WOKING Council integration stopped working

[DEEJCUK]

Name of Council

Woking Borough Council

Issue Information

The Woking Borough Council integration stopped working on 26 August 2026. All bin sensors and calendar entities are now unavailable, and the integration remains in setup_retry.

Versions
Home Assistant Core: 2026.8.3
UK Bin Collection Data: 0.171.3
Installation: HACS

Expected behaviour

The integration should retrieve the next collection dates and populate the rubbish, recycling, food waste and other calendar entities.

Actual behaviour

All UK Bin Collection entities become unavailable and no calendar events are created.

The integration reports:

[UKBinCollection] Unexpected error:
'NoneType' object has no attribute 'text'

Relevant traceback:

File "uk_bin_collection/councils/WokingBoroughCouncil.py", line 96, in parse_data
    ).text.split("\n")
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'text'

homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator.UpdateFailed:
Unexpected error: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'text'

Additional information

The integration was working correctly until 25 August. Its last successful results included:

Rubbish collection: 26 August 2026

Recycling collection: 2 September 2026

Food waste collection: 26 August 2026

The failure began on 26 August, suggesting that Woking Borough Council changed the structure of its collection-results webpage and the expected HTML element is no longer present.

Reloading the integration and restarting Home Assistant do not resolve the issue.

Verification

• I searched for similar issues at https://github.com/robbrad/UKBinCollectionData/issues?q=is:issue and found no duplicates
• I have checked my address/postcode/UPRN works on the council's website
• I have provided a detailed explanation of the issue as well as steps to replicate the issue
• I understand that this project is run by volunteer contributors therefore completion of this issue cannot be guaranteed

[madmic1314]

Same here with Buckinghamshire -

TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py", line 435, in _async_refresh
self.data = await self._async_update_data()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/config/custom_components/uk_bin_collection/init.py", line 426, in _async_update_data
raise UpdateFailed(f"Unexpected error: {exc}") from exc
homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator.UpdateFailed: Unexpected error: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/config/custom_components/uk_bin_collection/init.py", line 255, in async_setup_entry
await coordinator.async_config_entry_first_refresh()
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py", line 325, in async_config_entry_first_refresh
await self._async_config_entry_first_refresh()
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py", line 360, in _async_config_entry_first_refresh
raise ex
homeassistant.exceptions.ConfigEntryNotReady: Unexpected error: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

[tjmoore]

Same issue with Woking for me. Has been working fine for a long time then suddenly stopped with "Unexpected error:
'NoneType' object has no attribute 'text'" error.

HA - 2026.8.3
UK Bins - 0.171.3
Installed via HACS
HA running in Docker on Synology NAS

Logger: custom_components.uk_bin_collection
Source: custom_components/uk_bin_collection/__init__.py:391
Integration: UK Bin Collection Data ([documentation](https://github.com/robbrad/UKBinCollectionData/wiki), [issues](https://github.com/robbrad/UKBinCollectionData/issues))
First occurred: 25 August 2026 at 17:39:47 (1009 occurrences)
Last logged: 1 September 2026 at 22:30:16

[UKBinCollection] Unexpected error: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'text'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/config/custom_components/uk_bin_collection/__init__.py", line 391, in _async_update_data
    data = await asyncio.wait_for(
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    ...<2 lines>...
    )
    ^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/asyncio/tasks.py", line 488, in wait_for
    return await fut
           ^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 86, in run
    result = ctx.run(self.task)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 73, in run
    return fn(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/collect_data.py", line 109, in run
    return self.client_code(
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
        council_module.CouncilClass(),
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    ...<10 lines>...
        council_module_str=self.parsed_args.module,
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    )
    ^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/collect_data.py", line 130, in client_code
    return get_bin_data_class.template_method(address_url, **kwargs)
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/get_bin_data.py", line 64, in template_method
    bin_data_dict = self.get_and_parse_data(this_url, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/get_bin_data.py", line 85, in get_and_parse_data
    bin_data_dict = self.parse_data(page, url=address_url, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/councils/WokingBoroughCouncil.py", line 96, in parse_data
    ).text.split("\n")
      ^^^^
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'text'

[lukasdcl]

Just` written up my own issue then found this one.

