Brown bin collections across the East Riding are set to move to a weekly service, with the change being introduced in stages from next month.
East Riding Council is rolling out the new collection schedule to meet a government requirement that all local authorities collect household food waste every week. The move is being funded by the Government and will be extended to all East Riding residents by 2027.
Brown bins, which are used for food and garden waste, are currently collected fortnightly across the area.
Weekly collections will begin from Monday, February 9, for abouttwo-thirds of the East Riding, covering Holderness, as well as the Bridlington, Driffield, Market Weighton and Goole areas.
The remaining third of the area – including Beverley, Cottingham, Willerby, Brough, Anlaby and Hessle – will switch to weekly brown bin collections from February 2027.
To support the change, the council has created more than 50 new jobs for additional bin crews and plans to purchase 16 new bin lorries. Both measures are being funded by the Government.
Residents are being encouraged to make full use of their brown bins and kitchen caddies, even during the winter months when bins may be less full. Weekly food waste collections are a key part of the Government’s Simpler Recycling initiative, which aims to increase recycling rates and reduce the amount of waste sent for disposal.
Councillor Paul West, the council’s cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “Thank you in advance to residents for supporting the new weekly brown bin collections.
“People in the East Riding are among the very best recyclers in the country and I have no doubt we can rely on them to back these new changes and recycle as much food waste as they can.”
All bin collection days will change when the new weekly rounds begin, affecting brown, blue and green bins. Blue and green bins will continue to be collected fortnightly.
Households will receive a recycling information pack through the post in the coming weeks, including a bin collection calendar showing new dates for 2026–27.
Residents can also access their updated collection days through the East Riding Council app. More than 99,000 people have already downloaded the app and signed up for bin day reminders, which will automatically update when the new schedules begin.
Brown bins can be used for all cooked and uncooked food, including out-of-date food, peelings, plate scrapings, bones, meat, eggshells, teabags and small amounts of sauces and gravies. Garden waste can still be placed in brown bins.
All brown bin waste is recycled locally into compost, some of which is given away free to residents each year at special events.
To encourage more food waste recycling, the council is offering free starter packs for households without kitchen caddies. Each pack includes a kitchen caddy and two rolls of caddy liners, delivered free of charge.
Free caddy bags are also available from household waste recycling sites, customer service centres, leisure centres and libraries.
More information and starter pack orders are available at eastriding.gov.uk/foodwaste, while details on downloading and using the council app can be found at eastriding.gov.uk/app.
The app also includes features such as recycling guidance, local service listings, a food guide, access to council social media updates and contact information.