Wheelie bin numbers to print

Wheelie bin numbers to print

This sheet prints the number 14 as solid black rounded numerals 20 cm tall, one to an A4 sheet, to cut out and stick on a wheelie bin under clear tape. Set side by side, the number is about 31 cm wide, which fits the front or the lid of a standard household bin.

Last reviewed 3 October 2026

About this version

Many councils ask for the house number on every wheelie bin, and a clear number stops bins going missing after collection day. This preset prints the number 14 in solid black, in the rounded style, with every numeral 20 cm tall: big enough to read from the other side of the road. Each numeral is 13 to 15 cm wide, so they print one to a portrait A4 sheet, two sheets in all. Each piece has a baseline and a top line exactly 20 cm apart, so you can check the print with a ruler before you cut, and a dashed centre line to help space them. Placed side by side as the lettering sets them, the whole number is about 31 cm wide.

Type your own number in place of 14. A three-digit number at 20 cm is about 45 cm wide, which still fits the front of a standard 240 litre bin, but on a smaller bin choose 15 cm instead. Black reads best on a green, grey or brown bin; on a black bin choose the outline style, trace the number and paint it in white or yellow paint made for plastic. A coloured number can match your front door, but keep it dark enough to see.

Clean the bin first with warm soapy water, then dry it well: tape will not stick to a damp or greasy surface. Cut round each numeral with sharp scissors, leaving no white edge, and lay the pieces out on the bin along a pencil line or a strip of masking tape, using the baselines to keep them level. Stick them down with a glue stick, then cover them completely with wide clear packing tape or sticky-back plastic, overlapping the edges by 2 or 3 cm so rain cannot creep underneath.

Print on ordinary paper if you are covering the numbers with tape; thicker paper makes the edges lift. Expect a taped paper number to last a season or two before it fades. For something that lasts years, trace the outline style and paint the number instead, with two thin coats and a clear exterior varnish over the top.