Find Your Rushmoor Council Bin Collection Date and Calendar
Use this Rushmoor resident guide to check your bin collection day in Aldershot and Farnborough, download your calendar, understand the blue recycling bin, green rubbish bin, glass box, weekly food waste caddy, paid brown garden waste bin, missed-bin reporting, bulky waste and Hampshire recycling centre options.
What do you need today?
Pick your exact Rushmoor bin task first. This helps you avoid the common local mistakes: putting glass in the blue bin, using the green bin for food waste, or reporting a missed bin before checking your calendar.
How do I check my Rushmoor bin collection date?
Use Rushmoor Borough Council’s official bin collection day finder. Enter your postcode or street name, select your address, then view your next rubbish, recycling, food waste and garden waste collection dates. Rushmoor empties blue recycling, glass and food waste one week, then green rubbish, food waste and subscribed garden waste the next. Put bins, glass containers and food caddies at the edge of your property before 7am on collection day, or the night before.
Rushmoor Council Bin Collection: Official Facts Residents Need First
Rushmoor covers Aldershot and Farnborough, and its bin colour system can confuse residents moving from nearby Hampshire, Surrey or Berkshire councils.
Green bin
In Rushmoor, the green bin is for non-recyclable rubbish and is collected once a fortnight. This is different from many councils where green means garden waste.
Blue recycling bin
Collected once a fortnight for clean, dry, loose recycling such as cans, tins, aerosols, plastic bottles, paper and cardboard.
Glass box or purple bin
Glass is collected fortnightly at the same time as the blue recycling bin, using a blue box/basket or purple wheeled bin for shared-bin properties.
Food waste
Food waste is collected every week from most homes in Aldershot and Farnborough using the outdoor food waste caddy.
Important Rushmoor rule: the council has a no excess waste policy. Rubbish that is not inside your bin will not normally be collected, and the bin lid should be closed.
Rushmoor Bin Collection Day Finder: Check Your Schedule by Postcode or Street
Your collection day depends on your exact address, not just whether you live in Aldershot, Farnborough, North Camp, Cove, Southwood, Manor Park, Empress, Wellington, St Mark’s or another local area.
Open the official finder
Use the Rushmoor bin collection day finder. It lets you enter a postcode or street name and select your address.
Check every stream, not only rubbish
The finder shows next rubbish, recycling, food waste and garden waste dates if you subscribe. Save the full calendar because blue and green collections alternate.
Download your calendar
Rushmoor’s finder provides a printable PDF calendar. Download it if you want a fridge copy or shared-house reminder.
Put containers out before 7am
Most roads start around 7am. Put bins, glass boxes and caddies at the edge of your property nearest the road before 7am, or the night before.
Early-road warning: collections start earlier for Fleet Road in Farnborough at 6.30am, Victoria Road in Farnborough at 6am, and Ash Road in Aldershot at 6.30am. If you live on one of these roads, put your bin out before that earlier time.
Rushmoor Bin Collection Pattern: Blue Bin Week and Green Bin Week
Rushmoor uses a simple alternating pattern, but the weekly food waste collection makes the calendar look different from many councils.
| Collection week | Normally collected | Resident note |
|---|---|---|
| Blue week | Blue recycling bin, glass box/purple bin and food waste caddy | Glass is separate from the blue bin even though it is collected at the same time. |
| Green week | Green rubbish bin, food waste caddy and garden waste if subscribed | Green bin is general rubbish in Rushmoor, not garden waste. |
Practical memory rule: blue week is recycling and glass. Green week is rubbish. Food waste goes out every week. Garden waste goes out on its fortnightly date only if you have paid for the service or are using approved garden sacks.
Rushmoor Green Bin, Blue Bin, Glass Box and Brown Garden Bin Explained
The easiest way to avoid contamination is to remember that Rushmoor’s blue bin has a narrower recycling list than many people expect.
Green bin
Non-recyclable rubbishFor household rubbish that cannot be recycled through the blue bin, glass box, food caddy or garden waste service.
- Polystyrene and dirty packaging
- Plastic tubs, trays and pots
- Juice cartons and foil
- Items not accepted in recycling
Blue bin
RecyclingFor clean, dry and loose recycling. Do not put recycling in plastic bags.
- Cans, tins and aerosols
- Plastic bottles only
- Paper and office paper
- Cardboard, flattened and dry
Glass box
Bottles and jarsFor all colours of glass bottles and jars. Flats may use a purple wheeled bin.
- Glass bottles
- Glass jars with metal lids
- No Pyrex
- No drinking glasses or bulbs
Brown bin
Paid garden wasteFor subscribed garden waste. Rushmoor also sells compostable paper sacks for pay-as-you-go use.
