Find Your Rushmoor Bin Day, 2026 Calendar and Correct Bin for Tomorrow
Rushmoor bin collection days are address-specific. Check your exact property first, then match the date to the blue recycling week or green rubbish week; food waste normally goes out every week.
This resident guide covers 2026 Area A and Area B calendars, collection times, current early-start alerts, Christmas dates, missed bins, brown-bin costs, glass, recycling rules, extra bins, bulky waste and phone support.
Current Rushmoor Bin Collection Alert
Checked 31 July 2026: Rushmoor’s live collection finder says crews are starting at 6am during the week commencing Monday 27 July because of hot weather.
Put bins out by 6am
For the current temporary arrangement, present containers by 6am or put them out the night before where safe.
Do not save 6am as a permanent borough rule
Rushmoor reviews the weather forecast before deciding whether early starts continue into another week.
Some roads already start earlier
Fleet Road, Victoria Road, Ash Road, Lower Farnham Road and North Lane have their own permanent earlier presentation times.
Rushmoor Bin Collection Days: Quick Answer
Rushmoor does not have one collection day for the whole borough. Use the official postcode or street finder, select your exact property, then check the next green rubbish, blue recycling, glass, food and subscribed garden-waste dates.
Rubbish every 2 weeks
Non-recyclable household rubbish goes in the green bin. Rushmoor normally empties one authorised rubbish bin per property.
Recycling every 2 weeks
Blue recycling runs on the opposite fortnight to green rubbish.
Food waste every week
The outdoor food caddy normally goes out weekly from most Aldershot and Farnborough homes.
Glass every 2 weeks
Glass is collected separately at the same time as the blue recycling bin.
Rushmoor uses a separate blue glass box/basket for houses or a purple wheeled glass bin at suitable shared-bin properties.
Find Bin Collection Day in Rushmoor by Postcode or Street
Use this process whenever you need Rushmoor bin collection dates, a printable calendar or confirmation of what goes out this week.
Open the official collection-day finder
Start with Rushmoor Borough Council rather than a generic UK bin website or an old PDF saved by someone else.
Enter your postcode or street name
Use the address of the property receiving the household collection.
Select the exact property
Do not stop at town, postcode district or road level. Shared-bin developments and nearby properties can have different arrangements.
Read every collection line
The finder can show the next rubbish, recycling, food waste and subscribed garden waste dates separately.
Download the calendar
Once the correct property is selected, use the printable PDF/calendar option as a household reminder.
Try the street name as well as postcode. For a new build, flat or unresolved address, call Customer Services rather than copying a neighbour’s schedule.
Rushmoor Bin Collection Schedule Tomorrow: What to Check Tonight
A search for “Rushmoor bin collection schedule tomorrow” needs an address answer, not a borough-wide date. Check the property tonight, then confirm the container type and current start time.
Rushmoor Bin Collection 2026 Dates: Official Area A and Area B PDF Calendars
Rushmoor’s official calendars cover April 2026 to March 2027. There are two versions because Area A and Area B use opposite blue/green fortnightly sequences.
Area A collection calendar 2026/27
Use only after confirming through the address finder that the Area A calendar matches your property.
Open Area A PDFArea B collection calendar 2026/27
Area B has the opposite blue/green sequence, while food collection remains weekly.
Open Area B PDFWhat the official PDFs actually tell you
- The food caddy is emptied every week.
- Blue calendar weeks also include the blue recycling bin and blue glass box/basket.
- Green calendar weeks also include the green rubbish bin and subscribed garden waste.
- The orange Christmas-tree symbol means green rubbish, garden waste and any booked real Christmas tree.
- The only routine bin-day changes shown are over Christmas and New Year.
Rushmoor Area A vs Area B: How to Read the 2026 Calendar
Area A and Area B do not mean “Aldershot versus Farnborough”. They represent different alternating collection sequences, so use your exact address to choose the correct PDF.
Recycling week
Present the blue recycling bin, separate glass container and weekly food caddy.
Rubbish week
Present the green rubbish bin, food caddy and brown garden bin if you subscribe.
Booked real Christmas tree
This marks the January week when a pre-booked real Christmas tree is collected with the green/garden stream.
Use the property finder. Two addresses in the same wider town can follow different route arrangements.
