Weekly brown bin collections begin in East Riding starting today
Council launches new initiative to comply with food waste directive
Starting today, brown bins will be collected weekly for two-thirds of homes in the East Riding, marking the onset of significant changes in local waste management.
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council has introduced the initiative to comply with a Government directive mandating weekly food waste collections from households.
Funded by the Government, the changes aim to extend to all East Riding residents by 2027.
Currently, brown bins—utilized for recycling food and garden waste—are collected on a fortnightly basis.
Weekly service begins from 9th February 2026 for areas including Bridlington, Driffield, Holderness, Market Weighton, and Goole.
The remaining areas—Beverley, Cottingham, Willerby, Brough, Anlaby, and Hessle—will see the roll-out by February 2027.
More than 50 new jobs and 16 new bin lorries have been added to accommodate the additional rounds.
Residents are encouraged by the council’s waste and recycling team to maximize food waste recycling using brown bins and kitchen caddies.
Recognizing that winter months may lead to less full bins, residents are advised to continue recycling, in line with the Government's Simpler Recycling initiative.
Councillor Paul West expressed gratitude to residents for supporting the weekly collection changes:
“People in the East Riding are among the very best recyclers in the country and I have no doubt we can rely on them to back these new changes and recycle as much food waste as they can.”
Accompanying the changes, all bin collection days for brown, blue, and green bins will be updated, though blue and green bins remain on a fortnightly schedule.
In the coming weeks, households will receive a recycling information pack with details on the new collection calendar for 2026/27.
The council's app also offers convenient mobile access to updated bin collection dates and reminders, already utilized by over 99,000 users.
Brown bins accept cooked and uncooked food waste, peelings, plate scrapings, bones, and garden waste, all recycled into compost locally, with some distributed annually to residents.