BinMate: Bin Collection Day

See which bin goes out next, with bin day reminders for rubbish and recycling.

Independent app, not run by your council
BinMate is built and run by one independent developer. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by any UK council, local authority or government body. Bin collection dates are based on the collection days your council publishes. You can check the official source for your address for free at https://www.gov.uk/rubbish-collection-day.

Never miss a bin collection again. BinMate shows which bin goes out next and reminds you the evening before bin day.

Enter your UK postcode, choose your address, and BinMate looks up the bin collection days your council publishes. Your next collection sits at the top of the home screen in its own colour, with the rest of your schedule underneath.

What BinMate does
• Shows which bin goes out next, named and in the bin's own colour
• Lists your upcoming bin collection dates, so you can check any day
• Reminds you the evening before, at 6pm, 7pm or 8pm
• Covers recycling, rubbish, garden waste, food waste, paper and glass rounds, based on the days your council publishes
• Open any date to see the bins going out that day

Set-up takes a postcode
Type your postcode, pick your address from the list, and that is it. BinMate reads the collection dates your council publishes, so there is nothing to enter by hand and nothing to keep up to date yourself. Coverage depends on the council, and councils change their systems from time to time, so try your postcode and you will know in seconds. Whether your council calls it rubbish, refuse or general waste, your bin collection schedule ends up in one place.

A bin reminder that arrives on time
The evening reminder is free, and you choose 6pm, 7pm or 8pm. On Android 12 and newer, BinMate can use exact alarms so your bin collection reminder arrives at the time you picked rather than somewhere in the following hour. The app shows you how to switch that on.

BinMate Pro
Your full schedule and one evening reminder stay free. BinMate Pro is an optional yearly subscription that adds:
• A bin day reminder on the morning of collection, as well as the night before
• Reminder times you set yourself, and separate rules for different bins
• "Bins are out" and "Remind me in 30 minutes" buttons on the reminder itself
• The home screen widget, in two sizes and four colours, so your next bin collection is on your home screen
• Tick each bin off as it goes out, and undo it if you were too quick

Common questions
When is my bin day? Open BinMate and it is the first thing on the screen, with the day, the date and which bins go out.
Does it cover my council? BinMate looks up councils across the UK. Coverage is per council, so enter your postcode and you will see straight away.
Do I need an account? No. There is no sign-up and no login.
Will it remind me on the morning of bin day? The evening-before reminder is free. The collection-day morning reminder is part of BinMate Pro.
Is there a home screen widget? Yes, with BinMate Pro: two sizes, four colours, and a tap opens that day's collection.
Does it work without a connection? Your saved schedule and your reminders carry on working offline. Looking up a new address needs a connection.

Who it is for
BinMate is a bin collection app for UK households who can never remember whether it is recycling or general waste this week: busy parents, renters, homeowners, and anyone who has heard the lorry go past a bin that never went out.

Privacy
There is no account and no sign-up. The postcode and address you choose are sent to the BinMate service to look up your collection dates. The full policy is at binmate.co.uk/app-privacy

Something not right, or a collection date that looks wrong? Get in touch at binmate.co.uk/support. BinMate is made by one independent developer.

Add your postcode and see your next bin collection.