Recycling in Swindon news
Food waste recycling rollout to flats in Swindon nears completion ahead of national deadline
The rollout of a food waste recycling service to all 11,000 flats in Swindon is set to be completed by the Council next week.
Published: Wednesday, 18th March 2026-
Waste and recycling collections to move by two working days again
From Christmas Day (Thursday, 25 December), all waste and recycling collections in Swindon will move by two working days, in line with the new approach introduced by the Council last year.
Published: Thursday, 4th December 2025 -
Council makes plastic plea to residents
Residents across Swindon are being asked to dispose of their plastic bags and films correctly to help a new council machine separate rubbish more efficiently.
Published: Wednesday, 4th December 2024 -
Food waste prevention tips could help residents save money
Swindon households could cut down the cost of wasted food by taking practical steps being promoted during national Food Waste Action Week (18 to 24 March) by Swindon Borough Council.
Published: Tuesday, 19th March 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 -
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 -
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 -
Changes to Council services on day of Her Majesty’s State Funeral
With the day of Her Majesty The Queen’s State Funeral being marked as a bank holiday, some changes will be made to Swindon Borough Council’s services on Monday (19 September).
Published: Tuesday, 13th September 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 -
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 -
Check-in system introduced at Swindon’s HWRC
From tomorrow (12 August) a new check-in system will launch at Swindon’s Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) in Cheney Manor Industrial Estate to improve customer experience and site security.
Published: Wednesday, 11th 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
