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South Gloucestershire 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 South Gloucestershire
These are the containers used in South Gloucestershire. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Soft plastics
Container details
The container pictures and words are South Gloucestershire 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 17 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What goes in your recycling boxes and bagsSouth Gloucestershire Council
- Garden waste collectionsSouth Gloucestershire Council
- Food waste collectionsSouth Gloucestershire Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemSouth Gloucestershire Council
- Get help putting your bins outSouth Gloucestershire Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell South Gloucestershire 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 South Gloucestershire 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 South Gloucestershire 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 South Gloucestershire compares
- Recycled or composted
- 58%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 386 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £106per household a year. Similar councils: £79
- Value for money
- 6 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.
A July 2026 report said South Gloucestershire Council had imposed financial penalties on Suez following missed bin collections, delayed catch-up rounds and problems reporting issues. Council leaders said too many residents had received a service below the expected standard and had written to the contractor to complain.
Suez apologised and blamed very high temperatures, driver shortages and breakdowns involving older trucks. It said crews were working overtime where possible and vehicles from other areas were helping recover missed collections. The council said recycling changes had been welcomed, particularly soft-plastics collections, but promised to keep pressing for reliable service.
- South Gloucestershire fines Suez over missed bin collections - letsrecycle.com — www.letsrecycle.com