Buckinghamshire Council parser fails with NoneType error

Previously working in Home Assistant; setup now fails for Buckinghamshire Council with the following error:

Failed setup, will retry: Unexpected error: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

Error appears to occur in the Buckinghamshire Council parser while processing decoded_bins["collectionDay"].

Version: 0.171.3

Steps already tried

• Restarting the plugin:
• Reinstalling the plugin
• Reconfiguring the plugin
• Running from a different IP address using mobile data
• Running through a VPN
• Testing with an alternative Buckinghamshire UPRN
• Testing a different council using a valid Sheffield UPRN
• Running the Python library manually

Results:
All Buckinghamshire tests produce the same error.
The other Council test completed successfully using the same setup and a valid UPRN for that council.
Running the Python library manually also produces the same error, suggesting that this is specific to the Buckinghamshire Council parser or the data currently returned by Buckinghamshire Council.

An error occurred: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

Traceback (most recent via Python library):
File "", line 203, in _run_module_as_main
File "", line 88, in _run_code
File "/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/collect_data.py", line 143, in
run()
File "/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/collect_data.py", line 139, in run
print(app.run())
File "/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/collect_data.py", line 109, in run
return self.client_code(
council_module.CouncilClass(),
...
council_module_str=self.parsed_args.module,
council_module_str=self.parsed_args.module,
)
File "/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/collect_data.py", line 130, in client_code
return get_bin_data_class.template_method(address_url, **kwargs)
File "/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/get_bin_data.py", line 64, in template_method
bin_data_dict = self.get_and_parse_data(this_url, **kwargs)
File "/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/get_bin_data.py", line 87, in get_and_parse_data
bin_data_dict = self.parse_data("", url=address_url, **kwargs)
File "/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/councils/BuckinghamshireCouncil.py", line 103, in parse_data
map(
lambda a: {
...,
decoded_bins["collectionDay"],
decoded_bins["collectionDay"],
)
TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

Possible cause:
It appears that Buckinghamshire Council is returning None where the parser expects a list of bins. The failure occurs when the parser attempts to iterate over the result associated with: decoded_bins["collectionDay"]

Could the Buckinghamshire Council response format or endpoint have changed? The link used by the plugin still works when fetched from a browser. Although the same failure in other councils could point to something else? Thanks for your hard work.

[robbrad]

Confirmed live and fixed — two bugs, actually:

1. The code had soup.find("u1", ...) — "u1" (the numeral one) instead of "ul" (the tag) — so that lookup could genuinely never match anything, which is what produced the 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'text' you saw.
2. Once corrected, the council's page turns out to now render each collection date/bin-type pair as its own separate <ul> (17 of them for a full month), rather than one shared list containing every row — matching your own theory that the results page structure changed. find() only ever sees the first one; switched to find_all() so every collection is captured.

Verified live end-to-end — all 17 expected collections (rubbish, recycling, food waste, garden, batteries/electricals/textiles) now parse correctly. Included in the September release PR.

[DEEJCUK]

Working, thanks

[tjmoore]

Working for me also. Thanks!

[wrighty001]

sorry am a novice to all this - my Woking feed is still showing the error message - what do I need to do ?

[tjmoore]

sorry am a novice to all this - my Woking feed is still showing the error message - what do I need to do ?

It should come up as an update in HA under Settings, but may take a while.

You can check under HACS and see if it has pending updates. From HACS I selected the three dots on UK Bin Collection and 'Update Information', then got a notification under 'Settings' prompting to update it. Do the update, then go back to the flagged update and confirm restart of HA. Should be good once it all comes back up.

