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Stockton-on-Tees bin collection dates

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Christmas and New Year bin collections in Stockton-on-Tees

We had not found Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council’s arrangements for Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027 when we checked on 10 November 2026. We check every week until Christmas; councils often publish in late November or December.

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Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Stockton-on-Tees

These are the containers used in Stockton-on-Tees. Which ones a home has depends on its address.

  • General waste

    Green wheeled bin

  • Recycling

  • Garden waste

    Brown bin

  • Plastics, tins and cartons

    Blue bag

  • Cardboard

    White bag

  • Glass and batteries

    Blue box

Container details

The container pictures and words are Stockton-on-Tees Borough 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 14 September 2026; list of collections built from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.

Links checked 14 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

Tell Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.

Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.

  1. Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
  2. Make a complaint to Stockton-on-Tees Borough 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 Stockton-on-Tees Borough 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 Stockton-on-Tees compares

Recycled or composted
24%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
Rubbish not recycled
702 kgper household a year
Cost of collections
£58per household a year. Similar councils: £73
Value for money
5 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.

Stockton introduced weekly food-waste and recycling collections alongside fortnightly refuse collections on 31 March 2026. The launch drew criticism after almost 6,000 households missed their first recycling collection; the council apologised and blamed problems unloading vehicles. MP Matt Vickers challenged the rollout, while councillor Nigel Cooke described initial operational difficulties and promised catch-up recycling collections. A July 2026 scrutiny update subsequently reported that April refuse tonnage was 35% below April 2025. That measures residual rubbish, not total waste, and the council said it was continuing to monitor later monthly figures.

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