Ewell bin collection days
Run by Epsom and Ewell. Enter your postcode and pick your address.
Council for Ewell
Ewell sits inside Epsom and Ewell. The bin schedule, missed-bin reporting, garden waste sign-up and bulky-waste booking all run through the council.
Ewell sits across Epsom and Ewell and Kingston upon Thames and Sutton. Enter your full postcode above and Bin Day will route you to the correct council automatically.
- Epsom and Ewell bin collection page
- Kingston upon Thames bin collection page
- Sutton bin collection page
- Epsom and Ewell council website
Bin colours and collections in Epsom and Ewell
The 5 bin types Bin Day has seen at addresses in Epsom and Ewell. Your specific road may have a slightly different mix.
Epsom and Ewell bins include the blue, black, brown and green bin. Tap a colour to see what it usually holds, or check your address above for the next date.
Recycling and 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- Plate scrapings, peelings and out-of-date food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
Refuse and 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
Communal DMRFood
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- Plate scrapings, peelings and out-of-date food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
Communal RefuseGlass
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
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
Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell
Epsom and Ewell covers these postcode districts.
- KT4
- KT17
- KT18
- KT19
- SM2
- SM3
Common questions about bins in Ewell
- What day are bins collected in Ewell?
- 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 Epsom and Ewell empties.
- Who collects bins in Ewell?
- Epsom and Ewell collects household bins in Ewell. Sign-ups, missed-bin reports and bulky-waste bookings all run through the council.
- How do I report a missed bin in Ewell?
- 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 Epsom and Ewell site is the right place to file it.
- Do bin days change on bank holidays in Ewell?
- 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 Epsom and Ewell collect food waste in Ewell?
- Yes. Bin Day has seen food waste collections at addresses in Epsom and Ewell. Use the lookup above to confirm your specific street.