Collection of household rubbish

Recycling is collected at the kerbside in most areas but can also be taken to your local household recycling centre.

• Christchurch household rubbish collections

  Rubbish is collected fortnightly in Christchurch using a grey wheelie bin or authorised blue sacks.

• East Dorset household rubbish collections

  Rubbish is collected fortnightly using a grey wheelie bin in part of East Dorset. People in the rest of East Dorset have their rubbish collected weekly using sacks.

• North Dorset household rubbish collections

  Most North Dorset households receive a weekly sack collection. Some households in the north of the district use a wheeled bin scheme, providing fortnightly rubbish collections and weekly food waste and cardboard collections.

• Purbeck household rubbish collections

  We offer an alternate week collection service for refuse and recycling. The majority of households have been provided with a 240 litre wheeled bin which should be used for any waste that cannot be recycled and a green, 55 litre box for the collection of recyclable material.

• West Dorset household rubbish collections

  We provide a weekly refuse collection from each domestic property. Refuse should be placed in a rubbish bin at the kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

• Weymouth and Portland household rubbish collections

  Weymouth and Portland Borough Council operate a fortnightly collection of residual waste for all households that are able to accommodate the green 180 litre wheelie bin that is supplied.

• Report a missed bin collection

  If your rubbish or recycling has not been collected on your collection day, you can report it to the appropriate council online.