Press Release

12 May 2025

Changes to bin collection days coming soon

Simpler Recycling will be coming into effect for all households across England from 31 March 2026. This is national legislation which aims to transform recycling in England by standardising waste collection and introducing separate streams for recyclable materials.

To get ready for this, Fareham Borough Council needs to make sure its waste collection routes are as efficient as possible. This means that residents’ bin collection days are likely to change, and these changes will come into effect later this year. In the meantime, residents are reminded to continue to put their bins out according to their usual collection schedule. The Council will communicate any changes to collection days in detail, once the specifics are finalised.

By introducing these changes now, the Council will be ready to increase recycling collections without any further collection day changes. The new collection routes will also mean that crews will be covering fewer miles each week and reducing carbon emissions.

Executive Member for Streetscene at Fareham Borough Council, Councillor Ian Bastable, commented: “To prepare for the introduction of Simper Recycling, it is important that we change our waste collection rounds to make them as efficient and resilient as possible. While this means that residents’ bin collection days are likely to change, it is good news for Fareham as a whole, as it means that people will be able to recycle more, including food waste, directly from their homes. Making the rounds more efficient will also reduce our carbon emissions, in line with the Council’s commitment to being carbon neutral by 2030.”

You can find up-to-date ‘bin-formation’ and collection dates at: www.fareham.gov.uk/bincalendar.

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