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.
Just 99p a month — cancel any time
West Lancashire Borough Council covers Skelmersdale, Ormskirk, Burscough and the west Lancashire villages. It runs a twin-stream recycling service — a blue bin for containers and glass, a green bin for paper and card — alongside fortnightly refuse and a weekly food waste service.
West Lancashire splits recycling between a blue bin and a green bin, with a weekly food caddy and a paid brown garden bin. It's easy to muddle. My Bin Day texts you the evening before each collection so the right container goes out. Just £0.99 a month, no ads, cancel anytime. This information was correct at the time of writing; the council has proposals to change its collection schedule currently under review, so your service may be updated in future.
Bin setup and collection days come straight from West Lancashire. You can also check the council's own page at westlancs.gov.uk.
West Lancashire collects the grey general-waste bin, blue recycling bin and green recycling bin on alternating fortnightly weeks, with a weekly food waste caddy. The blue bin takes plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays, glass bottles and jars, cans, tins and foil; the green bin takes paper and cardboard. Garden waste is a paid subscription collected fortnightly from a brown bin (March to November). Lancashire County Council handles disposal.
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 West Lancashire'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 West Lancashire or any council. We simply read the council's published collection schedule and send you a friendly reminder.
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