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Blackburn with Darwen catches people out with its burgundy general-waste bin and its split recycling: a grey bin for glass, cans and plastics, and a separate blue bin for cardboard and paper. Both recycling bins come round only once every four weeks, so keeping them sorted matters.
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council collects the burgundy bin (household rubbish that can't be recycled) once a fortnight, the grey bin (clean plastic containers, cans, bottles, glass and jars) once every four weeks, and the blue bin (clean cardboard and paper) once every four weeks. Food waste is collected weekly using indoor and outdoor caddies. Garden waste goes in a brown bin on a paid subscription. Some terraced properties use sacks instead — lilac sacks for rubbish, hessian for card, clear for glass. Present bins with the lid closed on your collection day.
Bin setup and collection days come straight from Blackburn with Darwen. You can also check the council's own page at blackburn.gov.uk.
Blackburn with Darwen collects the burgundy (general waste) bin fortnightly, the grey (glass, cans and plastics) and blue (cardboard and paper) recycling bins every four weeks, and a weekly food caddy, with a paid brown garden bin. Note the local quirk — burgundy is general rubbish here. My Bin Day reads your council schedule and texts you the evening before each collection so the four-weekly recycling bins never catch you out.
My Bin Day is 99p a month — less than a coffee a year. Cancel any time by replying STOP to a reminder and you won't be charged again.
Yes. We track Blackburn with Darwen's published schedule, including the shifts that bank holidays and seasonal changes cause, so your reminder always reflects the real collection date.
No — My Bin Day is an independent service and is not affiliated with Blackburn with Darwen or any council. We simply read the council's published collection schedule and send you a friendly reminder.
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