though it is scheduled on the same day as the main black or green bin.
Eastleigh Collection-Day Rules: Kerbside by 6:30am
Normal published rule: place the container at the kerbside or highway boundary by 6:30am and make sure crews can clearly see it.
Before leaving the bins out
- Confirm the correct date.
- Choose the correct large bin.
- Add the weekly brown food bin.
- Use the correct glass/battery route where due.
- Close all lids.
- Do not overload containers.
- Do not hide them inside the property unless you have an approved assisted arrangement.
- Keep access clear.
- Number your bins with the property number.
Why numbering the bin helps
Eastleigh specifically recommends numbering containers because bins can otherwise be taken in by the wrong household after collection.
Temporary earlier starts
During exceptional hot weather or another operational event, Eastleigh can announce an earlier collection start.
If the council publishes a temporary earlier set-out instruction, follow that current alert rather than the normal 6:30am time shown on the standard service pages.
Eastleigh Green Recycling Bin: The Local List Is Narrower Than You May Expect
Do not recycle something merely because its packaging says “recyclable”. Eastleigh’s current collection still depends on what the local Hampshire sorting system can process.
Core items accepted in Eastleigh’s green recycling bin
- Plastic bottles
- Aluminium drinks cans
- Metal food tins
- Paper
- Clean cardboard
- Empty aerosol cans
Prepare recycling correctly
- Empty containers.
- Rinse cans and tins where needed.
- Flatten clean cardboard.
- Keep recycling loose.
- Do not hide recycling inside carrier bags.
- Remove obvious food contamination.
- Keep the lid closed.
Common items that should NOT go in the green bin
| Item | Green bin? | Why / better approach |
|---|---|---|
| Yoghurt pots | No | Not part of Eastleigh’s current bottle-focused plastics stream. |
| Margarine / ice-cream tubs | No | Plastic tubs are not currently part of the kerbside list. |
| Plastic food trays | No | Do not follow packaging recycling logos automatically. |
| Tetra Pak / drink cartons | No | Cartons are not part of the current Eastleigh green-bin stream. |
| Foil | No | Not part of the current accepted green-bin list. |
| Plastic carrier bags | No | Keep all recycling loose. |
| Cling film / soft plastic | No | Use an appropriate retailer route where available or follow current residual-waste guidance. |
| Greasy pizza box | No | Food-contaminated cardboard can spoil recycling. |
| Glass bottles / jars | No | Use Eastleigh’s separate glass-box service. |
| Household batteries | Never | Use the separate battery route; batteries create a serious fire risk. |
What happens if the green bin is contaminated?
Eastleigh has used information hangers on recycling bins containing incorrect items.
A contaminated green bin can be left unemptied. Remove the wrong material and present the bin again on its next scheduled collection, or use another authorised recycling/disposal route where appropriate.
“Recyclable” on the packet does not mean “accepted in Eastleigh’s green bin”. Local collection rules are the deciding factor.
Check Eastleigh recycling guidance
Eastleigh Glass Recycling: Fortnightly Kerbside Collection
Eastleigh’s residential kerbside glass service normally operates every two weeks.
Use the council-provided glass container for suitable bottles and jars and confirm its date on the live property calendar.
Use the glass box for
- Glass bottles
- Glass jars
Do not put these in the glass box
- Broken household glass
- Pyrex
- Drinking glasses
- Window glass
- Mirrors
- Ceramics
- Light bulbs
- Non-glass rubbish
Do not overfill it
An overfilled glass box can be unsafe for crews and can result in a collection problem.
What happened to Eastleigh’s old bottle banks?
Eastleigh approved removal of its remaining residential glass bring banks from 9 September 2024 because the borough already had a comprehensive fortnightly kerbside glass service.
If an old website still tells you to visit a former Eastleigh bottle-bank site, check whether that information predates the borough-wide removal.
Communal flats
Council policy work associated with removing the bottle banks included making residential glass recycling provision available to communal-flat schemes as well.
Use the container provided for the building rather than copying the presentation method used by a house.
Household batteries
Never place batteries inside the green recycling bin. Hampshire warns that batteries can ignite and cause serious fires in waste vehicles and recycling facilities.
