Does your council have a website to report a missed bin collection? Ours was arranged for yesterday and my husband saw them drive across the bottom bit of the street but not make the turn up to us (about 6 houses). It says if they dont come after 2 more days to report it again.
Maybe the council have shuffled the days for your area, mine came a day later after Xmas, usually Mondays but came the next day. Supposed to have come today but still haven’t, so I’m guessing they’re just shifted over the Xmas period or, if I actually go and look at my councils website, may have changed the collection days! No snow last week or today, just a bit of frost that’s not affected the salted roads!
Edit: yep, went to their home page and got a big yellow banner saying
“Christmas collection dates
Between 25 December 2025 and 10 January 2026, the day your waste is collected will temporarily change. For more information and to find out your amended collection dates please visit the Christmas collection dates 2025/26 webpage on the Joint Waste Solutions website.“
Yes, I checked our collection dates on the council's website and the new year's day collection was moved but they didn't turn up on the arranged day, or the next day they said they'd turn up.
Ours have also now done this, I've reported it again but the council website says they arent coming till the 16th now. I hope they change their minds. It's full and we have a 6 month old (nappies!)
Ring the council tomorrow you won't be the only one and they will prob apply discretion and instruct you to leave extra bags near the bin. It'd be unreasonable otherwise since at least you are doing the right thing and not simply pulling a hood/mask up and fly tipping them near a street bin
Prob best to double bag the ones not in the bin though and chuck a few bits of citrus peel down to deter foxes etc
Funny you mention seagulls. Normally I'd agree but its been dead quiet for birdlife and we're used to hearing them on the roof most of the year, barely minutes from seafront/coast
Even the birdfeeder in the back garden is barely being touched and I purposely set that thing up to where cats etc can't get to it
It's the same here actually now I think about it. We feed the garden birds regularly and I filled up their feeders recently but it's remained mostly untouched. Not even the manky pigeons are around. Not many seagulls either. Perhaps they've gone away for Christmas?
There have been flocks of them down here in the South East!!! I’m 50+ miles from the coast, but with the noise from the sky the other day, you’d think you’re only minutes away from the front!
Mine did the other week. Strangely though, this week they only did one side of the street and left my side. It was only the recycling bags this week so it’s not really worth reporting it to the council, I’ll just put them out next week.
Didn’t take my Black bin for a month (not in Birmingham) after 3 phone calls and 2 online reports, I threatened non payment of council tax, they came the next day.
Our bin collections are a total farce. Ive complained so many times to the council, spoke to local MPs ans nothing changes. We've paid out around £240 to have waste collected privately due to how poor the service is round here. We even moved house (same local council) and have experienced 4 bin misses in 6 months. At my absolute teather with this
Our bin day was Boxing Day and NYD. Our bin men showed up both days. Barely anyone had put their bin out on Boxing Day, but I went round and put out the ones I could see.
Just double bag all the stuff from your bin and take it all to the local tip. I do it every Christmas, and I'm the only person on my street whose bins aren't overflowing come the first collection of the year. Easy job that yields the result you're after.
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Hi, from Birmingham ☹️
Over a year now. We did a tip run this morning to get rid of the Christmas stuff
Our folks take our excess rubbish, every time they visit they fill their car boot full of cardboard, fucking life savers!
Ditto. Fuckers are changing the bin schedule this year too.
I refuse to take my recycling to the tip out of principle because these corrupt bastards carried on increasing council tax and taking away services
Bet we won't even see any benefit from the supposed cash injection coming here too.
😂
Do you have snow? Our bin day is tomorrow and half my street is on a hill so I'll be surprised if they turn up as tye whole road is like an ice rink.
No, just cold and clear blue skies, weirdly.
Does your council have a website to report a missed bin collection? Ours was arranged for yesterday and my husband saw them drive across the bottom bit of the street but not make the turn up to us (about 6 houses). It says if they dont come after 2 more days to report it again.
