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We empty recycling and rubbish bins from most homes on alternate weeks. The collection cycle normally changes at Christmas and New Year, but carries on as usual on all other public and Bank Holidays.
Bins should be placed at the edge of your property next to the highway, with the handle facing the street, by 6.00am on the day it is due to be emptied. However, during periods of extreme heat we may choose to start waste collections at 5.00am. We will normally issue a notification via the Rugby App if we decide to do this.
We empty black bin and blue-lid bins on alternate weeks. If you subscribe to our garden waste collection service, we empty your green garden waste bin every other week, with a short break at Christmas and New Year. From 6 July 2026, we will empty your food waste caddy every week. This might be on a different day of the week to your other collections.
We have other arrangements for emptying communal bins and bins at flats.
We collect bins between 6.00am and 3.30pm (but see the note above about extreme heat). Bins must be placed for collection at the back of the footpath outside your home.
Only report a missed bin collection after 3.30pm (and within two days of its due collection date).
IMPORTANT- we provide each household with one indoor food caddy, one outside caddy (or bin where shared with other residents), one black refuse bin* and a maximum of two blue-lid recycling bins.
For green garden waste bins, you must subscribe to our garden waste collection service.
*we can only provide a second black refuse bin to a household for medical reasons (e.g. a disability or incontinence). Medical proof from a GP or hospital must be provided when you request a second black refuse bin for a medical reason.
In certain circumstances, we can provide a second black refuse bin for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).
To request a second black refuse bin, email contact.centre@rugby.gov.uk