Bin Store and Bulky Waste Rota

Who this is for

Who puts the bins out, and who brings them back. A weekly rota shares the job between flats, and a second table keeps track of bulky waste collections so nothing is left sitting in the bin store.

Residents of small blocks and converted houses without a caretaker, where the occupiers take turns with the communal bins between themselves.

What this helps you track

• Which flat puts the bins out and brings them in each week
• A quick check that the bin store was left tidy
• Bulky items waiting for collection and who they belong to
• When each bulky collection is booked and whether it happened

How to use it

1. Write the building, the period the rota covers and your collection days as your council or waste contractor sets them.
2. Fill in the week commencing dates and share the bins out and bins in turns between flats.
3. Pin the printed rota in the bin store or hallway, or share the browser version with the other flats.
4. Initial the week once the bins are back and the store has been checked.
5. Add bulky items to the second table when someone needs one taken away, with the booked date and any charge.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Where do I find our collection days?

From your council or waste contractor, usually on their website or collection calendar. Write them in the header, and note any changes around public holidays beside the week they affect.

What if someone misses their turn?

Agree beforehand how swaps work, for example that anyone away arranges a swap and writes it on the sheet. A visible rota tends to sort out most missed turns without argument.

Who pays for bulky waste collections?

Usually whoever the item belongs to. The cost column records what was paid and by whom, which helps when a shared item such as an old communal chair is taken away.

Can the rota include recycling and garden waste?

Yes. Write the bins that go out each week in the bins out column, or note the pattern of which bins go out on which week in the header.