- Grass clippings
- Weeds and leaves
- Hedge trimmings
- Prunings up to 100mm diameter
Blue bin contamination warning: do not put plastic bags, plastic tubs, trays and pots, wrapping paper, shredded paper, juice cartons, aluminium foil, textiles, household waste, glass or kitchen waste in the blue bin.
Rushmoor Food Waste Collection: Weekly Caddy Rules
Rushmoor collects food waste every week from most homes in Aldershot and Farnborough, and the council encourages residents to use it so food does not end up in green rubbish bins.
What can go in
Food scrapings, peelings, raw or cooked meat and fish, cheese, eggs, rice, pasta, bread, teabags, coffee grounds, fruit and vegetables, and pet food.
What must stay out
No packaging such as pots, tubs and trays, and no liquids such as cooking oil, milk, drinks, liquid fat or gravy.
Caddy liners
Rushmoor says you can line your caddy with newspaper or small plastic bags, but not biodegradable liners because liners are removed before processing.
Food caddy tip: mark your outdoor caddy with your house number and road name. This helps the crews report issues and helps you avoid mix-ups with neighbours on dark mornings.
Rushmoor Garden Waste Collection 2026: Brown Bin Cost, Sacks and What Goes In
Rushmoor garden waste is optional and paid. It is not collected in the green rubbish bin.
You can use a brown wheelie bin for garden waste for £50 once a year, or buy compostable paper single-use sacks as you need them. Garden waste collections are every two weeks. Put your brown bin or paper sacks at the edge of your property by 7am on the scheduled garden waste collection day.
Accepted garden waste
Grass clippings, weeds, hedge trimmings, leaves, cut flowers, wind fallen fruit and prunings no greater than 100mm / 4 inches diameter.
Not accepted
No turf, soil, food waste, vegetable peelings, concrete, building rubble, animal bedding, cat litter, dog poo or ashes.
Free alternative
If you do not subscribe, you can take garden waste free of charge to Hampshire County Council household waste recycling centres.
Rushmoor Missed Bin Collection: What to Check Before You Report
If Rushmoor did not empty your bin, glass box, food caddy or garden waste container, use the official missed-bin service after checking the basics.
Check the calendar first
Use the official finder to confirm that your address was due for that specific collection stream.
Check the set-out time
Most roads need containers out before 7am. Fleet Road, Victoria Road and Ash Road have earlier collection start times.
Check contamination and lids
A blue bin with wrong items, an overfilled glass box, an open-lid green bin or a heavy garden bin may not be treated as a missed collection.
Report through the official service
Rushmoor’s missed-bin form covers missed rubbish, recycling, food and garden waste collections. Missed batteries or small electrical items should be put out again the following week.
Clinical waste note: Rushmoor asks residents to contact customer services directly if a clinical waste collection is missed, instead of using the standard missed-bin route.
Rushmoor Bulky Waste Collection: Price, Accepted Items and Walk This Waste
Use Rushmoor’s bulky waste service for large household items that cannot go in your normal bin, or consider reuse and charity donation first.
Rushmoor’s official bulky waste page lists collections from £46 for up to 3 items. Some larger items may cost more, and the final amount is shown when you make the booking. The council can collect items such as bed bases, carpets, furniture, household electrical items, baths, fences and greenhouses, but not DIY/construction waste, boilers, oil tanks, car tyres, chemicals, gas bottles, fire extinguishers or paint.
Before you book
Check whether the item can be donated, reused, sold locally, taken to a Hampshire household waste recycling centre or collected through a reuse charity.
Walk this Waste
When running, Rushmoor’s mobile walk-up service lets local residents drop off up to 3 household items at listed collection points.
Do not dump early
Large items left outside too early can block pavements, look like fly-tipping and may not match the booked collection.
Rushmoor Household Waste Recycling Centres: Aldershot and Farnborough Options
Rushmoor residents can use Hampshire County Council managed household waste recycling centres, including local sites in Aldershot and Farnborough.
The local Rushmoor guidance points residents to household waste recycling centres at Ivy Road, Aldershot and Eelmoor Road, Farnborough. These sites can help with extra paper, cardboard, textiles, clothes, shoes, small electricals, garden waste and other items accepted by Hampshire. Book an appointment or check Hampshire’s current HWRC rules before travelling.
Aldershot HWRC
Use the Hampshire recycling centre information for Ivy Road, Aldershot before travelling.
Farnborough HWRC
Use the Hampshire site information for Eelmoor Road, Farnborough and check current opening rules.
DIY waste note
Rushmoor’s recycling directory says local residents can take up to eight 50-litre rubble sacks of household compost, soil, rubble or other household DIY waste free of charge.
