Bins and recycling in Walsall

Your bins in Walsall

• Green recycling bin

  Clean, dry, loose recycling (or in a clear bag): paper, card, cartons, glass bottles and jars, cans, foil, aerosols, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and clear trays, and empty carrier bags.

• Grey general waste bin

  Everything you can't reuse or recycle, including food waste for now, nappies, polystyrene and black plastic trays. Only one grey bin per home.

• Brown garden waste bin

  Collected fortnightly Loose flowers and plants, grass cuttings, hedge and tree clippings and leaves. No pots, bags, kitchen or food waste, cat litter or animal bedding.

Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council's website.

Bin days in Walsall

Check your collection day with Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council's bin day lookup, or use Bin days on this site.

Garden waste and bulky items

Garden waste collection is available. Free: the council calls it the free garden waste collection season; 36 weeks (extended from 30) of fortnightly collections, with the last collections on Friday 4 December 2026; the page gives no start date. (source)

Paid collection booked online with a MyAccount: £37.37 for 1-3 points, £62.28 for 4-6, £87.19 for 7-9. Fridges, freezers and furniture are taken; items with glass or mirrors, rubble, garden waste and hazardous waste aren't. Both tips take bulky items for free. Book or check prices with Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council.

Recycling centres for Walsall

Household waste recycling centres take what your bins can't. Some need a booking: check before you go.

• Fryers Road Household Waste Recycling Centre

  Fryers Road, Bloxwich, WS2 7LZ

  Opening hours: Mon 9am-5pm; Tue 10am-6pm; Wed 9am-5pm; Thu 8am-4pm; Fri, Sat and Sun 9am-5pm (hours from 1 October 2025). Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day; open other bank holidays.

  Booking: No booking for cars, 4x4s and people carriers. Vans, pick-ups and trailers must be pre-booked with a clear working day's notice, one visit a month. Bring proof of Walsall residency.

  Walsall residents only (bring proof of residency); no commercial waste. Walsall's pages publish no opening hours for this site. Asbestos is accepted only with a permit, in council asbestos bags. Pedestrians are not allowed in. Vans and pick-ups have a 2.5 tonne gross limit; vehicles over 6 metres are not accepted. Re-Use Shop donations accepted at the gate. Map position is the postcode centre. The council lists furniture, carpet, soil, rubble and hardcore, so bulky items and rubble are shown as accepted here; check unusual items first.

  Source: go.walsall.gov.uk

• Middlemore Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre

  Middlemore Lane, Aldridge, WS9 8EE

  Opening hours: Mon 9am-5pm; Tue 8am-4pm; Wed 9am-5pm; Thu 10am-6pm; Fri, Sat and Sun 9am-5pm. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day; open other bank holidays.

  Booking: No booking for cars, 4x4s and people carriers. Vans, pick-ups and trailers must be pre-booked with a clear working day's notice, one visit a month. Bring proof of Walsall residency.

  Walsall residents only; no commercial waste; no pedestrians or cyclists in the tip area. Tell staff about batteries and vapes at the gate and keep them separate. Takes up to 4 car tyres. Re-Use Shop on site. Map position is the postcode centre. The council lists furniture, carpet, soil, rubble and hardcore, so bulky items and rubble are shown as accepted here; check unusual items first.

  Source: go.walsall.gov.uk

Where common items go in Walsall

• Pizza boxThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Grey general waste bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Plastic carrier bagYes. Put it in your Green recycling bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Crisp packetThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Grey general waste bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Black plastic ready-meal trayThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Grey general waste bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Paper coffee cupThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Grey general waste bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Wine bottleYes. Put it in your Green recycling bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Glass jarYes. Put it in your Green recycling bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Kitchen foilYes. Put it in your Green recycling bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Food scraps and leftoversThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Grey general waste bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Tea bagThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Grey general waste bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• ClothesNot in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Battery (not sure which type)Not in any home bin. Take it to a household waste recycling centre. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Disposable vapeNot in any home bin. Take it to a household waste recycling centre. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Light bulb (not sure which type)Not in any home bin. Take it to a household waste recycling centre. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Small household applianceNot in any home bin. Take it to a household waste recycling centre. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Paint tinNot in any home bin. Take it to a household waste recycling centre. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Real Christmas treeYes. Put it in your Brown garden waste bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Cardboard boxYes. Put it in your Green recycling bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Food cartonYes. Put it in your Green recycling bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Plastic drinks bottleYes. Put it in your Green recycling bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
• Till receiptThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Grey general waste bin. Source: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

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Common questions

What goes in the green recycling bin in Walsall?

Clean, dry, loose recycling (or in a clear bag): paper, card, cartons, glass bottles and jars, cans, foil, aerosols, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and clear trays, and empty carrier bags.

What goes in the grey general waste bin in Walsall?

Everything you can't reuse or recycle, including food waste for now, nappies, polystyrene and black plastic trays. Only one grey bin per home.

What goes in the brown garden waste bin in Walsall?

Loose flowers and plants, grass cuttings, hedge and tree clippings and leaves. No pots, bags, kitchen or food waste, cat litter or animal bedding.

When is my bin day in Walsall?

It depends on your street. Enter your address in Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council's bin day lookup (cag.walsall.gov.uk), or use Bin days on Recycle This.