diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recollect_waste/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/recollect_waste/sensor.py
index 4883734f47e..5989fb1cfe3 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recollect_waste/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recollect_waste/sensor.py
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ SENSOR_TYPE_NEXT_PICKUP = "next_pickup"
 SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS = (
     SensorEntityDescription(
         key=SENSOR_TYPE_CURRENT_PICKUP,
-        name="Current pickup",
+        translation_key=SENSOR_TYPE_CURRENT_PICKUP,
     ),
     SensorEntityDescription(
         key=SENSOR_TYPE_NEXT_PICKUP,
-        name="Next pickup",
+        translation_key=SENSOR_TYPE_NEXT_PICKUP,
     ),
 )
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recollect_waste/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/recollect_waste/strings.json
index a350b9880fc..20aa5982f0d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recollect_waste/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recollect_waste/strings.json
@@ -24,5 +24,15 @@
         }
       }
     }
+  },
+  "entity": {
+    "sensor": {
+      "current_pickup": {
+        "name": "Current pickup"
+      },
+      "next_pickup": {
+        "name": "Next pickup"
+      }
+    }
   }
 }