King’s Lynn says the exact bins and collection day depend on your property, so the quickest way to check is the borough council’s bin collection dates page. If you want the general rules, black bins or black bags are for residual waste, and food waste goes in the grey food waste bin.
| Bin / waste type | What to put out | Collection pattern | When to put it out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black bin / black bin bags | General residual waste that can’t be reused or recycled | Black bins are collected once a fortnight; black bags in bagged waste areas are collected weekly | Put it out before 7:00am, but after 7:00pm the previous evening |
| Food waste bin | The larger 23-litre grey food waste bin only; use the 7-litre kitchen caddy indoors | Collected every week, on the same day as your black or green bin | Put it next to your black or green bin at the edge of your property on collection day, before 7:00am and after 7:00pm the previous evening |
| Green recycling bin | The exact contents aren’t listed here, but it’s collected on your recycling day | Used as the weekly collection reference for food waste in these notes | Put it out by 7:00am on collection day |
| Brown garden waste bin | If you’ve paid for a brown bin, it will be collected | Brown bin collections continue over the festive break | Put it out on its normal collection day by 7:00am |
A couple of extra points: black bins must be fully closed, overflowing bins and side waste won’t be collected, and if you’re in a bagged waste area, black bags should not be left in alleyways. For the exact day for your address, use the borough council’s collection lookup.