Eastleigh provides a separate household-battery recycling route. Check the council’s current glass-and-battery instructions for the correct presentation method before collection day.
Check glass and battery collection
Eastleigh Food Waste: Weekly Collection and the Wrapping Rule
The brown food-waste bin is collected every week.
It goes out alongside whichever large bin is due that week, but it may be emptied by a separate vehicle.
Food accepted
- Plate scrapings
- Tea bags
- Coffee grounds
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Meat
- Bones
- Eggshells
- Bread
- Pastries
- Fish
- Dairy products
- Out-of-date food after packaging is removed
- Small amounts of shredded paper
- Cut flowers chopped into small pieces
Keep these out
- Food packaging
- Ordinary plastic bags
- Glass
- Cat litter
- Animal faeces
The rule many residents miss: do not put food in loose
Everything placed in the brown food-waste bin must be wrapped.
That includes shredded paper. Eastleigh says loose food waste cannot be collected because of health-and-safety requirements.
Two accepted ways to contain food
- Wrap it in newspaper or other suitable paper.
- Use a fully compostable liner designed for a seven-litre kitchen caddy.
Compostable liner check
Look for a recognised compostability mark such as the seedling logo.
A normal supermarket carrier bag is not a substitute for a compostable food-caddy liner.
Simple weekly routine
- Line the small kitchen caddy.
- Add food scraps without their packaging.
- Wrap or tie the contents.
- Transfer them to the outdoor brown food bin.
- Present the outdoor food bin every collection week.
Need another food bin or kitchen caddy?
Eastleigh advises that delivery of an ordered food-waste bin or kitchen caddy can take up to 20 days.
Food waste from flats
If your block has a communal food-waste bin in its bin store, residents can use that service.
The same packaging and wrapping rules apply.
What happens to collected food?
Eastleigh sends separated food waste to anaerobic digestion, where it is used to produce renewable energy and soil conditioner rather than being incinerated with black-bin waste.
Open Eastleigh food-waste guidance
Eastleigh Coffee Pod Recycling: Separate Free Kerbside Scheme
Eastleigh’s current food-waste page still promotes a dedicated coffee-pod recycling scheme rather than asking residents to put pods into the ordinary green recycling bin.
How to get started
- Sign up for Eastleigh’s coffee-pod recycling service.
- Order the appropriate free kerbside recycling bags.
- Keep coffee, tea and compatible hot-drink pods separate from normal green-bin recycling.
- Follow the current presentation instructions supplied by the scheme.
Eastleigh introduced the kerbside scheme in partnership with Podback. Because accepted pod brands and bag/presentation arrangements can evolve, use the current sign-up page rather than relying on an old bag-colour guide.
Check Eastleigh coffee pod recycling
Eastleigh Black Bin: Fortnightly Non-Recyclable Household Waste
The black wheelie bin is normally collected once every two weeks, alternating with green recycling.
Use the black bin only after separating
- Green-bin paper/card
- Plastic bottles
- Tins and cans
- Empty aerosols
- Weekly food waste
- Glass bottles and jars
- Household batteries
- Subscribed garden waste
- Electrical items requiring another route
Why food separation matters
Eastleigh collects food every week. Keeping it out of the fortnightly black bin preserves capacity and sends it to anaerobic digestion instead of incineration.
Do not simply present another black bin
Unauthorised additional bins will not be emptied and may be removed.
If ordinary capacity is genuinely inadequate, use the council’s official additional-bin/bin-size assessment.
Eastleigh Garden Waste Collection 2026/27
Eastleigh operates an optional paid garden-waste collection for residents who want eligible garden material collected from home.
Current fee deliberately not hard-coded: older search results still display Eastleigh’s 2025/26 subscription price, while the council’s 2026/27 charging schedule has moved on.
The current payment page could not be reliably retrieved during this audit, so use the live council checkout for the actual 2026/27 price before subscribing.
Typical eligible garden material
- Grass cuttings
- Leaves
- Weeds
- Flowers
- Plants
- Hedge clippings
- Small prunings
- Small branches that fit safely inside the supplied container
Keep these out
- Plastic bags
- Food waste
- General household rubbish
- Soil
- Rubble
- Large pieces of wood
- Material that makes the bin too heavy to handle safely
Before collection
- Confirm the subscription is active.
