Find Your Bin Day in Liverpool
Need to find your bin day in Liverpool? Your collection day is set by your address, and bin colours can change week to week—especially around bank holidays.
Not sure which day your bins are collected in Liverpool?
Bin collection days depend on your address and bin colour, and can change due to bank holidays. This guide explains how to check your bin day and avoid missing collections.
How Bin Collection Days Work in Liverpool
Bin collection days in Liverpool are set by address and street, not by postcode alone. Most collections take place Monday to Friday, and while your collection day usually stays the same, the bin colour changes from week to week.
Most households in Liverpool have:
A purple bin for general household waste
A blue bin for recycling
A food caddy collected every week
An optional green bin for garden waste (paid, seasonal service)
Purple and blue bins are collected on alternate weeks, meaning each main bin is emptied fortnightly. Because the colour changes weekly — not the day — it’s easy to forget which bin to put out.
Not sure which bin to put out? Check your Liverpool bin day.
Quick Liverpool Bin Day Checklist
Bin collections run Monday to Friday (your street has a set day).
Purple (general waste) and Blue (recycling) usually alternate.
Food caddies are typically collected weekly.
Green bins are seasonal/paid (if you subscribe).
Bank holidays can shift collections (often by a day).
For your exact address schedule, use the official checker below.
How to Check Your Official Bin Day
The official bin collection checker for Liverpool is provided by Liverpool City Council.
You can use it to:
Confirm your bin collection day
See which bin is due next
Check for changes caused by bank holidays
👉 Open the official Liverpool City Council bin day checker
(opens in a new tab)
This is the most accurate way to check your bin day for your address.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my bin day ever change?
Your bin collection day usually stays the same, but bank holidays can move collections back by one day. Over Christmas and New Year, longer delays can occur.
Is the food bin collected every week?
Yes. Food caddies are collected every week, regardless of whether it’s a purple or blue bin week.
Do green bins have a different collection day?
Green bins are usually collected on the same day as either the purple or blue bin, depending on your area. Collections only run during the garden waste season.
Is this an official council service?
No. LiverpoolBinCollection.co.uk is an independent informational service. For official services such as reporting missed bins or ordering bins, you should contact Liverpool City Council directly.
Don’t Want to Keep Checking Every Week?
Many Liverpool residents don’t want to manually check their bin day every week — especially when bin colours change and bank holidays affect collections.
Instead, you can get a free email reminder sent the night before your bin is collected.
Our reminders tell you:
Which bin to put out (purple or blue)
When to put it out
When bank holidays change the schedule
No apps. No accounts. No spam.
👉 Get Free Liverpool Bin Day Reminders
(Takes less than a minute to sign up)
Why Bin Day Reminders Are Useful
People often search for:
What day are my bins collected in Liverpool?
Which bin is it this week?
Has my bin day changed because of a bank holiday?
Because:
Bin colours alternate weekly
Food bins are weekly
Green bins are seasonal
Bank holidays can shift collections
Reminders remove the guesswork completely.
Get Started
If you want to stop checking bin days manually, you can sign up for free Liverpool bin collection reminders in less than a minute.
Important notice
LiverpoolBinCollection.co.uk is not affiliated with Liverpool City Council. We provide an independent reminder service designed to help Liverpool residents remember bin collection days and bin colours.