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Glanceable
A bold, bin-coloured card answers "put out tonight: Recycling — Tomorrow" instantly. Add the home & lock-screen widget (Pro) and it's there before you even open the app.
UK bin-collection reminders
Never miss bin day — at a glance, every time.
BinMate tells you exactly which bin to put out tonight, reminds you the night before and the morning of, and handles bank-holiday shifts automatically — so the bins are always out on time.
Out now on the App Store & Google Play — set your bins in under a minute.
No account needed Works offline after setup Made in the UK
Sound familiar?
Weekly food. Fortnightly recycling. Garden on another cycle. Then a bank holiday moves everything.
UK bin schedules are genuinely confusing. BinMate turns all of it into one bold, colour-coded answer you can read from across the kitchen — plus reminders so it never slips your mind.
Everything you need
Built to answer one question: which bin, and when?
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Reliable reminders
A free nudge every collection morning — Pro adds the night before and an early heads-up days ahead. Reboot-proof, with a one-tap test to prove it works.
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Bank-holiday smart
Applies the UK "+1 working day" rule automatically, knows England & Wales, Scotland and NI apart — and tells you why a date moved.
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Auto-detect + manual
Auto-detect your schedule from your postcode in selected areas, with a ~20-second manual setup everywhere else — so it covers 100% of the UK.
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Private by design
No account and no sign-up. Your postcode, addresses and bins are stored on your device, and the app works offline after the one-time setup.
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Made in the UK
A warm, British tone and fair plans — from £1.99 a month, a yearly plan with 7 days free, or a one-time Lifetime unlock.
Setup in seconds
Enter your postcode. We do the rest.
In selected areas, BinMate looks up your real collection schedule and sets up colour-coded bins for you. Everywhere else, a quick manual setup has you sorted in about 20 seconds.
- Auto-detect in selected areas (manual setup everywhere else)
- Colour-coded bins: recycling, food, garden, general & more
- Runs fully offline once you're set up
The bit rivals get wrong
Bank holiday? Moved for you — automatically.
When a bank holiday lands in a collection week, BinMate shifts that collection (and the rest of the week) by a working day — cumulatively — and shows a clear "Moved" note so you know exactly why the date changed.
- Region-aware: England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
- Every shift explains itself (e.g. "Moved — Christmas Day")
- Bundled holiday data means it works the moment you install
Gentle nudges
Reminded the night before — and the morning of.
A free reminder every collection morning — and with Pro, the night before, an early heads-up days ahead, and an optional "bring the bins back in." Every time is editable, and multiple bins on one day collapse into a single, tidy notification.
- Free morning-of reminder, with an editable time
- Pro: night-before, days-early & bring-in nudges for every bin
- Re-armed automatically after a phone restart
BinMate Pro
Track every home in one app.
Your place, a parent's house, a rental or a holiday let — each address keeps its own bins and schedule, and reminders are labelled so you always know which home. Pro also unlocks every reminder, all widget designs, calendar export and every accent colour.
- Add as many addresses as you like
- Per-address reminders ("Home: Recycling", "Mum's: Garden")
- 7-day free trial on the yearly plan
How it works
Set it once. Glance forever.
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Add your bins
Auto-detect from your postcode in selected areas, or tap a preset and set the next date — about 20 seconds.
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Turn on reminders
Choose the night before, the morning of, and an optional bring-in nudge. Pick the times that suit you.
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Glance & relax
Your next bin sits on your home screen, and bank holidays are handled for you. No more guessing.
Simple, fair pricing
Free to start. Try everything Pro — 7 days free.
Set up in a minute, keep the essentials free — and try the full Pro experience for a week before paying a penny.
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The essentials for one home.
- One address, full "which bin" experience
- A reminder every collection morning
- Bank-holiday shifts + region picker
- Auto-detect (selected areas) + manual setup
- Light, dark & system themes
7 days free
BinMate Pro
£14.99 /year
7-day free trial · or £1.99/month · £29.99 one-time Lifetime.
- Every reminder: night before, morning of & days-early heads-ups
- Reminders for all your bins, with per-bin control
- Home & lock-screen widget, all designs
- Multiple addresses — track every home
- Calendar export, all accent colours & no ads
Start the 7-day free trial on yearly — cancel anytime, one tap. Prefer no subscription? The one-time Lifetime is yours forever.
Private by design
Your home address is nobody's business but yours.
BinMate doesn't ask you to create an account or sign in. Your postcode, addresses and bins are stored on your device, and the core app keeps working offline after the one-time setup.
No account or sign-up On-device storage Works offline Made in the UK
Questions
Good to know
Will BinMate work for my council?
Yes — it covers 100% of the UK. In selected areas BinMate auto-detects your real schedule from your postcode; everywhere else there's a quick (~20-second) manual setup. Bank-holiday shifts are supported for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Do I need to create an account?
No. There's no account and no sign-up. Your details are kept on your device, and the app works offline after the one-time setup.
How much does it cost?
The essentials are free. BinMate Pro — every reminder, all your bins, the widget, multiple addresses and calendar export — is £14.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, £1.99 a month, or a £29.99 one-time Lifetime unlock.
Does it really handle bank holidays?
Yes — automatically. It applies the UK "+1 working day" rule, is aware of the differences between England & Wales, Scotland and NI, and shows a clear note explaining why a date moved.
Which devices are supported?
iPhone (iOS 14+) and Android (5.0+). There's a home-screen widget on both, plus a lock-screen widget on iOS 16+.
Is BinMate available yet?
Yes — BinMate is out now on both the App Store (iPhone) and Google Play (Android). Tap a badge above to download it.
Get the app
Never miss bin day again.
BinMate is out now on the App Store and Google Play — download it and set your bins in under a minute.