- Check the exact garden-waste date.
- Use the authorised garden-waste container.
- Close the lid.
- Do not leave extra garden material beside it.
- Present it using the current council collection instructions.
Alternative to subscribing
Domestic garden waste is accepted at Eastleigh Household Waste Recycling Centre after you book the required HWRC appointment.
Check Eastleigh garden waste
Eastleigh Missed Bin: Start Checking After 2pm
If a scheduled Eastleigh container is still uncollected after 2pm on its normal collection day, you can check/report it as missed.
Before reporting
- Confirm that container was due.
- Confirm it was visible at the proper collection point.
- Confirm it was presented by the normal set-out time.
- Check the lid was closed.
- Check the bin was not overloaded.
- Check recycling for contamination.
- Check the glass box was safely filled.
- Check that brown-bin food was wrapped.
- Check access was not blocked.
- Check for a live weather or service alert.
Report promptly
The currently accessible official pages confirm the after-2pm reporting point.
Local reporting quoting Eastleigh’s published council guidance has also stated that problems should be reported by the following working day and that a valid council miss is targeted for recovery as soon as possible, ideally the same day or within two working days.
Because Eastleigh’s direct missed-bin page could not be reliably retrieved during this audit, the safest approach is to report after 2pm on the same day where possible and never deliberately wait several days.
Common reasons it may not be a council miss
| Situation | Why it matters | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Bin presented late | Crew may already have passed | Use next scheduled collection / appropriate alternative route. |
| Green bin contaminated | Incorrect material can cause rejection | Remove wrong items before the next collection. |
| Loose food waste | Food must be wrapped | Wrap correctly before the next weekly collection. |
| Glass box overfilled | Unsafe presentation may be rejected | Reduce load and follow glass-box rules. |
| Waste stuck in bin | Bin may have been lifted but not fully discharged | Loosen material safely before next collection. |
| Container left inside property | Normal crews collect from the designated boundary | Use the boundary unless approved for assisted collection. |
Report an Eastleigh missed bin
Eastleigh Additional Bins and Bin-Size Requests
Do not place an unauthorised second bin out for collection. Eastleigh says unauthorised additional bins will not be emptied and may be removed.
If your black bin regularly fills before collection
- Use the weekly food-waste service fully.
- Move all accepted paper, card, bottles, cans, tins and aerosols into green recycling.
- Use the separate glass service.
- Keep batteries/electricals on their specialist routes.
- Use the HWRC for suitable occasional excess waste.
- If the problem is permanent, request an official additional-bin or size assessment.
Why there is no household-size threshold printed here
The live additional-bin assessment page was not retrievable during this audit.
Eligibility criteria can change, so the council’s current application should be treated as the final test instead of copying an old household-size or medical threshold.
Check Eastleigh additional-bin options
Eastleigh Assisted Bin Collection
Eastleigh’s assisted service is for residents who have difficulty putting out household waste, recycling, food waste and/or garden waste because of disability, illness or infirmity and have nobody else available to help.
Wheelie bin is not required
Properties using refuse sacks instead of wheeled bins can also qualify.
What happens after approval?
- An agreed collection point is recorded.
- Relevant recycling/household containers receive assisted-collection identification.
- The crew enters to the agreed safe point rather than requiring normal kerbside presentation.
- The containers are emptied.
- They are returned to the same agreed location.
For an approved assisted household, the specific agreed collection arrangement overrides the standard instruction to move the bin to the highway boundary yourself.
No longer need the service?
Eastleigh also provides an online cancellation route so the collection record can be corrected.
Request assisted collection
Eastleigh Flats and Communal Waste Collections
Do not assume every flat uses exactly the same containers as a house. Follow the bins and instructions supplied for the building.
Communal food waste
Eastleigh confirms that residents can use its food-waste service where a block of flats has a communal food bin in the bin store.
Food rules remain the same
- Collect scraps in the kitchen caddy.
- Remove packaging.