Rushmoor New, Replacement, Lost or Damaged Bins
Use the official Rushmoor request services if your rubbish bin, recycling bin, glass box or food waste caddy is missing, damaged, too large or too small.
Replacement rubbish bins
Rushmoor lists replacement rubbish bin prices from April 2025 as £47 for 240 litres and £42 for 140 litres.
Recycling bin admin fee
The council lists a £12 admin fee for replacement recycling bins. Extra recycling bins, glass boxes or food caddies can be requested separately.
Free replacements
Garden waste service replacement bins and outdoor food waste caddies are listed as free. A bin lost into the lorry may also be replaced free if confirmed by the crew.
Before ordering a lost bin: Rushmoor advises checking nearby roads and neighbours and waiting at least 24 hours, because bins sometimes reappear after collection day.
Rushmoor Bin Collection Tips for Aldershot and Farnborough Residents
These practical checks prevent most missed-bin, contamination and overflow problems in Rushmoor.
Before bin night in Rushmoor
Use these checks in Aldershot, Farnborough, Cove, North Camp, Southwood, Manor Park, Empress, Wellington, St Mark’s and nearby neighbourhoods.
Green means rubbish
Do not assume green is garden waste. Rushmoor’s green bin is for non-recyclable rubbish.
Glass stays separate
Glass bottles and jars go in the glass box or purple bin, not the blue recycling bin.
No plastic bags in blue
Blue bin recycling should be clean, dry and loose. Plastic bags can contaminate the load.
Food every week
Use the food caddy weekly to reduce smells and stop food waste filling the green rubbish bin.
Batteries on top
Put used batteries in a sealed plastic bag on the bin lid, not inside the bin.
Small electricals
Small electricals can go in a carrier bag on top of your bin if you have an individual household bin.
Rushmoor Council Bin Collection Official Links
Use these official Rushmoor and Hampshire links before putting bins out, reporting a missed collection, paying for garden waste or travelling to a recycling centre.
Related Council Bin Collection Guides
Use these internal guides if you are moving between nearby councils, comparing bin colours or checking UK-wide collection rules.
Rushmoor Council Bin Collection FAQ
These answers cover the main Rushmoor bin searches: collection day, schedule, calendar, green bin, blue bin, glass box, food waste, garden waste, missed bins and bulky waste.
Use Rushmoor Borough Council’s official bin collection day finder. Enter your postcode or street name, select your home and view your next rubbish, recycling, food waste and garden waste dates.
Put bins, glass containers and caddies at the edge of your property before 7am, or the night before. Fleet Road and Ash Road have 6.30am collection starts, and Victoria Road in Farnborough has a 6am start.
Rushmoor empties blue recycling, glass and food waste one week, then green rubbish, food waste and subscribed garden waste the next.
The green bin is for non-recyclable rubbish. Rushmoor will not collect excess rubbish left outside the bin, and the lid should be closed.
The blue bin is for clean, dry, loose recycling including cans, tins, aerosols, plastic bottles, paper, greetings cards without glitter or foil, and flattened cardboard.
No. Glass bottles and jars go in the glass collection box, basket or purple wheeled bin for shared-bin properties. Glass is collected at the same time as the blue bin but kept separate.
Yes. Rushmoor collects food waste every week from most homes in Aldershot and Farnborough using the outdoor food waste caddy.
Rushmoor lists the brown garden waste wheelie bin service at £50 once a year. Residents can also buy compostable paper single-use garden waste sacks.
Use Rushmoor’s official missed-bin service for missed rubbish, recycling, food or garden waste collections after checking your calendar, set-out time, contamination and lid rules.
Rushmoor’s official bulky waste page lists large household item collections from £46 for up to 3 items. Some bigger items may cost more, and the booking service shows the final price.
Rushmoor residents are directed to Hampshire County Council household waste recycling centres, including local sites in Aldershot and Farnborough. Check Hampshire’s booking and opening rules before travelling.
Yes. Rushmoor has services for lost, damaged, replacement, swapped and extra containers. Replacement rubbish bins are charged, while outdoor food waste caddies and garden waste service replacement bins are listed as free.
Editorial note
This guide is an independent resident-help page for councilbincollection.org. It is not the official Rushmoor Borough Council website. Always confirm live collection dates, missed-bin rules, garden waste charges, bulky waste prices, recycling centre booking rules, replacement-bin fees and service disruptions directly with Rushmoor Borough Council or Hampshire County Council before taking action.
Final summary: Use Rushmoor’s official bin collection day finder first. Rushmoor collects blue recycling, glass and food waste one week, then green rubbish, food waste and garden waste if subscribed the next. Put containers out before 7am unless your road has an earlier start. Keep blue-bin recycling clean, dry and loose, keep glass separate, use the food caddy weekly, and remember that Rushmoor’s green bin is for general rubbish.