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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St Helens runs one of the most unusual systems around: your brown bin is general waste (not recycling), and recycling isn't one bin but a set of sorted containers — a black box, a blue bag, a pink bag and a food caddy — all collected weekly. It catches out anyone who's moved from a wheelie-bin borough next door.
St Helens Borough Council collects the brown bin (general waste) fortnightly, and a set of kerbside-sorted recycling containers weekly: a black box for card and glass, a blue bag for paper, a pink bag for plastic bottles, cans and foil, and a food caddy. Garden waste is a separate paid green bin (around £46 for the March–December season). Have your containers out by 6:30am on collection day.
Bin setup and collection days come straight from St Helens. You can also check the council's own page at sthelens.gov.uk.
St Helens collects the brown bin (general waste) fortnightly, and sorted recycling containers — black box, blue bag, pink bag and food caddy — weekly. Garden waste is 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 never miss a thing.
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 St Helens'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 St Helens or any council. We simply read the council's published collection schedule and send you a friendly reminder.
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