South West bin collections
27 councils collect household bins in South West, serving about 5,700,000 people. Pick yours to find the official bin day checker.
- Bath and North East Somerset Unitary authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Unitary authority
- Bristol Unitary authority
- Cheltenham District
- Cornwall Unitary authority
- Cotswold District
- Dorset Unitary authority
- East Devon District
- Exeter District
- Forest of Dean District
- Gloucester District
- Isles of Scilly Unitary authority
- Mid Devon District
- North Devon District
- North Somerset Unitary authority
- Plymouth Unitary authority
- Somerset Unitary authority
- South Gloucestershire Unitary authority
- South Hams District
- Stroud District
- Swindon Unitary authority
- Teignbridge District
- Tewkesbury District
- Torbay Unitary authority
- Torridge District
- West Devon District
- Wiltshire Unitary authority
How bins work in South West
South West has a mix of single-tier councils and two-tier areas. In the 14 district councils, the district collects your bins while the county council runs the tips. The county councils here are Gloucestershire County Council, Devon County Council.
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