Get a friendly text reminder the evening before every bin collection. Any bin, any schedule — don't worry, we've got you. Bank holiday or Christmas disruption? We check, we text, you never miss a thing.
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Bradford does bin colours differently to most places — your GREEN bin is general waste and your GREY bin is recycling, the opposite way round to many councils. If you've moved to the district from elsewhere it's an easy one to get wrong, and with green and grey alternating fortnightly, putting the wrong bin out means waiting another two weeks.
Across the Bradford Metropolitan District — Bradford, Keighley, Shipley, Bingley, Ilkley and the surrounding towns — the green (general waste) and grey (recycling) bins are collected fortnightly, alternating week to week so one goes out every week. Garden waste is an optional paid brown-bin subscription, and a weekly food waste collection is rolling out from late 2026. Only one green bin per household is emptied. Have your bins out by 6am on collection day.
Bin setup and collection days come straight from Bradford. You can also check the council's own page at bradford.gov.uk.
Bradford collects the green (general waste) and grey (recycling) bins fortnightly, alternating each week so one is emptied every week. Garden waste is a paid brown-bin service. Your exact day depends on your address — My Bin Day reads your council schedule and texts you the evening before each collection, so you always put the right bin 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 Bradford'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 Bradford or any council. We simply read the council's published collection schedule and send you a friendly reminder.
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