- Wrap all food in paper or a fully compostable liner.
- Transfer it into the communal food container.
- Do not tip loose scraps into the communal bin.
Communal glass
Eastleigh’s waste-policy work has included residential glass provision for communal flats following the removal of borough bottle banks.
Use the glass container supplied at the development rather than travelling to an old bring-bank listing.
If shared bins are repeatedly overflowing
- Do not leave rubbish on the floor.
- Do not contaminate another recycling stream.
- Keep crew access clear.
- Report capacity/access problems to the managing agent, landlord or relevant council route.
Eastleigh Bulky Waste: Furniture, Sofas and Large Household Items
Eastleigh provides a charged home-collection service for eligible household items too large for normal bins.
No potentially stale price is printed here. Older indexed Eastleigh information contains previous bulky-waste prices, while the 2026/27 fee structure includes updated treatment for domestic soft seating containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
Check the live booking page for the price that applies to your exact item before paying.
Before booking
- Check whether the item is reusable.
- Consider donation first.
- Check whether you can take it to the HWRC.
- Read the current accepted-item list.
- Confirm the presentation point.
- Do not leave the item on the pavement before you have a valid collection arrangement.
Upholstered seating
Sofas, armchairs, upholstered dining/office chairs, footstools and other padded seating can contain POPs and require controlled handling.
Keep them whole where possible. If damaged, secure loose fabric or foam so material cannot escape during handling.
Alternative: Eastleigh HWRC
Suitable domestic furniture and mattresses can be taken to the recycling centre after booking an appointment and following Hampshire’s site rules.
Check Eastleigh bulky waste
Eastleigh HWRC: Booking, Opening Hours and Difficult-Waste Rules
Eastleigh Household Waste Recycling Centre requires an appointment.
Address: Stoney Croft Rise, Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 3YU.
| Period | Normal opening hours |
|---|---|
| 1 April–30 September | 9am–6pm |
| 1 October–28 February | 9am–4pm |
| 1–31 March | 9am–5pm |
The centre is normally open seven days a week but closes on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Before you travel
- Book the appointment.
- Use the vehicle registration that will actually attend.
- Check whether the vehicle needs a permit.
- Pre-sort the load.
- Check restricted quantities for paint, oil, animal waste and DIY material.
- Keep prohibited material at home until you have the correct specialist route.
Van, pick-up or trailer?
Hampshire moved its van, pick-up and trailer permits to a digital system from 24 February 2026.
The booking system checks the permit electronically, and a permit currently includes 12 qualifying visits.
Hire van
Hampshire allows an eligible short-term hire van when the booking requirements are met. Use the registration of the vehicle attending and take the hire agreement to the site.
Common materials accepted at Eastleigh HWRC
- Household batteries
- Car batteries
- Large cardboard
- Carpets
- Electrical appliances
- Fridges and freezers
- Garden waste
- Energy-efficient bulbs
- Fluorescent tubes
- LED bulbs through WEEE
- Mattresses
- Mobile phones
- Printer cartridges
- Vapes and e-cigarettes
- Wood
- Suitable furniture
Battery safety
Never put household batteries in your green recycling bin at home. Hampshire says they pose a serious fire risk at waste facilities.
Eastleigh HWRC has a designated household-battery collection container.
Restricted quantities and special rules
| Material | Current Hampshire / Eastleigh HWRC rule |
|---|---|
| Animal waste | Maximum two double-bagged bin bags per household per day. |
| Engine oil | Maximum 10 litres per household per six months in a suitable sealed container. |
| Paint | Maximum 5 litres per household per month in a sealed container. |
| Propane / butane gas bottles | Accepted up to the current site weight limit; Calor-branded cylinders have separate return requirements. |
| Plasterboard | Accepted within Hampshire’s household DIY allowance; excess can be charged. |
| Rubble | Accepted within the household DIY allowance; excess can be charged. |
| Soil | Accepted within the household DIY allowance; excess can be charged. |
| Bath / sink / toilet / shower tray | Accepted subject to current DIY allowance and charging rules. |
Items Eastleigh HWRC does not accept
- Asbestos
- Cooking oil
- Ammunition
- Explosives
- Flares
- Petrol or diesel
- Japanese knotweed
- Medicines
- Tyres
- Certain hazardous household/garden chemicals
- Pesticides requiring a specially licensed Hampshire centre
Asbestos
Eastleigh is not one of Hampshire’s designated asbestos-accepting HWRCs.
