New on the App Store for iPhone

Life's hectic.Never miss a bin day.

School runs, deadlines, the post piling up — WhatBins is the bin collection reminder app that remembers which bins go out and when, and tells you the moment your schedule changes.

Download free on theApp StoreSee how it works
WhatBinsnow
Bin day tomorrow!
WhatBins app showing Recycling due tomorrow, with future General Waste, Garden Waste and Recycling collections
Sunday, 10:47pm…

Green bin or black bin

The family chat lights up, someone peers out of the window at next door's drive, and nobody's quite sure. Sound familiar?

WhatBins ends the Sunday-night guessing game. One glance tells you what's going out — and if the schedule changes, you'll know before the lorry does.

Family chat
DadWhich bin is it this week??
Samno idea, I'm at uni
GranThe man at number 32 has put his blue one out
…we don't have a blue one
WhatBinsnow
Recycling tomorrow — the green bin goes out tonight.
Multiple homes

Look after everyone's bins, not just yours.

Track as many properties as you like. Keep Gran's bins on schedule, give the uni house a fighting chance, and stay on top of the rental — all from one app.

  • Parents and grandparents
  • Student houses and flats
  • Rentals, holiday lets and the office
Add everyone's homes — get WhatBins
Home
Tomorrow
Garden Waste
Gran's bungalow
Thursday
Recycling
Sam's uni house
Monday
General Waste
no more "did you put the bins out?" texts

Schedule changed? You'll be the first to know.

Bank holidays, seasonal rounds, new collection days — WhatBins keeps you informed when anything changes, so the bins are never out on the wrong day.

WhatBinsnow
Heads up — your recycling has moved to Tuesday this week.
WhatBinsyesterday
Garden waste goes out tomorrow. Brown bin!

Clean bins, on a schedule too.

Track your bin-cleaning visits alongside your collections. Spot the little blue drop and you'll know the cleaners are due straight after the lorry.

Mon 19th Oct
General Waste
clean day!

Bins not collected? Sorted in one tap.

If the lorry passes you by, WhatBins puts you straight in touch with your council or local authority to report the missed collection — no hunting around their website for the right form.

Recycling wasn't collected?
Mon 12th Oct
Report to your council
A brown garden waste bin decorated with clover and flower stickers in the WhatBins widget30
make it yours

Stick it to your bins.

Decorate every bin with your own stickers — a house number, a heart, a flower or two. Your bins look like your bins, so you'll spot them at a glance on the Home Screen.

Beautifully made for iPhone.

Big, bold dates you can read from across the kitchen. A Home Screen widget that answers the question before you ask it. Every detail designed to feel at home on your iPhone.

iPhone Home Screen with the WhatBins widget showing Garden Waste tomorrow
Home Screen widget
WhatBins app listing the next few weeks of General Waste, Garden Waste and Recycling collections
Your next few weeks, sorted
new tricks

Bin day, wherever you are.

Ask out loud, or glance at the dashboard on the drive home. WhatBins now turns up in more of the places you already look.

Siri

Just ask Siri

Say "Find out what bin goes out in WhatBins" and Siri answers with your next collection. No unlocking, no tapping, no peering at next door's drive.

Find out what bin goes out in WhatBins
4 DaysGeneral waste
WhatBins
Illustrative mockup
CarPlay · Home

Ready for CarPlay and Home

Bin day widgets sit on your CarPlay dashboard, so you'll know on the drive home whether tonight is a bins-out night. And WhatBins is ready for Home, too.

4 DaysGeneral
Illustrative mockup
Bonus · Ready for iPhone Duo

Unfold for the bigger picture.

Open up iPhone Duo and WhatBins spreads into two columns: your homes and upcoming collections on the left, the next bin day front and centre on the right.

  • Edge to edge on both displays
  • Fold or unfold mid-glance and pick up right where you were
  • Lays out for the space it has, in any orientation
fresh off the lorry

News and updates

All news →
Illustration on a yellow background: a used jack-o'-lantern, a kitchen food caddy filled with pumpkin chunks, a brown food waste bin and a wooden compost bin, with seeds, a tea light and a sticker set aside.

Pumpkins after Halloween: compost, food caddy or bin?

Halloween's done and the jack-o'-lantern is looking sorry for itself. Here's how to get rid of it properly. Spoiler: it shouldn't go in your general waste if you can avoid it.

Read more →
The WhatBins app on an iPhone showing recycling due tomorrow and a list of future collections, beside the words 'Life's hectic. Never miss a bin day. The bin collection reminder app for iPhone' on a yellow background.

WhatBins 1.0: your bin day, sorted

WhatBins is now on the App Store for iPhone. One glance tells you which bin goes out next, and if your schedule changes, you'll know.

Read more →
Illustration of household waste containers in a row on a yellow background: a tied rubbish bag, a tall dark wheelie bin, a blue wheelie bin with its lid open and bottles and cans inside, an outdoor food waste bin, a small kitchen food caddy, and two stacked boxes with paper and card on top.

Simpler Recycling, six months on: what's changed for households in England

England's new recycling rules started on 31 March 2026. Six months on, here's what they mean at home, what's moved since, and why the next few years will bring plenty of local change.

Read more →
good question…

Bin day questions, answered

What is WhatBins?

WhatBins is a bin collection reminder app for iPhone. It shows which bins go out next, reminds you before bin day and tells you when your collection schedule changes.

Is WhatBins free?

WhatBins is free to download and you can check your collection schedule for free. Some features are paid extras, and the latest pricing is always on the App Store.

Does it work for my council?

WhatBins is adding councils as it grows, and the quickest way to check yours is to enter your postcode in the app. If your area isn't supported yet, get in touch and we'll look into it.

Can I track bins for more than one address?

Yes. Add as many properties as you like, from your parents' house to the kids' uni flat, and see everyone's next collection in one place.

Will it tell me if my bin day changes?

Yes. Bank holidays, seasonal rounds and new collection days: WhatBins lets you know when anything changes, so the bins never go out on the wrong day.

What if my bins aren't collected?

Tap to report the missed collection and WhatBins puts you straight in touch with your council or local authority.

Can it remind me about bin cleaning?

Yes. Track bin-cleaning visits alongside your collections, marked with a little blue drop.

Get WhatBinsFree on the App Store
WhatBins app icon

Bins out. Brain off.

Download WhatBins and let bin day take care of itself.

Download free on theApp Store