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Teignbridge 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 Teignbridge
These are the containers used in Teignbridge. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Green recycling box
Food waste container
Black box
Sack for paper
Container details
The container pictures and words are Teignbridge 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 19 September 2026; list of collections built from Teignbridge District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What goes in your green recycling boxTeignbridge District Council
- Garden waste collectionsTeignbridge District Council
- Food waste collectionsTeignbridge District Council
- Garden waste collectionsTeignbridge District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemTeignbridge District Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Teignbridge 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 Teignbridge 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 Teignbridge 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 Teignbridge compares
- Recycled or composted
- 54%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 349 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £63per household a year. Similar councils: £49
- 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.
Teignbridge Council agreed in September 2026 to recruit seven waste-service staff after reviewing collection reliability. Three drivers and four crew members would cover absences, longer rounds and demand from new homes. The posts were expected to cost £158,678, paid from the existing 2026/27 waste budget.
Councillor Peter Williams said the council had listened to residents and wanted a more dependable service. Officers and councillors would monitor progress, aiming for more than 90% of collections to run on time. The additional staff were also intended to reduce overtime. More than 5,400 homes had been built in the district since 2014.
- Extra staff will tackle bin collection targets — www.devonairradio.com