Crays Hill bin collection days
Run by Basildon. Enter your postcode and pick your address.
Council for Crays Hill
Crays Hill sits inside Basildon. The bin schedule, missed-bin reporting, garden waste sign-up and bulky-waste booking all run through the council.
Bin colours and collections in Basildon
The 6 bin types Bin Day has seen at addresses in Basildon. Your specific road may have a slightly different mix.
Basildon bins include the green, black and blue bin. Tap a colour to see what it usually holds, or check your address above for the next date.
Food
Food wasteCooked and uncooked food scraps from the kitchen, collected weekly in a small caddy. The collection is free and runs every week, even in bank holiday weeks.
What goes in
- Cooked and uncooked food including meat, fish and bones
- Plate scrapings, peelings and out-of-date food
- Bread, rice, pasta, tea bags, coffee grounds
- Eggshells and dairy in small amounts
What stays out
- Liquids and cooking oils
- Pet waste, nappies, sanitary products
- Plastic bags unless certified compostable
- Packaging of any kind
General
General wasteAnything that cannot be recycled or composted. Most councils have moved general waste to fortnightly to make room for the new weekly food collection.
What goes in
- Cling film and food packaging that cannot be recycled
- Used tissues, nappies, sanitary products
- Polystyrene, broken china, vacuum dust
- Pet waste in sealed bags
What stays out
- Items that should go in recycling
- Food waste (use the caddy)
- Electricals and batteries (separate route or HWRC)
- Garden waste in volume
Glass
GlassGlass bottles and jars collected on their own. A handful of councils still take glass in the mixed recycling bin instead of a separate one.
What goes in
- Glass bottles in any colour
- Glass jars (lids on or off)
- Empty glass containers
What stays out
- Drinking glasses and Pyrex
- Broken window glass and mirrors
- Ceramics and crockery
Paper/Cardboard
Paper and cardPaper and cardboard kept separate from other dry recycling. Under Simpler Recycling, paper and card sit on their own unless the council's sorting plant can split a mixed load.
What goes in
- Paper, newspapers, magazines, envelopes
- Cardboard boxes (flattened)
- Greetings cards (no glitter or foil)
- Paper bags
What stays out
- Tissues, kitchen roll and dirty paper
- Heavily food-soiled cardboard
- Wrapping paper with glitter or foil
Plastic/Cans
Other collectionYour council runs this collection alongside the standard kerbside bins. The lookup above shows the exact next date for your address and what should go out.
What goes in
- Whatever your council has labelled this collection for
- The lookup above shows your address-specific items
- Council site has the full accepted-items list
What stays out
- Items that belong in the other kerbside bins
- Anything not listed by the council for this collection
- Hazardous waste and electricals (separate route)
Garden
Garden wasteGarden cuttings, leaves and prunings. Most councils run this as a paid annual subscription with fortnightly collection from spring to autumn.
What goes in
- Grass cuttings and leaves
- Hedge trimmings and small branches
- Plants, weeds and flowers
- Twigs up to the council's diameter limit
What stays out
- Soil, stones and rubble
- Plastic plant pots and bags
- Food waste (use the food caddy)
- Treated or painted wood
Bin day guides for Crays Hill
Practical guides on the common bin collection questions for residents of Crays Hill.
Postcode districts in Basildon
Basildon covers these postcode districts.
- CM4
- CM11
- CM12
- CM13
- SS6
- SS7
- SS11
- SS12
- SS13
- SS14
- SS15
- SS16
- SS17
Common questions about bins in Crays Hill
- What day are bins collected in Crays Hill?
- Collection days vary by street. Enter your postcode at the top of this page and pick your address to see the next collection day for every bin Basildon empties.
- Who collects bins in Crays Hill?
- Basildon collects household bins in Crays Hill. Sign-ups, missed-bin reports and bulky-waste bookings all run through the council.
- How do I report a missed bin in Crays Hill?
- Wait until the working day after the missed collection, then report it on the council's site. Most councils ask for the report within 24 to 48 hours. The Basildon site is the right place to file it.
- Do bin days change on bank holidays in Crays Hill?
- Yes. Most councils slide collections by a day or two when a bank holiday lands on a working day. Christmas and New Year usually have a published two-week revised schedule.
- Does Basildon collect food waste in Crays Hill?
- Yes. Bin Day has seen food waste collections at addresses in Basildon. Use the lookup above to confirm your specific street.
Other places in Basildon
- Billericay bin collection
- Havering's Grove bin collection
- Little Burstead bin collection
- Nevendon bin collection
- Noak Hill bin collection
- North Benfleet bin collection
- Ramsden Bellhouse bin collection
- Rayleigh bin collection
- Runwell bin collection
- Thundersley and South Benfleet bin collection
- Wickford bin collection
- Basildon bin collection page