Bins, rubbish and recycling news
Food recycling up by 11 per cent after successful sticker trial
‘No food waste’ stickers will be rolled out on all wheelie bins in Swindon following a successful trial.
Published: Friday, 14th November 2025-
Food waste recycling service to be rolled out to more flats
More than two tonnes of food waste have been collected from flats in Swindon following a successful recent trial of the service.
Published: Wednesday, 13th August 2025 -
Swindon expands food waste recycling to flats in push for greener future
Swindon’s food waste recycling service is being rolled out to flats in the Borough.
Published: Monday, 9th June 2025 -
Christmas recycling day changes to continue after successful trial
A change to waste and recycling collections across all households in Swindon was a “real success” according to the man in charge of waste at Swindon Borough Council.
Published: Wednesday, 5th March 2025 -
Recycling worth £2m being thrown away each year
Residents are being asked to help the Council improve the Borough’s recycling rate.
Published: Thursday, 9th January 2025 -
Changes to waste and recycling collection days to help maintain efficient and reliable service
All Swindon households will see permanent changes to their waste and recycling collections, in order to provide an efficient and reliable service to residents.
Published: Wednesday, 20th November 2024 -
Residents help Council save more than half a million pounds through support of food waste service
More than four thousand tonnes of food waste have already been recycled by Swindon residents, helping Swindon Borough Council to save more than £500,000 since the service rolled out in November 2023.
Published: Wednesday, 6th November 2024 -
Action taken to get Swindon’s recycling service back on track
An independent review of Swindon Borough Council’s waste and recycling service will be carried out to help address systematic issues and improve future capacity and resilience.
Published: Friday, 26th January 2024 -
Council’s waste crews gearing up for their busiest time of the year
Swindon residents are being encouraged to keep using their food waste caddies over the Christmas period to help boost the Borough’s recycling rate.
Published: Thursday, 21st December 2023 -
Charlie Aust-bin and Binnie Piper among names to be adorned on Swindon’s new recycling lorries
Swindon stars from screen and sport were used as the inspiration for some imaginative names that will appear on Swindon Borough Council’s new waste and recycling lorry fleet.
Published: Monday, 20th November 2023 -
Swindon households to look out for letter advising of their new bin day ahead recycling changes
Remember, remember, food waste collections this November! That’s the key message from Swindon Borough Council as food waste collections are to be rolled out to the majority of households from week commencing 27 November.
Published: Friday, 27th October 2023 -
Almost half of households have received new containers ahead of upcoming waste and recycling changes
Tens of thousands of households across Swindon have already received their new food waste caddies and weighted bag ahead of the roll out of weekly food waste collections.
Published: Monday, 9th October 2023 -
Venues prepare for plastic ban this October
Venues owned and operated by Swindon Borough Council are preparing for the England-wide ban on single-use plastics, which comes into effect from October.
Published: Friday, 21st July 2023 -
Weekly food waste collections being rolled out across Swindon this autumn
The countdown to the biggest change in waste and recycling services in Swindon for 15 years will begin in earnest over the next few months when new recycling containers start being delivered to residents.
Published: Thursday, 13th July 2023 -
Extra booking slots added to help residents visit Household Waste Recycling Centre
One thousand extra appointments are now available for residents to book visits to the Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) via the Council’s website.
Published: Wednesday, 14th June 2023 -
Minimal changes to waste and recycling collections over Christmas and New Year period
Waste and Recycling crews will be out collecting as normal for the majority of the festive season, with only collections falling on Boxing Day affected by changes to the usual collection schedule.
Published: Tuesday, 13th December 2022 -
Recycling box collections to resume
The Council's recycling box collection service will be back to normal from tomorrow (8 February) following a brief period of disruption.
Published: Monday, 7th February 2022 -
Fire at HWRC now extinguished
A fire at Swindon’s Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) in Cheney Manor industrial estate has been extinguished, with the site reopening tomorrow (5 Feb) for pre-booked visits.
Published: Friday, 4th February 2022 -
Recycling box collections this week
Due to a surge in staff shortages because of COVID-19 cases in our Waste and Recycling team, we have made the difficult decision to suspend recycling box collections for the rest of this week.
Published: Monday, 31st January 2022 -
Changes to recycling box collections this week
Swindon Borough Council has suspended recycling box collections for the remainder of this week due to a surge in staff shortages in its Waste and Recycling team.
Published: Monday, 31st January 2022 -
No changes to waste and recycling collection days over Christmas
With Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day falling over the weekend this year, there will be no changes to waste and recycling collection days over the festive period.
Published: Wednesday, 8th December 2021 -
Council tackles fly-tipping in the Borough
Swindon Borough Council is cracking down on fly-tipping in the Borough with a refreshed approach to catching culprits.
Published: Friday, 10th September 2021 -
Fortnightly recycling box collections to resume in Swindon
Fortnightly recycling box collections will restart in Swindon from next week (16 Aug) after a brief period of disruption.
Published: Thursday, 12th August 2021 -
Waste crews collect over 2,300 tonnes of recycling at Christmas
Swindon Borough Council’s waste crews collected a massive 2,358 tonnes of mixed recycling over the course of nine weeks this Christmas.
Published: Monday, 1st March 2021 -
Important changes to waste and recycling Christmas and New Year collections
Households in Swindon are being reminded about some important changes to waste and recycling collections over the festive period.
Published: Thursday, 3rd December 2020 -
Council provides update on services ahead of new national restrictions
New national restrictions which come into force from tomorrow (5 November) are expected to have minimal impact on council services.
Published: Wednesday, 4th November 2020 -
Cabinet to discuss borough-wide food waste collection service
Councillors will decide next week whether to roll out a food waste recycling service across the entire borough.
Published: Tuesday, 23rd June 2020 -
Council to trial booking-only system for Household Waste Recycling Centre re-opening
A new booking system and added restrictions will be in place when Swindon Borough Council partially re-opens its Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) next week.
Published: Friday, 15th May 2020 -
Council to prioritise waste collections over coming months
Swindon Borough Council will prioritise certain waste collections over the coming months amid the continuing coronavirus crisis.
Published: Thursday, 26th March 2020 -
New webpage goes live with updates on Council services affected by COVID-19
Only a small number of services delivered by Swindon Borough Council have so far been affected by the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Published: Thursday, 19th March 2020 -
Hundreds of tonnes of food waste recycled in Swindon
A food waste recycling service has been extended in Swindon following a hugely successful initial trial.
Published: Tuesday, 25th February 2020
