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BinDayBuddy — check your bin day, free

When is my bin day? What goes in which bin? Answered, for free.

A free, independent UK site for bin days and recycling. Enter a postcode and BinDayBuddy names the council that collects there. For many councils it shows the next collection days, read from the council's own collection system; for the rest it links straight to the council's own bin-day page. It also answers what goes in which bin, item by item, and explains why bin colours differ between councils. The Family zone has stories, games and free printable learning packs for ages 5 to 11, set in Gullbrae, a made-up Scottish town. BinDayBuddy is not run by or for any council, and the council's own rules always win. No accounts, no adverts and no tracking. It does not send reminders yet.

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Why BinDayBuddy

What makes it different

Your next bin day

Enter a postcode for the next collections, read from the council's own system, or a direct link to your council's own checker.

What goes in which bin

Short answers for common items, and how to check your own council's rules.

For families and schools

Stories, games and free printable packs with answers, for home and the classroom, ages 5 to 11.

Nothing asked of you

No accounts, no adverts and no tracking. The Family zone asks children for nothing.

On bindaybuddy.co.uk

Where to start

What goes in which bin?Short answers for common items, and why bin colours differ between councils.bindaybuddy.co.uk Free recycling packs for home and schoolPrintable activities, lesson plans and answers for ages 5 to 11.bindaybuddy.co.uk The Family zone, for grown-upsWhat it is for, why Gullbrae is made up, and how children's privacy is protected.bindaybuddy.co.uk

Better than the alternative

How it compares

The usual way

Bin-day apps that want an account and your email first
One national answer for every bin

With BinDayBuddy

Enter a postcode. No account, no adverts, no tracking
General answers that say so, and your council's own rules first

Illustrative

How it would work

Checks the next collection days for their postcode, then uses a printable pack to show the children what goes in which bin.

A family who keep missing the recycling week

Questions

BinDayBuddy: what people ask

When is my bin day?

Enter your postcode on BinDayBuddy. For many councils it shows the next collection days, read from the council's own system; for the rest it links to your council's own bin-day page.

Is BinDayBuddy run by my council?

No. It is independent and not run by or for any council. Your council's own rules always win.

Does it send reminders?

Not yet. For now, check your postcode when you need it.

Is it safe for children?

The Family zone has no adverts and no sign-up, asks children for nothing and keeps nothing they choose. Gullbrae and its characters are made up.

Is it free?

Free to use · no account, no adverts and no tracking.

Works with

BinDayBuddy does its own job. These pick up the next one.

CheckAPostcodeFor everything else about a postcode: the council, ward and MP, broadband, flood risk and more.See CheckAPostcode →

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Ready to use BinDayBuddy?

It is free to start, and the details are on bindaybuddy.co.uk.

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