Rushmoor Christmas and New Year Bin Collection Dates 2026/27
The 2026/27 official PDFs already mark the festive collection-day rollover. The day movement applies across both calendars, but your bin colour still depends on Area A or Area B.
| Normal day | Revised festive day | Resident check |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 25 December 2026 | Monday 28 December 2026 | Check Area A/B colour. |
| Monday 28 December | Tuesday 29 December | Follow PDF rather than normal weekday. |
| Tuesday 29 December | Wednesday 30 December | Confirm blue or green week. |
| Wednesday 30 December | Thursday 31 December | Food remains part of weekly service. |
| Thursday 31 December | Saturday 2 January 2027 | Use the festive PDF date. |
| Friday 1 January 2027 | Monday 4 January | New Year rollover continues. |
| Monday 4 January | Tuesday 5 January | Use Area A/B key. |
| Tuesday 5 January | Wednesday 6 January | Check correct container. |
| Wednesday 6 January | Thursday 7 January | Continue festive sequence. |
| Thursday 7 January | Friday 8 January | Continue festive sequence. |
| Friday 8 January | Saturday 9 January | Last Saturday catch-up shown. |
| From Monday 11 January | Normal pattern resumes | Return to standard calendar sequence. |
18–22 January 2027
The Area A PDF marks the booked real Christmas-tree collection during this green/garden week.
11–15 January 2027
The Area B PDF marks the booked real Christmas-tree collection during this green/garden week.
Rushmoor Bin Collection 2025: Do Not Reuse an Old Calendar
If you found this page after searching “Rushmoor bin collection 2025”, use the old calendar only as historic information. Current collections should follow the April 2026–March 2027 address result and Area A/B PDF.
That is enough to put out rubbish on recycling week or miss a festive date, so replace old printed calendars.
Rushmoor Bin Collection 2026 Times
Most collections start at around 7am and are usually completed by mid-afternoon, but several roads have permanent earlier starts and extreme heat can trigger a temporary borough-wide 6am start.
| Road / circumstance | Containers ready by | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Most Rushmoor roads | Before 7:00am | Use property edge nearest the road or put out the night before. |
| Fleet Road, Farnborough | 6:30am | Permanent earlier safety collection. |
| Victoria Road, Farnborough | 6:00am | Permanent earlier safety collection. |
| Ash Road, Aldershot | 6:30am | Permanent earlier safety collection. |
| Lower Farnham Road, Aldershot | 6:00am | Permanent earlier safety collection. |
| North Lane, Aldershot | 6:15am | Permanent earlier safety collection. |
| Very hot weather | Potentially 6:00am | Check current council alert before bin night. |
Route order can change. Present containers before the published start time even if the truck usually reaches your road later.
Rushmoor Bin Collection Schedule: Which Containers Go Out Together?
Blue recycling + glass + food
- Blue recycling wheelie bin.
- Blue glass box/basket for houses.
- Purple glass bin where communal service applies.
- Black outdoor food-waste caddy.
- Small electricals/batteries where eligible.
Green rubbish + food + subscribed garden waste
- Green non-recyclable rubbish bin.
- Black outdoor food-waste caddy.
- Brown garden-waste bin if subscribed.
- Approved compostable garden sacks where used.
- Small electricals/batteries where eligible.
Rushmoor operates a no-excess-waste policy. General rubbish outside the bin is not normally collected, and the lid should close.
Rushmoor Blue Bin Recycling: Current 2026 Rules
Use Rushmoor’s own current list rather than a generic “UK recycling” guide. Local Hampshire processing facilities do not yet accept every item covered by future Simpler Recycling rules.
Put these loose in the blue bin
- Rinsed cans and tins.
- Plastic bottles.
- Empty aerosols.
- Newspapers and magazines.
- Letters, envelopes and office paper.
- Greeting cards without glitter or foil.
- Flattened cardboard.
Keep these out of the blue bin
- Plastic bags and black sacks.
- Plastic tubs, trays and pots.
- Wrapping paper.
- Shredded paper.
- Juice/drink cartons.
- Aluminium foil.
- Textiles and clothing.
- Glass.
- Kitchen waste.
Do not bag recycling inside the blue bin. Bagged recyclable material cannot be sorted properly.
Rushmoor provides clear sacks for excess recycling. Use the dedicated free recycling-sack request rather than placing recyclable material in black rubbish sacks.
Rushmoor says Hampshire’s additional sorting infrastructure is not yet in place. A new materials recovery facility is due to open in 2028, so continue following the current local list until Rushmoor updates it.
Rushmoor Glass Collection: Blue Box or Purple Bin
Glass is collected every fortnight at the same time as blue recycling, but it travels in a separate compartment and must not be mixed into the blue wheelie bin.
Bottles and jars
- Glass bottles of all colours.
- Glass jars.
- Metal jar lids can remain with the jars.
Different glass needs another route
- Pyrex.
- Drinking glasses.
- Broken glass.
- Light bulbs.
- Candle jars.
If bottles or jars are above the rim, Rushmoor says the box cannot be safely emptied.
Rushmoor Food Waste Collection: Weekly Caddy Help
Most Aldershot and Farnborough homes have weekly food-waste collection using a lockable black 23-litre outdoor caddy.
Accepted
- Food scrapings and peelings.
- Raw and cooked meat and fish.
