Check Your Hull Bin Day, Then Follow the New Weekly Brown-Bin Routine
Hull’s collection system changed significantly in 2026. Black general-waste bins and blue recycling bins are normally collected every two weeks, while brown bins or outdoor food-waste caddies now provide a weekly food-waste collection for most households.
Your exact date still depends on the property. Use Hull City Council’s postcode checker, then use this guide for the 7am presentation rule, blue-bin side waste, missed collections, free extra recycling bins, bulky waste and the city’s three household recycling centres.
Hull Bin Collection 2026: Quick Answer
Check the exact property on Hull City Council’s bin-day checker. Black and blue wheelie bins are normally emptied every two weeks. Since the March 2026 Simpler Recycling rollout, brown food-and-garden bins or eligible outdoor food caddies are collected weekly.
Put scheduled containers at the boundary of the property with the handle facing towards the road by 7am. Hull normally empties household bins between 7am and 4:30pm, so wait until after 4pm before submitting a missed-bin report.
Hull launched its Simpler Recycling changes from the end of March 2026. Brown-bin and outdoor food-caddy collections became weekly for the majority of households instead of following the older fortnightly pattern.
Hull City Council reported in April 2026 that around 92% of households were receiving separate food-waste collections through brown bins or caddies. Flats and communal properties have been part of a phased rollout and trial programme, so residents using shared containers should follow the service actually provided to their building.
Jump to the Hull bin task you need
- Check collection day
- 2026 collection pattern
- Black, blue & brown bins
- Weekly brown bin
- Blue recycling
- Side waste rules
- Missed collection
- Food caddies & liners
- Flats & communal properties
- New & extra bins
- Assisted collections
- Bulky waste
- Hull recycling centres
- Van & trailer permits
- Christmas & holidays
- Official services
- Related guide
- FAQs
How to Check Your Hull Bin Collection Day
Hull City Council’s household-collection service lets residents enter a Hull postcode and view upcoming collections for the property. This is more reliable than assuming the same weekday or colour applies across an entire postcode area.
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Open Hull City Council’s bins page.
Use the live postcode checker rather than an old calendar image. -
Enter your Hull postcode.
Make sure you are checking the correct residential property. -
Read the date and bin colour together.
Black, blue and brown or food-caddy services run on different frequencies. -
Check the 2026/27 waste pack if you have it.
Hull households are receiving a collection calendar and updated Simpler Recycling guidance in the current annual waste pack. -
Recheck when a service alert applies.
Road access, severe weather or operational disruption can temporarily affect an individual round.
Hull’s Current Black, Blue and Brown Collection Pattern
| Container | Main purpose | Normal frequency | Key rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black bin | Non-recyclable household rubbish | Every 2 weeks | No ordinary black-bin side waste. |
| Blue bin | Clean, loose mixed recycling | Every 2 weeks | Extra recycling may use loosely tied clear bags. |
| Brown bin | Food and eligible garden waste | Every week | No ordinary side waste. |
| Outdoor food caddy | Food waste at applicable properties | Every week | Used where the property does not receive the brown-bin collection arrangement. |
Hull Bin Colours: What Goes in Black, Blue and Brown?
General household waste
Use the black bin for household material that cannot currently be recycled through Hull’s blue or brown services.
- Bagged general waste
- Nappies and hygiene products
- Bagged cat and dog waste
- Polystyrene
- Hard-plastic toys and coat hangers
- Bubble wrap and cling film
- Crisp and sweet packets
- Used kitchen cloths and sponges
Clean mixed recycling
- Paper and cardboard
- Catalogues, magazines and books
- Empty tins and cans
- Empty aerosols
- Clean kitchen foil
- Empty plastic bottles
- Accepted plastic food containers
- Food and drink cartons
- Glass bottles and jars
- Empty carrier bags
- Empty non-black plastic plant pots
Food + garden waste
- Meat, fish and bones
- Plate scrapings and leftovers
- Fruit and vegetable peelings
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Eggshells
- Bread and cheese
- Grass and hedge cuttings
- Leaves and weeds
- Twigs and small branches
- Small shrubs and house plants
Hull Brown Bin Is Now a Weekly Food-and-Garden Collection
The biggest 2026 change is the move to weekly food-waste collection. At households using the brown-bin service, food waste and accepted garden material can go in the same brown container.
Put it out every week
Hull says the brown bin is now emptied weekly. Have it at the property boundary with the handle towards the road no later than 7am.
No limit on brown-bin quantity
Hull currently states there is no limit on the number of brown bins that can be presented. Additional brown bins can be requested free of charge.
Do not make it too heavy
Heavy bins may not be emptied. Soil, stones and rubble are specifically excluded from the brown-bin service.
Keep these out of Hull’s brown bin
- Soil and stones
- Rubble
- Cat or dog waste
- Plastic packaging
- Glass
- Wood
- Metal
- Plant pots
- Artificial grass
- Toys
- Clothes
- Cardboard
- Ordinary household rubbish
- Other material not listed as food or garden waste
Hull Blue Bin: Keep Recycling Clean, Loose and Unbagged
Blue-bin recycling is normally collected every two weeks. Hull requires accepted items to be placed in the blue bin loose and clean.
