Bins and recycling in Hull
What goes in each of Hull's bins, and where to take the things they don't collect. This page uses Hull City Council's own published information, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Recycle This is independent: it isn't run by Hull City Council. If anything here differs from Hull City Council's website, the council is right.
Your bins in Hull
Blue bin (mixed dry recycling)
Black bin (general waste)
Brown bin (food and garden waste)
Outdoor food waste caddy
Source: Hull City Council's website.
Bin days in Hull
Check your collection day with Hull City Council's bin day lookup, or use Bin days on this site.
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Garden waste and bulky items
Garden waste collection is available. The council's brown bin pages give no price and say nothing on whether the service is free or paid; the brown bin is emptied every week (weekly from 31 March 2026) and no season or winter pause is given. (source)
One free collection of up to 5 items per 12 months, then from £5; DIY items always cost extra. Working appliances can go to Dove House for free reuse collection. Book or check prices with Hull City Council.
Recycling centres for Hull
Household waste recycling centres take what your bins can't. Some need a booking: check before you go.
Burma Drive Household Waste Recycling Centre
Burma Drive, Hull HU9 5SD
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 10am to 5pm. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day; 10am to 4pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
Booking: Cars: no booking, show your resident's pass or proof of Hull address. Vans, pickups and large trailers need a free permit and a booked slot (12 visits a year).
Map position is the postcode centre. Sort mixed bags before you arrive; asbestos goes to Wiltshire Road only.
Source: hull.gov.uk
Sutton Fields Household Waste Recycling Centre
Amsterdam Road, Hull HU7 0XF
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 10am to 5pm. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day; 10am to 4pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
Booking: Cars: no booking, show your resident's pass or proof of Hull address. Vans, pickups and large trailers need a free permit and a booked slot (12 visits a year).
Map position is the postcode centre. Access is by the Holwell Road and Rotterdam Road end of Amsterdam Road while a diversion is in place. Asbestos goes to Wiltshire Road only.
Source: hull.gov.uk
Wiltshire Road Household Waste Recycling Centre
Wiltshire Road, Hull HU4 6PA
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 10am to 5pm. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day; 10am to 4pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
Booking: Cars: no booking, show your resident's pass or proof of Hull address. Vans, pickups and large trailers need a free permit and a booked slot (12 visits a year).
Map position is the postcode centre. The only Hull site that takes asbestos: double-bag and seal it in heavy-duty bags and put it in the asbestos container yourself.
Source: hull.gov.uk
Where common items go in Hull
- Pizza boxYes. Put it in your Blue bin (mixed dry recycling). Source: Hull City Council
- Plastic carrier bagYes. Put it in your Blue bin (mixed dry recycling). Source: Hull City Council
- Crisp packetThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Black bin (general waste). Source: Hull City Council
- Black plastic ready-meal trayThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Black bin (general waste). Source: Hull City Council
- Paper coffee cupThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Black bin (general waste). Source: Hull City Council
- Wine bottleYes. Put it in your Blue bin (mixed dry recycling). Source: Hull City Council
- Glass jarYes. Put it in your Blue bin (mixed dry recycling). Source: Hull City Council
- Kitchen foilYes. Put it in your Blue bin (mixed dry recycling). Source: Hull City Council
- Food scraps and leftoversYes. Put it in your Brown bin (food and garden waste). Source: Hull City Council
- Tea bagYes. Put it in your Brown bin (food and garden waste). Source: Hull City Council
- ClothesNot in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point. Source: Hull City Council
- Battery (not sure which type)Not in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point. Source: Hull City Council
- Disposable vapeNot in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point. Source: Hull City Council
- Light bulb (not sure which type)Not in any home bin. Take it to a household waste recycling centre. Source: Hull City Council
- Small household applianceNot in any home bin. Take it to a household waste recycling centre. Source: Hull City Council
- Paint tinNot in any home bin. Take it to a household waste recycling centre. Source: Hull City Council
- Real Christmas treeYes. Put it in your Brown bin (food and garden waste). Source: Hull City Council
- Cardboard boxYes. Put it in your Blue bin (mixed dry recycling). Source: Hull City Council
- Food cartonYes. Put it in your Blue bin (mixed dry recycling). Source: Hull City Council
- Plastic drinks bottleYes. Put it in your Blue bin (mixed dry recycling). Source: Hull City Council
- Till receiptThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Black bin (general waste). Source: Hull City Council
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How Hull compares
- Weekly shop basket Collects 19 of 22 everyday packaging items from home. Joint 100th of 279 councils in England. Not collected from home: Black plastic ready-meal tray, Crisp packet, Bread bag
- Recycling rate 47.2% of household waste was reused, recycled or composted in 2024-25 (Defra). 25th of 97 councils that collect waste and run the tips in England.
- Food waste Collected from home every week.
As of 24 Oct 2026. See all the council rankings.
Common questions
What goes in the blue bin (mixed dry recycling) in Hull?
Paper, cardboard, books, magazines, tins and cans, empty aerosols, clean foil, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, cartons, glass bottles and jars. Keep it loose, clean and out of bags.
What goes in the black bin (general waste) in Hull?
Waste that can't be recycled: nappies, hygiene products, bagged pet waste, polystyrene, hard plastics, bread bags, crisp packets, cling film and bubble wrap.
What goes in the brown bin (food and garden waste) in Hull?
Food waste (meat, fish, bones, peelings, tea bags, coffee grounds, stale bread, cheese) and garden waste (grass, hedge cuttings, leaves, weeds, twigs, small shrubs).
What goes in the outdoor food waste caddy in Hull?
Food waste only, for some properties without gardens that don't have a brown bin. Use the council's compostable liners in your kitchen caddy.
When is my bin day in Hull?
It depends on your street. Enter your address in Hull City Council's bin day lookup (hull.gov.uk), or use Bin days on Recycle This.