- Cheese and eggs.
- Rice and pasta.
- Bread.
- Tea bags and coffee grounds.
- Fruit, vegetables and pet food.
Use newspaper or a small plastic bag
Rushmoor says bread, vegetable or salad bags can be reused to line the caddy.
Keep these out
Do not add cooking oil, milk, drinks, liquid fat, gravy or food packaging.
All liners are removed before processing, and the council says plastic liners separate from food waste more cleanly.
Keep the handle upright or forward to lock the outdoor caddy, label it with your address and make sure it is clearly visible on collection morning.
Rushmoor Brown Bin Cost 2026: Garden Waste Price and Sacks
Rushmoor garden waste is optional and collected every other week. Choose an annual brown-bin subscription or compostable single-use paper sacks.
Per year
The current subscription charge is £50 for a brown garden-waste bin.
Five sacks
Five compostable paper sacks cost £13.
Each sack
The council describes each paper sack as around the size of a standard bin bag.
Garden waste accepted
- Grass clippings.
- Weeds.
- Hedge trimmings.
- Leaves.
- Cut flowers.
- Wind-fallen fruit.
- Prunings up to 100mm / 4 inches diameter.
Keep these out
- Turf.
- Soil.
- Food waste.
- Concrete or rubble.
- Animal bedding.
- Cat litter or dog waste.
- Ashes.
Call 01252 398 399 to ask for the existing garden-waste subscription to be transferred.
Rushmoor Missed Bin Collection: Use the Correct Reporting Route
The standard missed-bin service covers rubbish, recycling, food and garden waste. Batteries, small electricals and clinical waste follow different routes.
Check the basics
- Official finder shows that collection was due.
- The correct container was presented.
- It was out before the required start time.
- Green-bin lid was closed.
- No routine excess rubbish was beside the green bin.
- Blue-bin contents matched Rushmoor’s current list.
- Glass box was not overfilled.
- Property and road were accessible.
What the form needs
- Your address.
- Your contact details.
- The waste stream that was missed.
Use it for missed rubbish, recycling, food or subscribed garden waste.
Rushmoor says put them out again with the following week’s collection rather than filing the normal missed-bin report.
Contact Customer Services directly on 01252 398 399 or customerservices@rushmoor.gov.uk.
Rushmoor Bin Collection Problem Solver
Rushmoor New, Lost, Damaged and Extra Bin Help
Replacement costs depend on the container. Extra recycling, glass and food containers use a separate request route, while additional rubbish capacity can require a household audit.
| Container / request | Current detail | Micro-level action |
|---|---|---|
| Standard rubbish bin | 240 litres | Rushmoor normally empties one rubbish bin per property. |
| Smaller rubbish bin | 140 litres | Contact Customer Services if you want the smaller size. |
| 240L replacement rubbish bin | £47 | Published replacement price from April 2025. |
| 140L replacement rubbish bin | £42 | Published replacement price from April 2025. |
| Replacement recycling bin | £12 admin fee | Check current order screen before payment. |
| Outside food caddy | Replacement free | Use lost or damaged caddy request. |
| Garden-waste bin | Replacement free | Applies to subscribed garden service. |
| Extra recycling / glass / food container | Request separately | Council says delivery is normally within 5 working days. |
Rushmoor recommends checking nearby and asking neighbours because bins sometimes get moved after collection.
If the crew confirms this, Rushmoor says you do not need to pay and a replacement is sent free.
If you source your own rubbish bin, Rushmoor says it must be 240L, green and comply with EN840 / DIN30700. Non-compliant containers will not be emptied.
Rushmoor Assisted Bin Collections
If a disability makes it difficult to move your wheelie bins to the property edge, Rushmoor says an assisted collection may be available.
Difficulty moving the bin
Contact Customer Services if disability prevents normal presentation.
Agree the collection point
Do not assume crews can enter private areas automatically. Ask what arrangement applies to your home.
01252 398 399
Customer Services can explain eligibility and the collection arrangement.
Rushmoor Bin Collections for Flats and Shared-Bin Homes
Communal properties can use different containers and do not qualify for every house-level doorstep service.
Purple wheeled bin
Suitable flats can have a purple wheeled glass container instead of a household blue glass box.
No on-bin service for shared bins
The weekly carrier-bag-on-bin service is not available to homes that only use communal bins.
Use another battery route
Residents with shared bins can use supermarket/DIY battery points, Council Offices or a Hampshire recycling centre.
Use your building’s communal-bin signage or contact the managing agent/council if the collection setup is unclear.
Rushmoor Batteries and Small Electrical Items
Homes with their own household bin can use weekly kerbside collection for suitable small electricals and batteries.
Carrier bag on top of the bin
Put suitable small items in a carrier bag on top of the green or blue bin on collection day.
