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Colchester City Council · Essex

Colchester bin collection, recycling and council services in one app

Blue week and green week reminders, your nearest tip and Colchester City Council services, all in one free app.

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Colchester bin collection

Never miss a Colchester collection day

Pop in your postcode to check Loci works where you live. Then download the free app to see your collection days and get a reminder the night before.
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Towns, villages and postcodes in Colchester

Loci covers homes across Colchester City Council. Some postcodes straddle two councils, so check yours above.

Colchester Stanway Tiptree West Mersea Wivenhoe Dedham Rowhedge West Bergholt Great Horkesley Marks Tey CM9 8 CO1 1 CO1 2 CO1 9 CO2 0 CO2 7 CO2 8 CO2 9 CO3 0 CO3 3 CO3 4 CO3 8 CO3 9 CO4 0 CO4 3 CO4 5 CO4 6 CO4 7 CO4 9 CO5 0 CO5 1 CO5 7 CO5 8 CO5 9 CO6 1 CO6 2 CO6 3 CO6 4 CO7 6 CO7 7 CO7 9 CO8 5
Colchester recycling, rubbish and council tax in the Loci app

Colchester, Essex

Everything local in Colchester, in one place 

Colchester City Council (formerly Colchester Borough Council) collects your recycling, rubbish and council tax. Essex County Council runs the Colchester and West Mersea recycling centres, roads and libraries. Loci brings them together, from Colchester and Stanway to Tiptree, Wivenhoe and West Mersea.

Bin day reminders

Bin day reminders

Recycling centres

Recycling centres

Council tax

Council tax

Local business directory

Local business directory

Health & support

Health & support

Council Search

Council Search

AI search

AI search

Local updates

Local updates

Recycling centres 

The Colchester and West Mersea tips

There are two recycling centres in the district, at Shrub End in Colchester and in West Mersea. Both are run by Essex County Council. Find your nearest one in Loci and check what you can bring before you go.

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Maldon Road, Shrub End, Colchester CO3 4RN

Takes household waste and small amounts of DIY waste from your own home. Vans under 3,500kg can visit with a van booking. Book a slot before you visit.

Council services

Colchester City Council services

From council tax to recycling, here's what Colchester City Council looks after and how Loci helps.

All of Colchester in your pocket

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Ask Locally

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Your neighbourhood noticeboard. Ask for a hand, offer one, or share a local recommendation with neighbours within a few miles of your postcode. 

Ask for help: a reliable plumber, a lost cat, what time the market opens.
Ask for help: a reliable plumber, a lost cat, what time the market opens.
Offer help: spare veg from the allotment, a recommendation, local know-how. 
Offer help: spare veg from the allotment, a recommendation, local know-how.
Thank neighbours: the most helpful replies rise to the top. 
Thank neighbours: the most helpful replies rise to the top.
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Colchester neighbours using Ask Locally in the Loci app
Colchester households

79,700+

Colchester postcode areas

32 

Colchester residents

200,200+

Colchester app status

Available 

Colchester · Essex

Your Colchester neighbours are on Loci.

Join them for free.

Download Loci today and keep up with what's happening in and around Colchester, Stanway and Tiptree.

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Colchester residents using the Loci app for bin days and council services

RESIDENTS GUIDES 

Recycling and rubbish guides for Colchester 

The practical detail on the questions residents ask most. 

Report a missed bin
Report a missed bin

Whether your bin wasn't collected or you forgot to put it out, it happens to most households at some point. 

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What bin goes out this week?
What bin goes out this week?

Not sure if it's rubbish or recycling this week? Here's how to check, and how Loci reminds you the night before.

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What can go in your recycling bin?

Not sure what's recyclable and what isn't? You're not alone. How recycling reminders work with Loci.

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Set up reminders
Set up reminders

Set your address once and we’ll keep track of your local collection schedule for you. You’ll get clear reminders for general waste, recycling and garden bins, all in one place.

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How recycling reminders work
How recycling reminders work

Keeping track of your recycling day is harder than it should be. Loci connects to your local council's collection schedule and tells you when your recycling goes out. 

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Food waste bin
Food waste bin

With Simpler Recycling now rolling out across England, more households than ever have a separate food bin collection to keep track of.

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Colchester council services: your questions answered

Colchester City Council collects your recycling and rubbish. Check your postcode above, then download Loci to see your collection days and get a reminder the night before.

Part of Essex

Councils near you 

Colchester City Council collects your bins and council tax. Essex County Council looks after roads, libraries, schools and recycling centres. Live near a border? Find your council below.

Essex County Council
County Council
Essex County Council

Roads, libraries, schools and recycling centres across Essex.

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Tendring District Council
District Council
Tendring District Council

Bin days and council services for Clacton-on-Sea, Harwich and Frinton-on-Sea.

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Braintree District Council
District Council
Braintree District Council

Bin days and council services for Braintree, Witham and Halstead.

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Maldon District Council
District Council
Maldon District Council

Bin days and council services for Maldon, Heybridge and Burnham-on-Crouch.

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Chelmsford City Council
City Council
Chelmsford City Council

Bin days and council services for Chelmsford, South Woodham Ferrers and Writtle.

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Uttlesford District Council
District Council
Uttlesford District Council

Bin days and council services for Saffron Walden, Great Dunmow and Stansted Mountfitchet.

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Your local community app

Blue and green week reminders, the Colchester tip and council services, free in one app.

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