Mixed containers
Purple top bin
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Bins in Telford and Wrekin
These are the containers used in Telford and Wrekin. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Paper and cardboard
Container details
The container pictures and words are Telford and Wrekin 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.
- Telford & Wrekin Council | Purple top bin
- Telford & Wrekin Council | Request additional or replacement bins, bags and food waste containers
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026.
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- Replacement and additional bins, bags and food caddiesTelford and Wrekin Council
- When and where to put your bins outTelford and Wrekin Council
- Garden waste collectionsTelford and Wrekin Council
- Food waste collectionsTelford and Wrekin Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemTelford and Wrekin Council
- Recycling centres and tipsTelford and Wrekin Council
- Get help putting your bins outTelford and Wrekin Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemTelford and Wrekin Council
Links checked 18 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Telford and Wrekin 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 Telford and Wrekin 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 Telford and Wrekin 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 Telford and Wrekin compares
- Recycled or composted
- 48%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 549 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £97per household a year. Similar councils: £72
- Value for money
- 3 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.
Telford and Wrekin restricted its Hortonwood and Halesfield recycling centres to borough residents from April 2026. Visitors are asked to bring proof of address, such as a utility bill or driving licence. The council said outside visitors added costs and that restricting access would help keep garden-waste collections free and protect other services. It estimated that around 10% of visits came from outside the borough. The BBC reported dissatisfaction among some nearby Shropshire residents and fears of more fly-tipping. A reciprocal arrangement between the councils had ended; the BBC asked Shropshire whether it would respond with its own restriction.
- Telford & Wrekin Council | HRCs site rules and guidance — www.telford.gov.uk
- Telford and Wrekin Council bans people from outside area using tips — www.bbc.com