Why are we swapping your bin?

Bromsgrove is the only district in the country that still uses the old style of wheelie bin. To collect them our trucks need a specialist attachment, and this has become an issue.

• We cannot buy new vehicles or equipment that work with them.
• We cannot hire backup trucks when breakdowns occur.
• Our ageing trucks cannot be replaced without switching bin types.

Replacing your old type bin with the type used across the rest of the country helps us to continue your weekly collections and ensure long-term reliability.

All residents that currently have diamond type bins as shown above are going to be provided with 240l bins: one bin for refuse, one for recycling, and one for garden waste (if subscribed - brown bins will be replaced later, ahead of the 2026 garden waste season).

Use this link to request additional grey bins.

Use this link to request a replacement green bin owing to loss or damage. 

As we are swapping over the majority of bins in the district, we are also making some changes to standardise them:

• Size: all new bins will be a standard 240 litre capacity
• Lids: bin lids will be coloured according to the type of waste: grey for refuse, green for recycling, and brown for garden waste.
• Bodies: all new bins will have a grey body, regardless of lid colour, as the below image shows.