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South Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire
These are the containers used in South Staffordshire. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Garden waste
Green wheeled bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are South Staffordshire District 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 South Staffordshire District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Bulky household waste collection guidanceSouth Staffordshire District Council
- Garden waste collectionsSouth Staffordshire District Council
- Food waste collectionsSouth Staffordshire District Council
Links checked 18 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell South Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire compares
- Recycled or composted
- 45%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 471 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £67per household a year. Similar councils: £60
- Value for money
- 4 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 Staffordshire introduced an online missed-collection form in July 2026 that residents can use without creating an account. It covers bins, bags and food caddies, with reporting also available through the My South Staffs app. The council retained the deadline of the day after the scheduled collection, but online reports can be submitted until midnight rather than the customer-service closing time of 5pm.
Residents were asked to check the council’s guidance before reporting, to make sure their collection qualified and avoid unnecessary requests. The change gives people more time in the evening to report a problem.
- Your Weekly Parish Council Newsletter - Friday 24th July ... — content.govdelivery.com