Runnymede Bin Collection: Find Your Day, Calendar & Correct Bin
Runnymede does not have one collection date that applies to every address. Use Runnymede Borough Council’s postcode checker, select your exact property and read the refuse, recycling, food and subscribed garden-waste dates shown for your home.
The normal household pattern is weekly food waste, fortnightly recycling and fortnightly refuse on alternating weeks. This guide also explains missed collections, garden waste, extra bins, electrical and textile collections, communal bins and the nearby Lyne recycling centre.
Runnymede Bin Collection: Quick Answer
Check your exact property through Runnymede Borough Council’s collection-day service. The checker provides the next refuse, recycling, food and garden-waste dates for the selected address and also gives access to a downloadable collection calendar.
Under the normal service, food waste is collected weekly. Refuse and mixed recycling are collected fortnightly on alternating weeks. Standard containers should be visible at the property boundary by 6am, with the lid closed and the collection point accessible.
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How to Check Your Runnymede Bin Collection Day
The council’s postcode checker is the safest way to answer “what bin is collected this week?” because the result is linked to the actual property. Addresses in Addlestone, Chertsey, Egham, Englefield Green, Virginia Water and other parts of the borough should use their own property result rather than copying a nearby road.
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Open the Runnymede bin-day checker.
Use the live council service instead of an old screenshot or a previous year’s calendar. -
Enter the full postcode.
Use the postcode of the property whose collection you want to check. -
Select the exact address.
This matters particularly for flats, shared developments and postcodes containing several properties. -
Read the service and date together.
Record whether the date applies to refuse, recycling, food waste or subscribed garden waste. -
Download the collection calendar if useful.
Keep it as a reminder but return to the live page when there is disruption or a seasonal change.
Runnymede Bin Collection Schedule 2026
The core household service uses an alternate-week system for the two main wheeled bins. Food waste runs weekly, so the food caddy is normally collected whichever main bin is due that week.
| Service | Container | Frequency | Main rule |
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| Food waste | Outdoor green food caddy | Weekly | Place at the property boundary by 6am. |
| Mixed recycling | Blue or blue-lidded recycling bin | Every 2 weeks | Clean, dry accepted recycling goes in loose. |
| General refuse | Black refuse bin | Every 2 weeks | Alternates with the normal recycling collection. |
| Garden waste | Subscribed garden-waste bin | Every 2 weeks | Paid subscription required for each bin. |
Runnymede Bin Collection Calendar 2026
Runnymede Borough Council provides a downloadable collection calendar through its collection-day service. The calendar is more useful than a borough-wide list because it follows the schedule associated with the selected property.
1. Find your address
Start with the postcode checker and select the exact property.
2. Check both main bins
Note which fortnight belongs to recycling and which belongs to refuse.
3. Remember food weekly
The outdoor food caddy is normally collected each week, not only on one of the alternating main-bin weeks.
Which Bin Do I Use in Runnymede?
General refuse
Use the black refuse bin for ordinary household rubbish that cannot be recycled through the council’s available services.
Mixed recycling
Use the blue or blue-lidded container for accepted dry mixed recycling.
Food waste
Use the outdoor food caddy for accepted cooked and uncooked food waste.
Garden waste
Use the subscribed council garden-waste bin for accepted loose compostable garden material.
Runnymede Food Waste Collection
Food waste is collected every week. Houses normally use a 23-litre outdoor green caddy, while flats can use communal food-waste containers. The council also provides a small kitchen caddy for collecting scraps indoors.
Typical accepted food waste
- Cooked and uncooked food
- Fruit and vegetable peelings
- Meat and fish scraps
- Bones
- Eggshells
- Bread and other leftovers
- Tea bags
- Coffee grounds
Keep these out
- Liquids
- Ordinary household rubbish
- Packaging
- Glass
- Garden waste
- Black refuse sacks
What Goes in the Runnymede Recycling Bin?
Dry mixed recycling is collected fortnightly from the blue or blue-lidded container. Accepted materials should be clean and placed loose rather than tied inside an ordinary rubbish bag.
