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Milton Keynes uses a four-colour system, and many properties use clear and coloured sacks rather than wheelie bins. Black is rubbish, blue takes plastic, metal and glass, red takes paper and card, and the green bin handles food and garden waste together. Black and green are weekly; blue and red alternate.
Milton Keynes City Council collects black rubbish (bin or pink/clear sacks) weekly, and the green bin (food and garden waste together) weekly all year round. Recycling alternates fortnightly: the blue-lidded bin or blue sacks for plastic, metal and glass one week, and the red-lidded bin or clear sacks for clean, dry cardboard and paper the next. Many terraced and town-centre properties use sacks instead of wheeled bins. Your first green bin is free; extra garden capacity is chargeable. Present containers by 7am on collection day.
Bin setup and collection days come straight from Milton Keynes. You can also check the council's own page at milton-keynes.gov.uk.
Milton Keynes collects black rubbish and the green (food and garden) bin weekly, with blue (plastic, metal, glass) and red (paper and card) recycling on alternating fortnights. Many homes use sacks rather than bins. My Bin Day reads your council schedule and texts you the evening before each collection so you always know whether it's a blue week or a red week.
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 Milton Keynes'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 Milton Keynes or any council. We simply read the council's published collection schedule and send you a friendly reminder.
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