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Stroud 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 Stroud
These are the containers used in Stroud. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Food waste
Grey food bin
Garden waste
Brown garden waste bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Stroud 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 Stroud District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Order a new bin or containerStroud District Council
- When and where to put your bins outStroud District Council
- Garden waste collectionsStroud District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemStroud District Council
- Recycling centres and tipsStroud District Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Stroud 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 Stroud 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 Stroud District Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 7 September 2026.
How Stroud compares
- Recycled or composted
- 56%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 299 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £68per household a year. Similar councils: £64
- Value for money
- 8 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.
Stroud Council expanded access to its paid garden-waste service in March 2026, adding a smaller vehicle for homes on narrow or previously unreachable roads. Those properties can use compostable sacks rather than the usual bins, with collections booked in advance. The council said the investment would help more residents recycle and reduce trips to recycling centres. An April update also added toothpaste tubes and non-black plastic plant pots to household recycling. The council is preparing to collect plastic film and wrapping by 31 March 2027, with details to follow nearer the start.
- Garden waste service expands to reach every household ... — www.stroud.gov.uk
- we're now collecting toothpaste tubes and plastic plant pots — www.stroud.gov.uk