Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England

Stratford-on-Avon bin collection day

Find your Stratford-on-Avon bin collection day, check what goes in each bin and see how bank holidays change collections. Stratford-on-Avon District Council empties bins in 18 postcode districts, including B49, B50, B80 and B94, covering places such as Admington, Alcester and Alderminster.

Check your Stratford-on-Avon bin day

The quickest way to see the next date for each of your bins is the council's own checker. Pick your address and it lists every collection.

Open the Stratford-on-Avon bin day checker Make a reminder calendar

Link goes to www.stratford.gov.uk. If it has moved, use the GOV.UK bin day finder or the council website.

Check a postcode in Stratford-on-Avon

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

Stratford-on-Avon at a glance

Map showing where Stratford-on-Avon is in the UK

132,402residents (2020)

978 km²area

18postcode districts

139places listed

About 132,402 people live in Stratford-on-Avon (mid-2020 estimate) across 978 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: Warwickshire County Council
Region: West Midlands

Who collects what in Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford-on-Avon District Council collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. Warwickshire County Council is the waste disposal authority, so it runs the household waste recycling centres (the tips) and decides where the waste goes after collection. If you have a question about your bin day, missed bins or new bins, contact Stratford-on-Avon. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Warwickshire County Council.

Bank holidays and Stratford-on-Avon bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Stratford-on-Avon 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. Stratford-on-Avon has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford-on-Avon 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 Stratford-on-Avon

Bins in these places are collected by Stratford-on-Avon.

Admington (CV36)
Alcester (B49)
Alderminster (CV37)
Alveston (CV37)
Ardens Grafton (B49)
Armscote (CV37)
Arrow (B49)
Ascott (CV36)
Ashorne (CV35)
Aston Cantlow (B95)
Atherstone on Stour (CV37)
Avon Dassett (CV33)
Barcheston (CV36)
Barton (B50)
Bearley (CV37)
Beaudesert (B95)
Beausale (CV35)
Bidford-on-Avon (B50)
Billesley (B49)
Binton (CV37)
Bishop's Itchington (CV33)
Blackwell (CV36)
Broad Marston (CV37)
Broom (B50)
Burmington (CV36)
Butlers Marston (CV35)
Chadshunt (CV35)
Charlecote (CV35)
Cherington (CV36)
Chesterton Green (CV33)
Claverdon (CV35)
Clifford Chambers (CV37)
Combrook (CV35)
Coughton (B49)
Darlingscott (CV36)
Dorsington (CV37)
Dunnington (B49)
Earlswood (B94)
Edstone (B95)
Epwell (OX15)
Ettington (CV37)
Exhall (B49)
Farnborough (OX17)
Fenny Compton (CV33)
Fulready (CV37)
Gaydon (CV35)
Gorcott Hill (B80)
Great Alne (B49)
Great Wolford (CV36)
Halford (CV36)
Hampton Lucy (CV35)
Hampton on the Hill (CV35)
Harbury (CV33)
Haselor (B49)
Henley-in-Arden (B95)
Honington (CV36)
Hornton (OX15)
Idlicote (CV36)
Ilmington (CV36)
Ingon (CV37)
Kineton (CV35)
King's Coughton (B49)
Knightcote (CV33)
Ladbroke (CV33)
Langley (CV37)
Lighthorne (CV35)
Little Alne (B95)
Little Kineton (CV35)
Little Wolford (CV36)
Long Itchington (CV23)
Long Marston (CV37)
Lower Brailes (OX15)
Lower Quinton (CV37)
Lower Shuckburgh (NN11)
Lower Tysoe (CV35)
Lowsonford (B95)
Loxley (CV35)
Luddington (CV37)
Mappleborough Green (B80)
Middle Tysoe (CV35)
Moreton Morrell (CV35)
Morton Bagot (B80)
Newbold on Stour (CV37)
Newbold Pacey (CV35)
Northend (CV33)
Nuthurst (B94)
Oldberrow (B95)
Oversley Green (B49)
Oxhill (CV35)
Pillerton Hersey (CV35)
Pillerton Priors (CV35)
Pinley Green (CV35)
Preston Bagot (B95)
Preston on Stour (CV37)
Radway (CV35)
Ratley (OX15)
Red Hill (B49)
Rowington Green (CV35)
Salford Priors (WR11)
Sambourne (B96)
Shenington (OX15)
Shipston on Stour (CV36)
Shottery (CV37)
Snitterfield (CV37)
Southam (CV33, CV47)
Stockton (CV23)
Stourton (CV36)
Stratford-upon-Avon (CV37)
Stretton-on-Fosse (GL56)
Studley (B80)
Studley Common (B80)
Sutton (OX8)
Sutton-under-Brailes (CV36)
Tanworth in Arden (B94)
Temple Grafton (B49)
Tiddington (CV37)
Tidmington (CV36)
Tredington (CV36)
Turner's Green (CV35)
Ufton (CV33)
Ullenhall (B95)
Upper Brailes (OX15)
Upper Quinton (CV37)
Upper Tysoe (CV35)
Walcote (B49)
Walton (CV35)
Warmington (OX17)
Weethley (B49)
Welford-on-Avon (CV37)
Wellesbourne (CV35)
Whatcote (CV36)
Willington (CV36)
Wilmcote (CV37)
Wimpstone (CV37)
Wixford (B49)
Wolverton (CV35)
Wood End (B94)
Wootton Wawen (B95)
Wroxhall (CV35)

Councils near Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford-on-Avon bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Stratford-on-Avon?

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

Do Stratford-on-Avon 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. Stratford-on-Avon 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 Stratford-on-Avon 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 Stratford-on-Avon 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 Stratford-on-Avon 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 Stratford-on-Avon website if you have not received a food caddy yet.

Where is the tip for Stratford-on-Avon?

Household waste recycling centres in Stratford-on-Avon are run by Warwickshire County Council, not by Stratford-on-Avon. Many now ask you to book a slot, and vans and trailers may need a permit.

Which postcodes does Stratford-on-Avon cover?

Stratford-on-Avon collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: B49, B50, B80, B94, B95, B96, CV23, CV33, CV35, CV36, CV37, CV47, GL56, NN11, OX8, OX15, OX17, WR11. 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 Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.