Common blue-bin contaminants
- Bagged waste
- Food waste
- Nappies
- Sanitary products and wipes
- Electrical items
- Vapes
- Batteries
- Clothes and textiles
- Polystyrene
- Plastic packets
- Wallpaper
- Hard-plastic toys and storage boxes
Hull Side-Waste Rules Are Different for Each Bin
| Service | Extra waste beside container? | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Black bin | No | Ordinary black-bin side waste is not collected. |
| Blue recycling | Yes, if prepared correctly | Extra recycling can be put in loosely tied clear bags beside the blue bin. |
| Extra cardboard | Yes | Keep cardboard dry when presenting it as recycling side waste. |
| Brown bin | No | Food or garden side waste beside the brown bin is not collected. |
If you regularly have more recycling than fits in one blue bin, requesting another free blue bin is a cleaner long-term solution than relying on clear-bag side waste every fortnight.
Hull Missed Bin: Report After 4pm and Within 2 Working Days
Hull’s missed-bin process has two important timing rules. The report can be made after 4pm on collection day and must be submitted within two working days of the original collection day.
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Check the bin was actually due.
Confirm the colour and date using the official postcode checker. -
Wait until after 4pm.
Normal household collection rounds operate through the day and may not have reached your property earlier. -
Check the presentation point.
The scheduled bin should have been at the property boundary by 7am with the handle facing towards the road. -
Check the lid, weight and contents.
An overfilled, excessively heavy or contaminated bin can be left unemptied. -
Check whether the council already knows about the street.
The missed-bin page may list streets affected by an operational problem. Hull asks residents not to submit a duplicate report for a street already listed. -
Submit the report before the two-working-day deadline.
A qualifying missed collection is then handled through the council’s return process.
What happens after a valid missed-bin report?
Hull Food Caddies and Free Council Liners
Some households use a brown wheelie bin for weekly food and garden waste. Properties that do not receive the brown-bin service can instead receive the council’s outdoor food-waste caddy arrangement.
Kitchen caddy
Use the small indoor caddy to collect food scraps, then transfer the tied council liner into the brown bin or appropriate outdoor food container.
Free Hull liners
Hull asks residents to use council-provided compostable liners because they are designed to break down within the required composting process.
Free replacement liners are available through a network of collection points across Hull. The current council list includes libraries, community locations and household recycling centres.
Hull Flats and Communal Properties
Flats and communal properties should not automatically copy the three-wheelie-bin arrangement used by a house. Hull’s 2026 Simpler Recycling programme is introducing food-waste and dry-recycling infrastructure to communal buildings through phased work and trials.
Check your actual containers
Follow the labels and information supplied for the building rather than assuming the colour or capacity matches an individual household bin.
Food waste may differ
High-rise, medium-rise, low-rise and other communal properties have required additional rollout work during 2026.
Communal-bin enquiry
If a shared household or recycling bin needs attention, use Hull’s bin request service so the council can check the property arrangement.
New, Missing, Replacement and Extra Hull Bins
| Container | Current published charge | Important condition |
|---|---|---|
| Blue recycling bin | Free | Additional recycling bins can be requested. |
| Brown bin | Free | Replacement or extra brown bins can be requested. |
| 23L food caddy | Free | For residents who do not receive the brown-bin service. |
| 5L kitchen caddy | Free | Used for collecting food indoors. |
| Black refuse bin | £37.29 | Extra black-bin entitlement is restricted. |
Who can request an additional black bin?
Hull restricts additional black-bin capacity. A household can be considered where six or more people live permanently at the address and the household is already recycling as much as it can.
A specific medical need can also be considered case by case.
Waiting for a new bin?
If a new or replacement bin has already been ordered and you live at the Council Tax property, Hull currently allows up to four bags of general waste plus an unlimited number of recycling bags to be presented on the appropriate collection day until the bins arrive.
Do not use this temporary bag arrangement for garden waste.
Assisted Bin Collection for Residents Who Cannot Present Bins
Hull offers assisted wheeled-bin collection where a resident is currently unable to move the bins and nobody aged 16 or over at the property can help.
The service can apply to black, blue and brown wheeled bins. Examples given by the council include short- or long-term medical conditions, poor mobility and pregnancy.
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Apply through the council.
Explain why the household needs help presenting the bins. -
Keep the storage point accessible.
Crews need safe access without steps, locked gates or other barriers that prevent collection. -
Unlock gates by 7am.
Any gate needed by the collection crew should be left unlocked from the scheduled morning. -
Keep the route clear.
If the crew cannot gain access, Hull says it will not return and the bin will wait until the next scheduled collection.
Hull Bulky Waste: One Free Collection of Up to 5 Items
Hull households are currently eligible for one free bulky-item collection of up to five single items in a 12-month period.
