Irlam bin collection days
Run by Warrington. Enter your postcode and pick your address.
Council for Irlam
Irlam sits inside Warrington. The bin schedule, missed-bin reporting, garden waste sign-up and bulky-waste booking all run through the council.
Irlam sits across Warrington and Salford and Trafford. Enter your full postcode above and Bin Day will route you to the correct council automatically.
- Warrington bin collection page
- Salford bin collection page
- Trafford bin collection page
- Warrington council website
Bin colours and collections in Warrington
The 3 bin types Bin Day has seen at addresses in Warrington. Your specific road may have a slightly different mix.
Warrington bins include the brown, green and blue bin. Tap a colour to see what it usually holds, or check your address above for the next date.
Food Waste
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- Plate scrapings, peelings and out-of-date food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
Green Bin
Garden waste (likely)Garden cuttings, leaves and prunings. Most councils run this as a paid annual subscription with fortnightly collection from spring to autumn.
Warrington labels this bin by colour only. The lookup above shows the exact next date and what your address gets, which is the authority on what goes in.
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
Blue Bin
Mixed recycling (likely)The main recycling bin. Plastics, metals, cartons and (in many councils) glass go in together. Items go in loose, not bagged.
Warrington labels this bin by colour only. The lookup above shows the exact next date and what your address gets, which is the authority on what goes in.
What goes in
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays (clean)
- Drinks cans, food tins, clean foil
- Drinks cartons and Tetra Pak
- Aerosol cans (empty)
What stays out
- Soft plastics and carrier bags (until 31 March 2027 in England)
- Polystyrene and foam
- Coffee cups (specialist drop-off)
- Anything contaminated with food
Postcode districts in Warrington
Warrington covers these postcode districts.
- WA1
- WA2
- WA3
- WA4
- WA5
- WA8
- WA9
- WA12
- WA13
- WA55
Common questions about bins in Irlam
- What day are bins collected in Irlam?
- 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 Warrington empties.
- Who collects bins in Irlam?
- Warrington collects household bins in Irlam. Sign-ups, missed-bin reports and bulky-waste bookings all run through the council.
- How do I report a missed bin in Irlam?
- 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 Warrington site is the right place to file it.
- Do bin days change on bank holidays in Irlam?
- 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 Warrington collect food waste in Irlam?
- Yes. Bin Day has seen food waste collections at addresses in Warrington. Use the lookup above to confirm your specific street.
Other places in Warrington
- Appleton Thorn bin collection
- Burtonwood bin collection
- Croft bin collection
- Culcheth bin collection
- Fowley Common bin collection
- Glazebury bin collection
- Hollinfare bin collection
- Lymm bin collection
- Newton-le-Willows bin collection
- St Helens bin collection
- Warrington bin collection
- Winwick bin collection
- Warrington bin collection page
Nearby bin collection pages
- Eccles bin collection (Salford)
- Pendlebury bin collection (Salford)
- Swinton bin collection (Salford)
- Walkden bin collection (Salford)
- Bowdon bin collection (Trafford)
- Carrington bin collection (Trafford)
- Partington bin collection (Trafford)
- Urmston bin collection (Trafford)