Before you report a missed collection, please make sure that:
Sometimes we are unable to collect a bin if it contains the wrong items. For more information on specific items please see our A-Z of rubbish and recycling.
The blue-lidded bin can only be used for certain items that we are able to recycle in Coventry.
This bin cannot be used for items such as wallpaper, lightbulbs, broken glass, plastic bags, clothing/textiles or general household rubbish, etc. For details on specific items please see the A-Z of rubbish and recycling.
If your blue-lidded bin contained the correct items and was still not collected, you can report the missed bin online.
The brown-lidded bin can only be used for general garden waste and food waste without packaging.
This bin cannot be used for items such as soil/turf, tree stumps, rubble, plant pots, garden waste in sacks, etc. For details on specific items please see the A-Z of rubbish and recycling.
If your brown-lidded bin contained the correct items and was still not collected, you can report the missed bin online.
The green-lidded bin can only be used for general household waste (items that cannot be recycled or composted).
It cannot be used for items such as electrical goods, bathroom suites, bedding, beds, bicycles, oil, paint or rubble, etc. For details on specific items please see the A-Z of rubbish and recycling.
If your green-lidded bin contained the correct items and still was not collected, you can report the missed bin online.
Sometimes we are unable to collect a bin if it contains the wrong items. Please check below to make sure that your bin contained the correct items.
The blue-lidded bin can only be used for certain items that we are able to recycle in Coventry.
This bin cannot be used for items such as wallpaper, lightbulbs, broken glass, plastic bags, clothing/textiles or general household rubbish, etc. (this list is by no means complete).
Please note that this bin can only be used for general household waste (items that cannot be recycled or composted), unless this is the only type of bin that you have.
This bin cannot be used for items such as electrical goods, bathroom suites, bedding, beds, bicycles, oil, paint or rubble, etc.
For details on specific items please see the A-Z of rubbish and recycling.
If either bin contained the correct items and was still not collected, you can report the missed bin online.