Seal in a separate plastic bag
Place the sealed battery bag on the bin lid. Do not put loose batteries inside the rubbish or recycling bin.
Tape lithium/button-cell contacts
Rushmoor recommends covering contacts with sticky tape to reduce short-circuit risk and never storing leaking batteries.
Large appliances, microwaves, televisions and electrical heaters need a recycling-centre or bulky-waste route.
Rushmoor Bulky Waste Collection: Current Price and Booking Help
The live Rushmoor booking service currently lists £46 for up to three items, with up to nine items allowed in one booking. Some larger items cost more and the final price is shown before payment.
Up to three items
Use the live booking screen for the final price.
Items per booking
Some oversized/premium items can increase the charge.
By 4:30pm previous working day
Rushmoor says amendments/cancellations must be made by this deadline for refund eligibility.
- Bed bases and frames.
- Mattresses as separate items.
- Carpets, rolled/folded.
- Furniture.
- Washing machines.
- Fridges and freezers.
- Baths.
- Some fences and greenhouses.
- DIY/construction/demolition waste.
- Boilers.
- Oil and oil tanks.
- Car tyres.
- Chemicals.
- Gas bottles.
- Fire extinguishers.
- Paint.
Good-condition furniture may be suitable for charity donation or local reuse instead of a paid waste collection.
Rushmoor Clinical Waste and Sharps Collection
Rushmoor provides a free clinical-waste service where a healthcare professional has referred the household. Collections take place on Tuesday mornings.
Healthcare professional required
The council can only begin clinical-waste collection once it receives the healthcare waste referral.
One-off or ongoing collections
Regular weekly collections or one-off collections can be used depending on how much clinical waste is produced.
Call by 5pm Monday
Rushmoor says a Tuesday collection can also be arranged by calling Customer Services by 5pm Monday once referral requirements are met.
Yellow sharps boxes are used for sharps contaminated with standard medicines; purple-lidded boxes are used for cytotoxic/cytostatic sharps; infectious waste can use special orange sacks.
Household Waste Recycling Centres and DIY Waste
Hampshire County Council manages household waste recycling centres. Rushmoor points residents to local options including Aldershot and Farnborough for materials that do not belong in kerbside bins.
Ivy Road / North Lane area
Check Hampshire’s current booking, vehicle and accepted-material rules before travelling.
Eelmoor Road
Use Hampshire’s live information for opening times and any current booking requirement.
Rushmoor’s recycling directory currently says residents can take up to eight 50-litre rubble sacks of household compost, soil, rubble or other household DIY waste under Hampshire’s applicable free allowance. Check Hampshire’s live rules before loading the vehicle.
Rushmoor Bin Collection Phone Number and Contact Details
Use online forms for routine requests where possible. Call when you need human help with access, assisted collections, additional rubbish capacity, clinical waste or an address/service problem.
01252 398 399
Main Rushmoor customer-service number for waste and collection support.
Rushmoor Borough Council, Council Offices, Farnborough Road, Farnborough, GU14 7JU.
Rushmoor Bin Collection FAQs
How do I find my Rushmoor bin collection day?
Where can I find Rushmoor bin collection 2026 dates?
How do I check the Rushmoor bin collection schedule tomorrow?
What time should Rushmoor bins be put out?
How often is the green rubbish bin collected?
How often is the blue recycling bin collected?
How often is food waste collected?
Does glass go inside the blue recycling bin?
Can plastic pots, tubs and trays go in the Rushmoor blue bin?
Can I leave extra rubbish beside my green bin?
What if I have extra recycling?
What is the Rushmoor brown bin cost in 2026?
How much are Rushmoor garden-waste sacks?
How do I report a missed Rushmoor bin?
What if Rushmoor misses my batteries or small electrical items?
What is the Rushmoor bin collection phone number?
Do Rushmoor bin days change on bank holidays?
Can I use a Rushmoor bin collection 2025 calendar in 2026?
How much does Rushmoor bulky waste collection cost?
Can I get an assisted bin collection?
Official Rushmoor Collection Resources
Use these after reading the relevant section above when you need to check a property, report a problem or pay for a service.
Rushmoor Bin Night: Do These 10 Checks
- Use the official address finder.
- Check whether tomorrow is actually your collection day.
- Confirm Area A or Area B before using a PDF.
- Match blue week or green week correctly.
- Put the food caddy out every week.
- Keep glass separate from the blue bin.
- Use Rushmoor’s current recycling list, not generic national advice.
- Check your road’s set-out time and any temporary early-start alert.
- Keep green-bin rubbish inside the bin with the lid closed.
- Use the correct report or specialist route when something is missed.
Independent resident guide. This website is not Rushmoor Borough Council or Hampshire County Council. Collection dates, temporary start times, charges and accepted materials can change, so use the official links above for address-specific or time-sensitive decisions.