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Stirling 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 Stirling
These are the containers used in Stirling. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Food and Garden
Paper and cardboard
Green bins
Glass
Paper & Cardboard
Plastic, cans and cartons
Container details
The container pictures and words are Stirling 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; list of collections built from Stirling Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Request a replacement bin or new binStirling Council
- Garden waste collectionsStirling Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemStirling Council
- Recycling centres and tipsStirling Council
- Get help putting your bins outStirling Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Stirling Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- 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 Stirling 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 Stirling Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
Stirling launched a new online waste-and-recycling portal in August 2026, bringing collection dates, recycling advice and service updates together. Residents can use its Waste Wizard to check where items belong and receive information about disruptions or garden-waste permit renewals.
The portal also includes the Sort It Stirling recycling game. Committee convener Alasdair Tollemache said the council wanted to make recycling easier and reduce contamination and costs. He encouraged residents to sign up for updates, while the technology supplier said the tools also explain reuse and disposal options. The council developed the portal with waste-technology company Routeware.
- New waste and recycling portal for residents launched — www.stirling.gov.uk
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