Accepted recycling includes
- Paper and card
- Glass bottles and jars
- Aluminium and steel cans
- Plastic bottles
- Plastic pots, tubs and trays
- Food and drink cartons
- Empty aerosol cans
- Clean foil and foil trays
- Non-black plastic plant pots
- Accepted squeezy metal tubes
Do not mix in
- Food waste
- Textiles
- Batteries
- Small electrical items
- Plastic bags and wrapping
- Tissues or kitchen roll
Small Electricals, Batteries and Textiles: Use the Weekly Separate Collection
Runnymede provides a separate kerbside route for small electrical items, reusable textiles and household batteries. These items should not be hidden inside the refuse or recycling bin.
Small electrical items
Place suitable small household electricals in a securely tied bag next to the food caddy.
Household batteries
Bag batteries separately and securely so they cannot spill or become mixed with other waste.
Reusable textiles
Clean, dry clothes, paired shoes and suitable textiles can be presented separately. Double-bagging can help keep textiles dry in wet weather.
Runnymede Collection-Day Rules
Put bins out by 6am
Use the property boundary or agreed collection point and make sure the container can be seen from the road.
Keep lids shut
Do not overfill the bin or leave ordinary rubbish stacked around it.
Keep access clear
A crew may be unable to collect if a road, gate or bin location is blocked by a vehicle, works or another obstruction.
Use the correct bin
Check the calendar before collection day. Putting out refuse on recycling week can leave the container unemptied.
Runnymede Missed Bin: When and How to Report It
Before reporting a missed bin, check whether the council has published a disruption affecting your road. A genuine missed collection can normally be reported only after 4pm on the scheduled collection day and within 24 hours. For a Friday miss, the council allows reporting by Monday at 4pm.
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Confirm your collection was due.
Recheck the property calendar and make sure you presented the correct bin. -
Check the service-disruption page.
If your street is listed, follow the published instruction rather than creating a duplicate report. -
Check presentation.
The bin should have been visible at the correct collection point by 6am with the lid shut. -
Check for a collection problem.
Contamination, excess weight, frozen contents, blocked access or the wrong bin can explain why it was left. -
Report at the right time.
Submit the council form after 4pm but within the reporting window if the crew genuinely missed an eligible bin.
What happens next?
Runnymede Garden Waste Collection 2026/27
Garden waste is an optional subscription service running from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Each subscribed bin is collected fortnightly, with a two-week suspension over the Christmas and New Year period.
| Bin size | Annual subscription | Delivery / administration fee if a bin is needed |
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| 140 litre | £46.50 | £31.00 |
| 240 litre | £67.00 | £41.00 |
One subscription per bin
If a household wants several garden bins emptied, each container needs its own subscription.
No pro-rata reduction
The yearly charge applies even when a subscription begins part-way through the service year.
Moving within Runnymede
A subscriber can move the garden bin to another property in the borough and notify the council to transfer the subscription.
New, Lost, Damaged or Additional Bins
Runnymede Borough Council owns the household bins it supplies. If you move house, leave the containers at the property for the next resident.
Missing bin
First check whether the crew moved it, a neighbour accidentally took it or it was returned to another nearby property.
2026/27 refuse-bin price
The current purchase price for a new standard 180-litre refuse bin is £77.
Recycling-bin price
The current purchase price for a new 240-litre recycling bin is £41.50.
The council aims to complete bin deliveries and collections connected with these requests within around 10 working days, although actual service timing can vary.
Flats, Communal Bins and Assisted Collections
Residents using communal bins do not normally need to move them to the roadside; crews collect them from the designated communal bin area. Food-waste access has also been expanded to flats and communal-bin properties under the 2026 recycling changes.
Communal food waste
Flats can use communal food-waste containers where that service has been provided for the development.
Assisted collections
If a resident cannot physically move bins to the normal collection point, the council provides a route to request collection assistance.
Sofas, Furniture, White Goods and Other Large Items
Ordinary household bin crews do not take furniture, carpets, large white goods or other bulky items alongside the normal wheeled-bin collection.
