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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County Durham is a big county — from Durham City and Chester-le-Street to Consett, Bishop Auckland and the rural Weardale and Teesdale valleys — and your grey general waste bin and blue-lidded recycling bin alternate week to week. Working out which one is due is exactly where people slip up.
Durham County Council collects the grey wheelie bin (general waste) and the grey bin with a blue lid (mixed recycling — paper, card, plastic bottles, glass, tins and cans) fortnightly on alternating weeks. A weekly food waste caddy is rolling out across the county through 2026, and garden waste is a paid green-bin subscription (around £45 for the season, roughly late March to late November). Bins out by 7am on collection day.
Bin setup and collection days come straight from County Durham. You can also check the council's own page at durham.gov.uk.
County Durham collects the grey (general waste) and blue-lidded (recycling) bins fortnightly on alternating weeks, with a weekly food caddy rolling out through 2026 and garden waste a paid green-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 County Durham'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 County Durham or any council. We simply read the council's published collection schedule and send you a friendly reminder.
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