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South Hams 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 Hams
These are the containers used in South Hams. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Container details
The container pictures and words are South Hams District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Garden waste subscription and bin guidanceSouth Hams District Council
- Food waste collectionsSouth Hams District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemSouth Hams District Council
- Get help putting your bins outSouth Hams District Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell South Hams 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 South Hams 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 South Hams 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 South Hams compares
- Recycled or composted
- 49%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 327 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £70per household a year. Similar councils: £62
- 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.
South Hams District Council announced in August 2026 that temporary CCTV cameras would target fly-tipping hotspots. Councillor Victor Abbot said illegal dumping cost taxpayers thousands of pounds each year. The council said footage would be used only for enforcement purposes, under data-protection rules.
Keep Britain Tidy chief executive Alison Ogden-Newton argued that disposing of waste properly should be made as straightforward as possible. The council also reminded residents to check that waste contractors were licensed, warning they could remain responsible if their rubbish was dumped illegally. The council described illegal dumping as a significant issue across Devon.
- Devon council deploys CCTV cameras to catch fly-tippers — www.bbc.com