The weather is exceptionally hot. View guidance on conserving water and staying safe in hot weather and what to do if you see someone sleeping on the streets on Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP).

Due to the hot weather, we'll start collecting bins from 6am on Monday 30 June and Tuesday 1 July. If your bin is due for collection, make sure you put your bins out the night before or no later than 6am on the day of collection.

Household Waste Collection Policy for Southern Buckinghamshire

Last updated: 2 January 2025 Download the Household waste policy here (pdf, 423.7 KB)

Policy 5 – Collection Frequency

The council will collect as per the table below:

Type of collection	Standard low rise property	Narrow access or low rise	Single use container collections	Communal
Residual waste	Fortnightly	Fortnightly	Fortnightly	Weekly
Mixed recycling	Fortnightly	Fortnightly	Fortnightly	Fortnightly (where facilities exist)
Paper and card	Fortnightly	Fortnightly	Fortnightly	Fortnightly (where facilities exist)
Food waste	Weekly	Weekly	Weekly	Weekly (where facilities exist)
Garden waste	Fortnightly	Fortnightly	Fortnightly	Fortnightly
Textiles	Fortnightly	Fortnightly	Fortnightly	Fortnightly
Batteries	Fortnightly	Fortnightly	Fortnightly	Fortnightly
Health care waste	Weekly (following a successful application for collections)	Weekly (following a successful application for collections)	Weekly (following a successful application for collections)	Weekly (following a successful application for collections)
Sharps	Upon request (following successful application for collections)	Upon request (following successful application for collections)	Upon request (following successful application for collections)	Upon request (following successful application for collections)