Rubbish and recycling
Book a Special Collection
Basildon Council operates a special collections service for the disposal of large household items and electrical household goods. Residents are encouraged to reduce, reuse and recycle these goods before considering disposal.
Food and garden waste collections are improving this October
Food and garden waste collections are improving from October to help tackle climate change in the borough.
Download the Our Streets Basildon App
Download our app full of new updates and features, especially developed for the residents of Basildon. Using your address within the borough, find out when your next bin collections are and which ones are being collected when, quickly request our rubbish and recycling services including the new 'one-step' service for the ordering of pink sacks or quickly learn how to dispose of specific items using containers provided by Basildon Council.
Recycling Centre information
Find your local recycling centre plus information on the Crunch mobile tip.
How to reduce your waste
Information on how to recycle more, tips about reducing waste and volunteer to become a wastebuster.