How to use wheelie bins

Where you should put your rubbish or recycling wheelie bins on collection days and what you can put in them.

Where and when to put out your wheelie bin

To make sure our crews can collect:

  • put your bin or boxes on or by the pavement at the front of your property - crews won't climb walls, open gates or access steps, so make sure there's nothing in the way
  • leave your bin or boxes out the night before your collection or by 6am on the day of your collection

If you have space to do so, you need to store your bins and boxes off the pavement on non-collection days. If you leave them out you may receive a warning, which could lead to a Fixed Penalty Notice.

Find out more about how to store your bins and boxes.

What goes in a green wheelie bin

Use your green wheelie bin for:

general household rubbish - contained in a bag or a sack

Do not use it for:

recyclable items - find out what you can and can't recycle in Brighton & Hove

electrical items - find out what to do with electrical items

clothes - find out what to do with clothes

large household items - find out what to do with large household items

DIY waste - find out what to do with DIY waste

garden waste, including soil - find out what to do with garden waste

If you put these items in your bin, it could stop us collecting your rubbish.

What goes in a black wheelie bin

Some areas in the city have black wheelie bins for recycling. To find out what goes in these bins please go to How to use your recycling bin or boxes