Request

I am seeking information regarding missed household waste and recycling collections within your local authority area.

For each of the last five complete financial years, please provide:

  1. The total number of reported missed bin collections.
  2. The total number of complaints received relating to missed bin collections.
  3. The total number of scheduled household waste and recycling collections.

Please provide this information for the following financial years:

  • 2021/22
  • 2022/23
  • 2023/24
  • 2024/25
  • 2025/26

Response

1. This information is only held on a rolling two-year basis as follows.

September to December 2024: 1,359

2025: 3,8372026 to date of request: 2,597

2. As follows:

2021/22 - 88

2022/23 - 12

2023/24 - 4

2024/25 - 30

2025/26 – 49

This information is only held on a rolling two-year basis, as follows: 

September to December 2024: 429,636

2025: 1,412,077

2026 to date of request: 1,020,669