[lukasdcl]

Same here with Buckinghamshire -

TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py", line 435, in _async_refresh
self.data = await self._async_update_data()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/config/custom_components/uk_bin_collection/init.py", line 426, in _async_update_data
raise UpdateFailed(f"Unexpected error: {exc}") from exc
homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator.UpdateFailed: Unexpected error: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/config/custom_components/uk_bin_collection/init.py", line 255, in async_setup_entry
await coordinator.async_config_entry_first_refresh()
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py", line 325, in async_config_entry_first_refresh
await self._async_config_entry_first_refresh()
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py", line 360, in _async_config_entry_first_refresh
raise ex
homeassistant.exceptions.ConfigEntryNotReady: Unexpected error: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

@madmic1314 I've submitted a fix & PR for Buckinghamshire if you're interested. Just replace BuckinghamshireCouncil.py from my PR/branch. Hopefully it or a similar fix will be merged when the maintainer has a chance to review.

[madmic1314]

Thanks, will try it tomorrow and let you know! 3 Sept 2026 20:37:03 lukasdcl ***@***.***>:

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[Image]*lukasdcl* left a comment (robbrad/UKBinCollectionData#2216)[#2216 (comment)] Same here with Buckinghamshire - TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py", line 435, in _async_refresh self.data = await self._async_update_data() ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/config/custom_components/uk_bin_collection/*init*.py", line 426, in _async_update_data raise UpdateFailed(f"Unexpected error: {exc}") from exc homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator.UpdateFailed: Unexpected error: 'NoneType' object is not iterable The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/config/custom_components/uk_bin_collection/*init*.py", line 255, in async_setup_entry await coordinator.async_config_entry_first_refresh() File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py", line 325, in async_config_entry_first_refresh await self._async_config_entry_first_refresh() File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py", line 360, in _async_config_entry_first_refresh raise ex homeassistant.exceptions.ConfigEntryNotReady: Unexpected error: 'NoneType' object is not iterable @madmic1314[https://github.com/madmic1314] I've submitted a fix & PR for Buckinghamshire if you're interested. Just replace BuckinghamshireCouncil.py from my PR/branch. Hopefully it or a similar fix will be merged when the maintainer has a chance to review. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub[#2216?email_source=notifications&email_token=AMXIQFT7OTAP7QJSVPOIO235NHB55A5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTKNJTGEYDQMRQGI32M4TFMFZW63VHNVSW45DJN5XKKZLWMVXHJLDGN5XXIZLSL5RWY2LDNM#issuecomment-5531082027], or unsubscribe[https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AMXIQFRRGR7YDBJDM7UOJD35NHB55AVCNFSNUABFKJSXA33TNF2G64TZHMZDGNRQG4YTQNZVHNEXG43VMU5TKMRXGA2TMNZQGYZ2C5QC]. Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS[https://github.com/notifications/mobile/ios/AMXIQFRBG2RIGIP76D5QWU35NHB55A5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTKNJTGEYDQMRQGI32M4TFMFZW63VHNVSW45DJN5XKKZLWMVXHJKTGN5XXIZLSL5UW64Y] and Android[https://github.com/notifications/mobile/android/AMXIQFS5AWZD6R3BOWODSP35NHB55A5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTKNJTGEYDQMRQGI32M4TFMFZW63VHNVSW45DJN5XKKZLWMVXHJLTGN5XXIZLSL5QW4ZDSN5UWI]. Download it today! You are receiving this because you were mentioned. [Tracking image][https://github.com/notifications/beacon/AMXIQFUUM7MNNM2CYSZTYDD5NHB55BFCNFSM6AAAAAC6MDHNHKWGG33NNVSW45C7OR4XAZNMJFZXG5LFINXW23LFNZ2KUY3PNVWWK3TUL5UWJTYAAAAACSNNTUV2M4TFMFZW63VHNVSW45DJN5XA.gif]

[madmic1314]

Thanks, will try it tomorrow and let you know!

3 Sept 2026 20:37:03 lukasdcl @.***>:
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Tried your repo as a custom, https://github.com/lukasdcl/UKBinCollectionData still getting the same error I'm afraid. See there is another issue raised for this: https://github.com/robbrad/UKBinCollectionData/issues/2225

[lukasdcl]

Hi @madmic1314 did you use the master branch of my fix or the fix/buckinghamshire-collectionday branch? It’s working perfectly in my home assistant. The master branch is just a copy of the main repo so wouldn’t have made any difference.