Unitary authority · West Midlands, England

Shropshire bin collection day

Check your Shropshire bin day, plan around bank holidays and set up free reminders for every collection. Shropshire Council empties bins in 27 postcode districts, including DY12, DY14, LD7 and SY1, covering places such as Abdon, Acton and Acton Burnell.

Check your Shropshire bin day

Shropshire publishes bin days on its own website. Use the official finder below to reach the right page, then pick your address.

GOV.UK bin day finder Shropshire website

Once you have your dates, our bin calendar turns them into reminders.

Check a postcode in Shropshire

Not sure whether your street is in Shropshire? Postcode districts on council borders can be split, so enter your full postcode to check.

Shropshire at a glance

Map showing where Shropshire is in the UK

325,415residents (2020)

3,197 km²area

27postcode districts

390places listed

About 325,415 people live in Shropshire (mid-2020 estimate) across 3,197 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Shropshire Council
Type: Unitary authority
Region: West Midlands

Who collects what in Shropshire

Shropshire Council is a unitary council, so it handles both bin collections and the household waste recycling centres (the tips). One website covers your bin day, missed bins, garden waste, bulky waste and tip bookings.

Bank holidays and Shropshire bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Shropshire may collect as normal or move collections later in the week. These are the next bank holidays in England and Wales:

Date	Bank holiday
Friday, 25 December 2026	Christmas Day
Monday, 28 December 2026	Boxing Day (substitute day)
Friday, 1 January 2027	New Year's Day
Friday, 26 March 2027	Good Friday
Monday, 29 March 2027	Easter Monday

Christmas and New Year cause the biggest changes. See Christmas bin collections for what usually happens.

Recycling rules in England

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect the same core recycling from every home: paper and card, glass, metal, plastic (including cartons), food waste every week, and garden waste for households that ask and pay any charge. The rules applied from 31 March 2026, with plastic film and bags joining the plastic stream from 31 March 2027. Councils still choose their own bins, colours and rotas.

GOV.UK: Simpler Recycling household guidance

Not sure which bin something goes in? Our which bin A to Z covers everyday items, and bin colours explained covers what each colour usually means. Shropshire has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Shropshire

Shropshire collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts. Districts marked on more than one council page cross a boundary.

Towns and villages in Shropshire

Bins in these places are collected by Shropshire (the first 160 of 390 alphabetically).