Check Hampshire’s current asbestos route before travelling because designated locations, allowances, booking and charges apply.
Cooking oil
Hampshire’s current HWRC guidance says cooking oil is not accepted at its recycling centres.
Seal it securely and follow the current household residual-waste guidance. Never pour cooking oil into a sink or drain.
Medicines
Return unwanted medicines to a dispensing pharmacy rather than taking them to Eastleigh HWRC.
Tyres
Use a tyre centre, garage or another authorised specialist route.
Household chemicals
Eastleigh is not on Hampshire’s list of specially licensed sites for all hazardous household and garden chemicals.
Check the county material finder before travelling with white spirit, antifreeze, weed killer, pesticide or similar hazardous products.
Check and book Eastleigh HWRC
Eastleigh “Where Does It Go?” Quick Guide
| Item | Do not use | Best first route |
|---|---|---|
| Plastic bottle | Black bin where avoidable | Green recycling bin. |
| Yoghurt pot / plastic tub | Green recycling bin | Follow current residual/alternative recycling guidance. |
| Tetra Pak / drink carton | Green recycling bin | Use current local alternative/residual route. |
| Glass bottle / jar | Green wheelie bin | Separate Eastleigh glass collection. |
| Household battery | Any normal wheelie recycling bin | Eastleigh separate battery route or HWRC battery point. |
| Food scraps | Black bin where avoidable | Wrap and use weekly brown food bin. |
| Coffee pods | Green bin | Eastleigh/Podback separate kerbside scheme. |
| Large cardboard | Overflowing bin / pavement pile | Flatten for green recycling where it fits, or booked HWRC. |
| Electrical appliance | Normal wheelie bins | Reuse/retailer route or HWRC WEEE collection. |
| Mattress | Beside household bins | Bulky collection or booked HWRC. |
| Sofa / upholstered chair | Unbooked pavement disposal | Bulky collection or HWRC under POPs handling rules. |
| Garden waste | Black bin where avoidable | Garden subscription or booked HWRC. |
| Cooking oil | Sink / Eastleigh HWRC | Seal and follow Hampshire’s current household residual guidance. |
| Medicines | Eastleigh HWRC | Dispensing pharmacy. |
| Tyres | Eastleigh HWRC | Tyre centre, garage or specialist. |
| Asbestos | Eastleigh HWRC | Hampshire designated asbestos route. |
Eastleigh Bank Holidays, Christmas and Weather Disruption
Do not calculate a Bank Holiday change yourself
Eastleigh has changed collection arrangements around individual Bank Holidays in previous years.
For example, an Easter Monday closure can shift collections later during that particular week—but that does not establish a permanent rule for every Bank Holiday.
Use the live date shown for your property. Do not automatically add one day to every Eastleigh Bank Holiday collection.
Christmas and New Year
Festive dates are published for the relevant year.
Never reuse the previous Christmas timetable simply because your normal weekday has not changed.
Heatwaves
Eastleigh has used earlier collection starts during extreme summer heat.
A current temporary heat notice overrides the standard 6:30am set-out rule for the affected dates.
Snow, storms or road access
Before submitting a missed-bin report, check whether the council has announced a borough-wide or route-specific interruption.
Moving Into, Out of or Within Eastleigh Borough?
Eastleigh’s waste pages specifically remind residents to tell the council when moving into, out of or within the Borough.
Useful moving checklist
- Update the address with Eastleigh Borough Council.
- Check the collection calendar for the new property.
- Check which containers are already present.
- Do not assume the old property’s black/green week applies at the new address.
- Update or recheck any assisted collection arrangement.
- Check garden-waste subscription requirements for the new property.
- Order a missing food caddy early because delivery can take up to 20 days.
