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Mid Devon 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 Mid Devon
These are the containers used in Mid Devon. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Food waste
Blue caddy
Blue Food Caddy and Chargeable Garden Waste
Container details
The container pictures and words are Mid Devon District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Mid Devon District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Order a waste container (Black Bin/Seagull sack) or recycling boxMid Devon District Council
- Garden waste collectionsMid Devon District Council
- Food waste collectionsMid Devon District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemMid Devon District Council
- Recycling centres and tipsMid Devon District Council
- Get help putting your bins outMid Devon District Council
- Contact the waste serviceMid Devon District Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Mid Devon District Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
- Make a complaint to Mid Devon District 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 district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my district councillors on Mid Devon District 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 Mid Devon compares
- Recycled or composted
- 58%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 297 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £61per household a year. Similar councils: £70
- Value for money
- 10 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.
In August 2026, Mid Devon announced free kitchen food caddies to help more residents separate their food scraps. It set a request window of 17 August to 21 September, with deliveries planned between 23 September and 13 November. These smaller indoor caddies supplement existing outdoor bins and weekly food-waste collections. The council said up to a quarter of black-bag waste was food that could be recycled. For 2024/25, it reported 57.9% recycling and ranked sixth for low residual waste per household, inviting residents’ ideas for further improvements.
- Free kitchen food caddies now available — www.middevon.gov.uk
- Mid Devon achieves new record waste and recycling ... — www.middevon.gov.uk