Abdon (SY7)
Acton (SY9)
Acton Burnell (SY5)
Acton Pigott (SY5)
Acton Round (WV16)
Acton Scott (SY6)
Alberbury (SY5)
Albrighton (SY4, WV7)
Alcaston (SY6)
Alderton (SY4)
All Stretton (SY6)
Allscot (WV15)
Alveley (WV15)
Anchor (SY7)
Annscroft (SY5)
Ashford Bowdler (SY8)
Ashford Carbonel (SY8)
Asterley (SY5)
Asterton (SY7)
Astley (SY4)
Astley Abbotts (WV16)
Aston (SY4, SY8, TF9)
Aston Botterell (WV16)
Aston Eyre (WV16)
Aston Munslow (SY7)
Aston on Clun (SY7)
Aston Rogers (SY5)
Atcham (SY5)
Badger (WV6)
Barrow (TF12)
Baschurch (SY4)
Battlefield (SY1)
Bayston Hill (SY3)
Beckbury (TF11)
Bedstone (SY7)
Benthall (TF12)
Berrington (SY5)
Besford (SY4)
Betton (SY5)
Bettws-y-crwyn (SY7)
Bicton (SY3, SY7)
Bicton Heath (SY3)
Billingsley (WV16)
Binweston (SY5)
Birdsgreen (WV15)
Birtley (SY7)
Bishop's Castle (SY9)
Bitterley (SY8)
Black Marsh (SY5)
Boningale (WV7)
Boraston (WR15)
Bouldon (SY7)
Bourton (TF13)
Bridges (SY5)
Bridgnorth (WV16)
Brineton (TF11)
Broadstone (SY7)
Brockton (SY5, SY7, TF11, TF13)
Bromfield (SY8)
Broome (SY7)
Broseley (TF12)
Bryn (SY9)
Bucknell (SY7)
Buckton (SY7)
Buildwas (TF8)
Burlton (SY4)
Burwarton (WV16)
Cantlop (SY5)
Cardeston (SY5)
Cardington (SY6)
Caynham (SY8)
Cefn Einion (SY9)
Chapel Lawn (SY7)
Chelmarsh (WV16)
Cheney Longville (SY7)
Chesterton (WV15)
Cheswardine (TF9)
Chetton (WV16)
Child's Ercall (TF9)
Chirbury (SY15)
Chorley (WV16)
Church Preen (SY6)
Church Pulverbatch (SY5)
Church Stretton (SY6)
Claverley (WV5)
Clee St Margaret (SY7)
Cleedownton (SY8)
Cleehill (SY8)
Cleobury Mortimer (DY14)
Cleobury North (WV16)
Clun (SY7)
Clunbury (SY7)
Clungunford (SY7)
Clunton (SY7)
Colebatch (SY9)
Comberton (SY8)
Condover (SY5)
Coreley (SY8)
Corfton (SY7)
Cosford (WV7)
Cound (SY5)
Crackleybank (TF11)
Craven Arms (SY7)
Cressage (SY5)
Crewgreen (SY5)
Cross Houses (SY5)
Cross Lane Head (WV16)
Cruckmeole (SY5)
Cruckton (SY5)
Culmington (SY8)
Deuxhill (WV16)
Diddlebury (SY7)
Ditton Priors (WV16)
Doddington (DY14)
Donnington (SY5)
Dorrington (SY5)
Downton on the Rock (SY8)
Dryton (SY5)
Dutlas (LD7)
Eardington (WV16)
East Wall (TF13)
Easthope (TF13)
Eaton (SY6, SY9)
Eaton Constantine (SY5)
Edge (SY5)
Edgton (SY7)
Enchmarsh (SY6)
Exfords Green (SY5)
Eyton (SY7)
Farden (SY8)
Farley (SY5)
Farlow (DY14)
Fitz (SY4)
Five Turnings (LD7)
Ford (SY5)
Forton (SY4)
Frodesley (SY5)
Glazeley (WV16)
Golding (SY5)
Grafton (SY4)
Gravels (SY5)
Great Hanwood (SY5)
Great Lyth (SY3)
Great Ness (SY4)
Great Ryton (SY5)
Great Sutton (SY8)
Greete (SY8)
Gretton (SY6)
Grindle (TF11)
Habberley (SY5)
Hadnall (SY4)
Halford (SY7)
Halfway House (SY5)
Hall of the Forest (SY7)
Hampton (WV16)
Harley (SY5)
Harton (SY6)
Hatton (SY6)
Haughton (WV16)
Hayton's Bent (SY8)

Councils near Shropshire

Shropshire bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Shropshire?

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that Shropshire collects your bins, then use the Shropshire website. Pick your address and it shows the next date for each bin. Copy those dates into our bin calendar to get reminders.

Do Shropshire bin days change on bank holidays?

Many councils keep normal collection days on most bank holidays and only change around Christmas and New Year, while others move every collection in a bank holiday week by a day. Shropshire publishes any changes on its website before each holiday. Our bank holiday page lists the dates for England and Wales.

What should I do if Shropshire misses my bin?

Check your bin day first, as collections sometimes run late into the evening. If the rest of your street has been emptied and yours has not, report it on the Shropshire website, usually within one or two working days. Leave the bin out unless the council says otherwise. Our missed bin guide explains what to expect.

Does Shropshire collect food waste?

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect food waste every week from all households, free of charge, from 31 March 2026. A few councils were given a later start date, so check the Shropshire website if you have not received a food caddy yet.

Where is the tip for Shropshire?

Shropshire or its waste partnership runs the local household waste recycling centres. Many tips now need a booking, and vans and trailers may need a permit, so check before you go.

Which postcodes does Shropshire cover?

Shropshire collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: DY12, DY14, LD7, SY1, SY2, SY3, SY4, SY5, SY6, SY7, SY8, SY9, SY15, SY21, SY99, TF6, TF8, TF9, TF11, TF12, TF13, WR15, WV5, WV6, WV7, WV15, WV16. Districts on the edge of the council area can be shared with a neighbouring council, so enter your full postcode to be sure.

Bin Collection Day is independent and not run by Shropshire Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.