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Darlington bin collection dates
- Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Darlington
These are the containers used in Darlington. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Food Waste
Glass
Green box
Container details
The container pictures and words are Darlington Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Greyed-out bin icons are placeholders where the container type or colour is not confirmed.
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026; list of collections built from Darlington Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Replacement bins, boxes, caddies and spare partsDarlington Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsDarlington Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsDarlington Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemDarlington Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsDarlington Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outDarlington Borough Council
Links checked 14 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Darlington Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Make a complaint to Darlington Borough CouncilIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors
If you've already reported the problem and used the council's complaints process, your unitary authority councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my unitary authority councillors on Darlington Borough Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
How Darlington compares
- Recycled or composted
- 31%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 584 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £69per household a year. Similar councils: £72
- Value for money
- 5 out of 10 An independently constructed WhenIsBins rating, not an official government rating.
Official figures for England, 2024 to 2025.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
Darlington’s weekly food-waste collections began in June 2026 after a vehicle-supply problem delayed the planned March launch. By September, the council reported collecting more than 530 tonnes, sent to a Newton Aycliffe plant to produce energy.
The earlier supplier delay had also postponed the council’s planned weekly recycling collections. The council said participation was good and it wanted more food waste to be recycled. Responding to concerns about rats, its environmental-services officer said sealed, locked bins and weekly collections reduced the time food waste stayed outside compared with the previous fortnightly rubbish service.