It's the whole area, I think. Quite a few roads involved.
Maybe the council have shuffled the days for your area, mine came a day later after Xmas, usually Mondays but came the next day. Supposed to have come today but still haven’t, so I’m guessing they’re just shifted over the Xmas period or, if I actually go and look at my councils website, may have changed the collection days! No snow last week or today, just a bit of frost that’s not affected the salted roads!
Edit: yep, went to their home page and got a big yellow banner saying
“Christmas collection dates
Between 25 December 2025 and 10 January 2026, the day your waste is collected will temporarily change. For more information and to find out your amended collection dates please visit the Christmas collection dates 2025/26 webpage on the Joint Waste Solutions website.“
The internet is amazingly useful sometimes!!! lol
Yes, I checked our collection dates on the council's website and the new year's day collection was moved but they didn't turn up on the arranged day, or the next day they said they'd turn up.
Well that really rubbish of them!!!
It doesn't get any funnier.
Ours have also now done this, I've reported it again but the council website says they arent coming till the 16th now. I hope they change their minds. It's full and we have a 6 month old (nappies!)
Ring the council tomorrow you won't be the only one and they will prob apply discretion and instruct you to leave extra bags near the bin. It'd be unreasonable otherwise since at least you are doing the right thing and not simply pulling a hood/mask up and fly tipping them near a street bin
Prob best to double bag the ones not in the bin though and chuck a few bits of citrus peel down to deter foxes etc
Gangs of seagulls will have them out in minutes. The foxes don't stand a chance with those feathery bastards.
Funny you mention seagulls. Normally I'd agree but its been dead quiet for birdlife and we're used to hearing them on the roof most of the year, barely minutes from seafront/coast
Even the birdfeeder in the back garden is barely being touched and I purposely set that thing up to where cats etc can't get to it
It's the same here actually now I think about it. We feed the garden birds regularly and I filled up their feeders recently but it's remained mostly untouched. Not even the manky pigeons are around. Not many seagulls either. Perhaps they've gone away for Christmas?
There have been flocks of them down here in the South East!!! I’m 50+ miles from the coast, but with the noise from the sky the other day, you’d think you’re only minutes away from the front!
Edit: doh!, just seen your username! Lol
We went for a walk on the cliff top this morning and saw a whole two seagulls. They must have moved inland to a more sheltered McDonald's.
Bin people were never going to turn up on a Sunday
Mine were meant to do the bottles yesterday, didn’t make it but turned up this morning!
On the council's website it says today. Still does but they've added "not started". I've never seen a bin lorry on a Sunday though.
Ours came today, they were originally supposed to come Saturday though.
Mine did the other week. Strangely though, this week they only did one side of the street and left my side. It was only the recycling bags this week so it’s not really worth reporting it to the council, I’ll just put them out next week.
My bin is regularly collected on a Sunday. I say regularly, that’s when the Council can actually be bothered. But it is a normal collection day here.
Stay strong mate.
Cheers mate, I'm doing my best.
Didn’t take my Black bin for a month (not in Birmingham) after 3 phone calls and 2 online reports, I threatened non payment of council tax, they came the next day.
Our bin collections are a total farce. Ive complained so many times to the council, spoke to local MPs ans nothing changes. We've paid out around £240 to have waste collected privately due to how poor the service is round here. We even moved house (same local council) and have experienced 4 bin misses in 6 months. At my absolute teather with this
Our bin day was Boxing Day and NYD. Our bin men showed up both days. Barely anyone had put their bin out on Boxing Day, but I went round and put out the ones I could see.
Just double bag all the stuff from your bin and take it all to the local tip. I do it every Christmas, and I'm the only person on my street whose bins aren't overflowing come the first collection of the year. Easy job that yields the result you're after.
Expect a visit from the Street Bin Committee.
Panic over, they've been. Peace and goodwill to all men!
Report it to your local council. You Dan probably do this via the website.