diff --git a/uk_bin_collection/tests/test_lancaster_city_council.py b/uk_bin_collection/tests/test_lancaster_city_council.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b14ab93fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uk_bin_collection/tests/test_lancaster_city_council.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+"""Unit tests for the Lancaster City Council scheduled-collections parser."""
+
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from uk_bin_collection.uk_bin_collection.councils.LancasterCityCouncil import (
+    CouncilClass,
+)
+
+MODULE_PATH = "uk_bin_collection.uk_bin_collection.councils.LancasterCityCouncil"
+
+HOME_HTML = '<a href="https://lcc-wrp.whitespacews.com/mop.php?serviceID=A&seq=1">Go</a>'
+FORM_HTML = '<form action="https://lcc-wrp.whitespacews.com/mop.php?seq=2"></form>'
+ADDRESS_HTML = '<a href="mop.php?serviceID=A&seq=3&pIndex=1">1 Test Street</a>'
+
+
+def collection(date: str, service: str) -> str:
+    """Return the portal markup for a single scheduled collection."""
+    return f"""
+    <ul>
+      <li><img src="img/{service}.png" alt="Collection Item" /></li>
+      <li><p>{date}</p></li>
+      <li><p>{service}</p></li>
+    </ul>
+    """
+
+
+def schedule_html(*items: tuple[str, str]) -> str:
+    """Return a scheduled-collections section containing the given collections."""
+    body = "".join(collection(date, service) for date, service in items)
+    return f'<section id="scheduled-collections">{body}</section>'
+
+
+def parse_fixture(html: str):
+    """Run the parser with the portal requests mocked to return the given schedule."""
+    session = MagicMock()
+    session.get.side_effect = [
+        SimpleNamespace(text=HOME_HTML),
+        SimpleNamespace(text=FORM_HTML),
+        SimpleNamespace(text=html),
+    ]
+    session.post.return_value = SimpleNamespace(text=ADDRESS_HTML)
+    with patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.requests.Session", return_value=session):
+        return CouncilClass().parse_data("", number="1", postcode="LA1 1RS")
+
+
+def test_parse_data_keeps_recycling_streams_separate():
+    """Red and Yellow recycling streams are reported as distinct bin types."""
+    result = parse_fixture(
+        schedule_html(
+            ("29/10/2026", "Domestic Waste Collection Service"),
+            ("29/10/2026", "Food Waste Collection Service"),
+            ("05/11/2026", "Recycling Red Collection Service"),
+            ("12/11/2026", "Recycling Yellow Collection Service"),
+        )
+    )
+
+    assert result == {
+        "bins": [
+            {"type": "Domestic Waste", "collectionDate": "29/10/2026"},
+            {"type": "Food Waste", "collectionDate": "29/10/2026"},
+            {"type": "Recycling Red", "collectionDate": "05/11/2026"},
+            {"type": "Recycling Yellow", "collectionDate": "12/11/2026"},
+        ]
+    }
+
+
+def test_parse_data_maps_unspecified_recycling_stream_to_recycling():
+    """The "refer to calendar for stream" wording still maps to Recycling."""
+    result = parse_fixture(
+        schedule_html(
+            (
+                "05/11/2026",
+                "Recycling Collection - refer to calendar for stream",
+            ),
+        )
+    )
+
+    assert result == {
+        "bins": [{"type": "Recycling", "collectionDate": "05/11/2026"}]
+    }
diff --git a/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/councils/LancasterCityCouncil.py b/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/councils/LancasterCityCouncil.py
index 4d18915d3a..f56961a339 100644
--- a/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/councils/LancasterCityCouncil.py
+++ b/uk_bin_collection/uk_bin_collection/councils/LancasterCityCouncil.py
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@
 from uk_bin_collection.uk_bin_collection.get_bin_data import AbstractGetBinDataClass
 
 
+# Specific recycling streams must precede the generic "Recycling" prefix.
 BIN_TYPES = (
     "Domestic Waste",
     "Garden Waste",
+    "Recycling Red",
+    "Recycling Yellow",
     "Recycling",
     "Food Waste",
 )
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ class CouncilClass(AbstractGetBinDataClass):
     """
 
     def parse_data(self, page: str, **kwargs) -> dict:
+        """Scrape the Lancaster waste portal and return scheduled collections by bin type."""
         # data to return
         data = {"bins": []}