Reuse if possible
Furniture that remains usable can be offered through an appropriate charity, reuse organisation or local reuse network.
Use a recycling centre
Suitable household items can be taken to an authorised Surrey Community Recycling Centre.
Use a licensed carrier
If paying a private waste collector, check that the operator is properly registered to carry waste.
Lyne (Chertsey) Community Recycling Centre
Lyne Community Recycling Centre is a useful local disposal option for Runnymede residents. The site is at Lyne Lane, Lyne, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0AR. It is operated within Surrey County Council’s recycling-centre network.
Current opening days
- Monday: 8am–4pm
- Tuesday: 8am–4pm
- Wednesday: 8am–4pm
- Thursday: Closed
- Friday: Closed
- Saturday: 9am–4pm
- Sunday: 9am–4pm
Before you travel
- No advance booking is currently required.
- Pedestrian access is not permitted.
- Vans, pickups and trailers are subject to Surrey access rules.
- Check whether your waste type is accepted before loading the vehicle.
- Some materials can carry charges or special conditions.
Bank Holidays, Weather and Collection Disruption
The normal calendar tells you what is planned. The council’s service-disruption page tells you when a planned round has been delayed by access problems, staffing, vehicle issues, weather or another operational problem.
Check the address calendar
Confirm what was originally scheduled for your property.
Check live disruption
If the bin remains full, see whether your road or waste stream appears on the current disruption list.
Recheck Christmas
Festive collection arrangements can differ from the normal alternating cycle. Do not reuse a previous Christmas timetable.
Official Runnymede Waste Services
BinCollectionGuide.org is an independent information website. Collection records, reports, subscriptions and bin requests are controlled by Runnymede Borough Council, while Surrey County Council manages the Community Recycling Centre network.
Open official collection checker
Open household collection guidance
Open disruption page
Open requests and reports
Open garden-waste service
Open Surrey CRC information
Runnymede Bin Collection FAQs
How do I find my Runnymede bin collection day?
Use Runnymede Borough Council’s postcode collection checker, select the exact property and read the next refuse, recycling, food and subscribed garden-waste dates shown.
What time should Runnymede bins be put out?
Under normal arrangements, place the correct container at the visible property-boundary collection point by 6am. Follow any earlier temporary time shown in a live weather or service notice.
How often is rubbish collected in Runnymede?
General refuse is normally collected every two weeks and alternates with the fortnightly mixed-recycling collection.
How often is food waste collected?
Household food waste is collected weekly. Houses normally use an outdoor green caddy, while flats may use a communal food-waste container.
When can I report a missed Runnymede bin?
A genuine missed collection can normally be reported after 4pm on the scheduled day and within 24 hours. A Friday miss can be reported by Monday at 4pm. Check the disruption page first.
How much is Runnymede garden waste in 2026/27?
The annual subscription is £46.50 for a 140-litre bin or £67 for a 240-litre bin. If a bin is required, the current delivery and administration fee is £31 for 140 litres or £41 for 240 litres.
Can I put batteries in my Runnymede recycling bin?
No. Household batteries should be kept out of ordinary refuse and recycling bins. Runnymede provides a separate small-item collection route where batteries are securely bagged and presented beside the food caddy.
Where is the nearest recycling centre for Runnymede?
Lyne Community Recycling Centre is at Lyne Lane, Lyne, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0AR. Check Surrey County Council’s live page before travelling for current opening and access rules.
Do communal bins need to be moved to the roadside?
Communal refuse and recycling bins are normally emptied from the designated bin area, so residents generally do not need to move them to the property boundary.
Best Next Step: Check Your Exact Runnymede Property
Start with the official postcode checker and save both the date and the service due. Remember that food waste is normally weekly while refuse and recycling alternate on a fortnightly cycle.
If the bin is still full after the scheduled round, check the disruption page and the collection rules before submitting a missed-bin report.
Independent guide: BinCollectionGuide.org is not Runnymede Borough Council or Surrey County Council. Property collection dates, charges, disruptions, opening times and service rules can change, so complete live actions through the official services linked above.