Which Eastleigh Waste Service Should You Use?
| Your situation | Best first action |
|---|---|
| I don’t know whether black or green is due | Check the exact property calendar. |
| Food bin is still full after 2pm | Check wrapping/presentation, then use the missed-bin form promptly. |
| Green bin was tagged or left | Remove contamination; packaging logos do not override Eastleigh’s accepted list. |
| I have a yoghurt pot or food tray | Do not put it in the current green bin; check the current local alternative/residual route. |
| I have glass bottles | Use the separate kerbside glass service. |
| I have batteries | Use the separate battery route or HWRC—not the green bin. |
| I need more black-bin capacity | Maximise recycling/food separation, then use the official bin-size assessment. |
| I cannot physically move the bins | Apply for assisted collection. |
| I live in a flat with communal food waste | Wrap food and use the designated communal food container. |
| I have grass and hedge cuttings | Use subscribed garden waste or book Eastleigh HWRC. |
| I have a sofa or mattress | Reuse, live bulky-waste booking or booked HWRC. |
| I have asbestos | Do not take it to Eastleigh HWRC; check Hampshire’s designated route. |
Eastleigh Borough Council Bin Collection Contact
Telephone: 023 8068 8000
Address: Eastleigh Borough Council, Eastleigh House, Upper Market Street, Eastleigh, SO50 9YN
Before contacting the council
- Have the full address and postcode.
- Know the waste stream involved.
- Know the scheduled collection date.
- State whether the container was out by the relevant set-out time.
- Explain whether the crew left a tag or other indication.
- State whether the food waste was wrapped.
- Mention any blocked-access issue.
- Keep an existing report reference if one has already been submitted.
For date checks, missed bins, food-container orders, garden subscriptions and assisted collection, use the dedicated online route first where possible because it captures the service-specific information required.
Nearby and Related South Coast Collection Guides
Collection colours, recycling acceptance and missed-bin rules change at council boundaries, so use the authority responsible for the exact property.
Eastleigh Bin Collection FAQs
How do I check my Eastleigh bin collection day?
Use Eastleigh Borough Council’s live collection-date service and select the exact property. Check black household waste, green recycling, weekly food waste, glass/batteries and subscribed garden waste separately.
What time should Eastleigh bins be put out?
The normal published time is 6:30am at the kerbside or highway boundary. If Eastleigh issues a temporary earlier-start notice during extreme weather, follow that newer instruction for the affected dates.
How often are Eastleigh black and green bins collected?
For a standard household, black household waste and green recycling normally alternate weekly, meaning each large bin is collected once every two weeks.
What can go in Eastleigh’s green recycling bin?
The core current list is plastic bottles, aluminium cans, metal tins, paper, clean cardboard and empty aerosols. Items such as yoghurt pots, plastic food trays, cartons, carrier bags, glass and batteries should not be added merely because they are labelled recyclable.
Is Eastleigh food waste collected every week?
Yes. The brown food-waste bin is normally collected weekly. Everything placed in it must be wrapped in paper or newspaper or contained in a fully compostable liner; loose food waste is not collected.
How often is glass collected in Eastleigh?
Eastleigh’s residential kerbside glass collection normally operates every two weeks. The Borough’s former residential glass bring banks were approved for removal from September 2024, so use the current kerbside or communal glass provision rather than an old bottle-bank listing.
When can I report a missed Eastleigh bin?
Eastleigh’s accessible official guidance says a scheduled bin that remains uncollected after 2pm can be reported as missed. Report promptly through the live service after checking presentation, contamination and access.
Can I put out an extra black bin in Eastleigh?
Not unless it is authorised. Eastleigh says unauthorised additional bins will not be emptied and may be removed. Use the official additional-bin or bin-size assessment if more capacity is genuinely required.
Does Eastleigh offer assisted bin collection?
Yes. Residents unable to present containers because of disability, illness or infirmity, with nobody else able to help, can apply. Approved containers are collected from an agreed point within the property and returned there after emptying.
Do I need to book Eastleigh Household Waste Recycling Centre?
Yes. Appointments are required for Eastleigh HWRC at Stoney Croft Rise, Chandler’s Ford. Normal hours are 9am–6pm April to September, 9am–4pm October to February and 9am–5pm during March, with Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day closures.