The free household collection is for a resident who is still living at the property and paying Council Tax there. Landlords clearing a property need the commercial-waste route instead.
Before booking council collection
Reuse a working item
Suitable working appliances and furniture may have a donation or reuse route instead of becoming waste.
Ask the retailer
When buying a replacement appliance or item, check whether the retailer offers take-back.
Use an HWRC
Accepted household bulky waste can also be taken to one of Hull’s three household recycling centres.
Booking changes and missed bulky collections
Hull requires amendments or cancellations to be requested at least two working days before the collection. A bulky booking can only be amended once before the original request needs to be cancelled and replaced.
A missed bulky collection can be reported after 4pm and within two working days of the booked collection day. Hull states that qualifying missed bulky collections are then collected within five working days, with Mondays excluded from that count.
Hull Household Waste Recycling Centres
Hull City Council operates three household waste and recycling centres within the city. Standard current opening hours are 10am to 5pm, Monday to Sunday.
Burma Drive
Burma Drive
Hull
HU9 5SD
Sutton Fields
Amsterdam Road
Hull
HU7 0XF
Current council guidance says Amsterdam Road access is restricted to the Holwell Road / Rotterdam Road end, with a diversion affecting access from Leads Road / Hamburg Way.
Wiltshire Road
Wiltshire Road
Hull
HU4 6PA
Resident proof and pass
Hull residents normally display their resident pass in the vehicle. If the pass has been lost, forgotten or has not arrived, the council says access can still be allowed with suitable proof of a Hull address, such as a recent utility or Council Tax bill or a driving licence.
Using a Van or Large Trailer at a Hull Recycling Centre
A household waste disposal permit is required for vans and qualifying large trailers. Hull’s permits are free but are currently limited to 12 visits per household per year.
Vehicles that need the permit include
- Vans under 3.5 tonnes
- Pick-up vehicles
- Trailers larger than 6 feet by 4 feet
- Trailers with more than one axle
Virtual permits can be issued immediately where there are no exceptions, after which a recycling-centre slot can be booked. Hull recommends booking ahead because a preferred site or time can fill.
Hull Christmas, New Year and Holiday Collections
Do not reuse Hull’s Christmas 2025 timetable as a Christmas 2026 calendar. Festive schedules are year-specific, while every household also has its current 2026/27 collection calendar and online postcode result.
Check the live bin checker again before Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, especially if your normal collection falls close to those dates.
At other times, the three Hull centres are normally open from 10am to 5pm seven days a week.
Official Hull Waste Services
Open Hull bins and recycling
Open missed-bin service
Open brown-bin guidance
Open bin-request service
Email: [email protected]
Hull Bin Collection FAQs
How do I check my Hull bin collection day?
Use Hull City Council’s online bins page, enter the Hull postcode and check the upcoming collection shown for the exact property.
What time should Hull bins be put out?
Put the scheduled container at the property boundary with its handle facing towards the road by 7am. Hull normally empties household bins between 7am and 4:30pm.
How often is the Hull black bin collected?
Hull’s standard black general-waste bin is collected every two weeks. Check the postcode service for your exact date.
How often is the Hull blue recycling bin collected?
The blue recycling bin is normally emptied every two weeks. Recycling should be clean and loose rather than packed inside bags.
Is the Hull brown bin weekly in 2026?
Yes. Hull introduced weekly brown-bin and outdoor food-caddy collections for the majority of households from the end of March 2026 as part of Simpler Recycling.
When can I report a missed Hull bin?
A missed bin can be reported after 4pm on collection day and within two working days of the original collection date.
How quickly does Hull return for a reported missed bin?
Hull says qualifying missed-bin reports are collected within five working days of the request, with Mondays excluded from that five-working-day count.
Can I leave extra rubbish beside my Hull black bin?
No. Ordinary side waste is not collected with the black bin. Additional blue-bin recycling can, however, be placed beside the blue bin in loosely tied clear bags.
Can I get another Hull blue or brown bin?
Hull currently provides additional blue recycling bins and brown food-and-garden bins free of charge. Additional black-bin capacity has eligibility restrictions.
How much is a Hull black bin?
Hull City Council currently publishes a charge of £37.29 for a black bin. A bin damaged by the council’s own collection crew can qualify for free replacement after investigation.
Does Hull offer a free bulky waste collection?
Yes. A household within the Hull city boundary can currently receive one free bulky collection of up to five single items during a 12-month period, subject to the council’s service rules.
What time do Hull household recycling centres open?
Burma Drive, Sutton Fields and Wiltshire Road are normally open seven days a week from 10am to 5pm, with reduced or closed hours on specified Christmas and New Year dates.
Best Next Step: Check Your Hull Postcode Before Bin Night
Hull’s 2026 system is easy to remember once the weekly brown-bin change is clear: black refuse every two weeks, blue recycling every two weeks, and brown food-and-garden waste or the relevant food caddy every week.
The exact date still comes from the council’s postcode checker. Have the correct container ready by 7am, keep blue recycling clean and loose, and wait until after 4pm before reporting a collection as missed.
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