{"id":379444,"date":"2026-01-20T02:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T02:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/379444\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T02:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T02:02:11","slug":"two-new-bins-being-sent-to-uk-households-ahead-of-rule-change-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/379444\/","title":{"rendered":"Two new bins being sent to UK households ahead of rule change for all"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 31 March 2026, waste collectors must collect four types of waste separately\"Two<\/p>\n

Two new bins being sent to UK households ahead of rule change for all(Image: )<\/p>\n

Two new bins are being sent to all UK households ahead of a major waste shake-up from March 31, 2026. From 31 March 2026, waste collectors must collect four types of waste separately, under a Labour Party<\/a> government policy change.<\/p>\n

It includes: food and garden waste AND paper and card AND all other dry recyclable materials (glass, metal and plastic, including cartons) AND residual waste (non-recyclable waste that is sent for energy recovery or to landfill).<\/p>\n

All these types of waste must be collected from all households (including flats). Food waste must be collected weekly and free of charge.<\/p>\n

READ MORE Warning over everyday cooking mistake costing UK households \u00a3270<\/a><\/p>\n

The government says TWO bins should be provided to each household for food waste. These include a small bin suitable for the kitchen (often called a caddy) and a larger bin for outside (for collection), it says.<\/p>\n

The government also warns: “There is no requirement for caddy liners to be provided to households or for them to be used.<\/p>\n

“Where liners are used, you should promote the use of liners that have the lowest carbon and wider environmental impacts.”<\/p>\n

The changes are part of the new Simpler Recycling initiative from the Labour government, which is kick started this coming spring.<\/p>\n

Simpler Recycling legislation aims to standardise recycling across England. It introduces a set range of materials that all workplaces need to recycle.<\/p>\n

You’ll need separate bins for refuse, mixed recycling, and food waste.<\/p>\n

You’ll also need to keep paper and card separate from mixed recycling unless your collector has completed an assessment to justify mixing them.<\/p>\n

All food waste must be recycled, except liquids. If you only produce small quantities of food waste, you may want to team up with a neighbouring business or household.<\/p>\n

You could then arrange to share a collection service for food recycling, or contract a service that is less frequent than weekly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From 31 March 2026, waste collectors must collect four types of waste separately Two new bins being sent…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-379444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}