Wareham, Swanage, Upton and Purbeck bin days changed from 28 September for 19,000 homes. Check your new day by postcode on Dorset Council's lookup.

Bin collection days are changing for around 19,000 households across Purbeck and Upton from Monday 28 September. Dorset Council announced the change on 9 September and is writing to every affected home this month.

The rule to remember is simple. If your household is affected, a letter will arrive during September with your new collection arrangements. If no letter arrives, your collection day stays exactly as it is.

Updated 25 October: the new rounds began on 28 September. Look up your collection day by postcode on Dorset Council’s bin collection dates page.

The changes affect most households served by the council’s Wareham waste depot, including homes in:

  • Wareham
  • Swanage
  • Upton
  • Corfe Castle
  • Wool
  • Bovington
  • Lytchett Matravers
  • Bere Regis
  • the surrounding Purbeck villages
Key facts panel: 19,000 households across Purbeck and Upton get a letter during September, new collection days begin Monday 28 September, and no letter means your day stays the same
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Why the rounds are changing

The council says the changes are part of ongoing work to make waste collection more efficient and reliable as communities grow and collection routes need updating.

Cllr Jack Jeanes, Dorset Council’s Cabinet Member for Place Services, said: “We know that changing collection days can take a little getting used to, which is why we’re writing directly to residents affected by these changes.

“The most important thing for people to remember is that if your collection day is changing, you’ll receive a letter with all the information you need. If you don’t receive a letter, your collection arrangements will stay the same.”

Weymouth went through this in April

Purbeck is the second area to get this treatment. The council redesigned the rounds run from its Weymouth depot from 13 April this year. That change affected around 32,000 households in Weymouth, Portland, Chickerell and Osmington, and used the same letter system: a letter if your day moved, nothing if it did not.

What it means for you

  • The new rounds are running. They started on Monday 28 September. To check your day, enter your postcode on Dorset Council’s bin collection dates page.
  • The letter explained your new collection days. The council wrote to affected households during September.
  • No letter means no change. The council is only writing to affected households.
  • Bank holidays are a separate matter: Dorset collects as normal on every bank holiday except over Christmas and New Year. Our Dorset bin collection days page has the full picture, including garden waste dates.

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