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Stroud bin collection days

Stroud collects a grey bin for rubbish and a green bin plus box for recycling on alternate fortnights, and a grey food bin every week on the same day as whichever of those is due. Garden waste is a paid brown bin or, where a lorry cannot reach, booked compostable sacks, fortnightly from February to the end of November. The grey bin page has a yes and no table that did not separate into two lists when read, so this page uses only the sentences around that table.

Last checked against 5 sources (www.stroud.gov.uk).

What goes in each bin

Grey refuse wheelie bin · General waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Non-recyclable waste that fits in the bin with the lid closed

Not in this one

  • Rubbish put beside the bin or on top of it
  • Bags that do not fit inside the closed bin

Source: www.stroud.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Green recycling wheelie bin and box · Mixed recycling

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Food and drink cans, pet food cans, foil, aerosols and biscuit tins
  • Newspapers, magazines, catalogues, directories, junk mail and wrapping paper without foil or glitter
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Cardboard folded to about the size of the box
  • Plastic bottles, punnets, food trays, yoghurt pots, tubs and cartons

Not in this one

  • Scrap metal, cutlery, crisp packets and pet food pouches
  • Batteries and vapes, which the page says are recycled weekly with the food waste
  • Glass milk bottles, Pyrex, window glass, mirrors, light bulbs, spectacles and drinking glasses
  • Carrier bags, cling film, toys, polystyrene, buckets and plastic wrappers
  • Foil or glittered wrapping paper, kitchen roll and tissue
  • Anything inside a plastic bag

Source: www.stroud.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Brown garden waste bin · Garden waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Grass cuttings, hedge cuttings, twigs, small branches and plants
  • Cut flowers, leaves, shrub prunings, house plants and weeds
  • Untreated sawdust and wood shavings

Not in this one

  • Food waste and animal faeces
  • Plastic pots, labels and bags, and refuse sacks
  • Soil, bricks, rubble, stones and rocks
  • Chemicals, ash, and invasive weeds such as Japanese knotweed and ragwort

Source: www.stroud.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Check your bin day

We can’t check Stroud addresses yet

Live bin day lookups for Stroud are planned. Until then, Stroud’s own page will show your collection day.

Find my bin day on www.stroud.gov.uk(opens in a new tab)

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Stroud
BinCollected
Grey refuse wheelie bin · General wasteEvery two weeks
Green recycling wheelie bin and box · Mixed recyclingEvery two weeks
Brown garden waste bin · Garden wasteEvery two weeks

Food waste and the national recycling rules

Stroud collects food waste every week. Food waste goes in a grey food bin once a week, on the same day as the refuse or recycling, with a smaller kitchen caddy emptied into it. Liners can be plastic bags, bin liners, biodegradable bags or newspaper. Put it out by 6am. The page shows an acceptable and not-accepted table. Those two columns did not come through as separate lists, so the foods are not repeated here. Small batteries and vapes can go out weekly with the food waste.

Source: www.stroud.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. The garden page says the wheeled bin is provided at a charge and does not print the price. New subscriptions for 2026 are closed. The page says to check back in November to subscribe for 2027. The brown bin becomes the resident's property. A lost or stolen bin is not replaced free. Collections are fortnightly from the beginning of February to the end of November. A 180 litre bin is delivered before the end of January, or within 10 working days if ordered after the scheme has started. Present it before 6am. Bag customers, on rounds a bin lorry cannot reach, get 50 compostable sacks and must book each collection. Up to 2 sacks a time, filled no earlier than 2 days before, and no heavier than 20kg. There is no refund.

Source: www.stroud.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

If your bin was missed

Report online after checking the service updates and that it was your day, the container was at the edge of the property, and it was out in time. A garden bin the contractor missed should also be reported. The council aims to return within 48 hours and says it may take up to 5 working days. Snow and ice can keep the crews at the depot. Unless told otherwise, leave the containers out. A replacement grey bin is via customer.services@stroud.gov.uk or 01453 766321. The council does not offer a smaller or larger grey bin. Containers go out by 6am. Collections start from 6:00am. Missed bins should be reported within 2 days of the scheduled collection.

Source: www.stroud.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Good to know in Stroud

  • Recycling must be loose, out by 6am. Cardboard is folded to about the box size and can go underneath the box. The no list includes glass milk bottles, which is a different instruction from ordinary glass bottles and jars, which are accepted. Batteries and vapes are weekly with the food waste, not in the green bin.
  • The grey bin takes only non-recyclable waste, lid shut, nothing beside it. There is one size. A replacement is arranged on 01453 766321 or by email. The page explains that different sizes were rejected because households change and the council did not want to keep swapping bins.
  • Food liners are removed by a shredder before anaerobic digestion. Biogas goes to the gas grid and the liquid digestate goes on local farmland. The food page does not name the plant.
  • Garden subscriptions for 2026 are closed. The charge is not printed on the page. Terms up to and including 15th March 2026 are on that page. Terms for bookings from 16th March 2026 are linked elsewhere and were not the page read here. A missed garden collection is aimed for within 48 hours and may take 5 working days. No refunds, including when severe weather moves the round.
  • The missed page, when read, asked some residents affected by roadworks to put food containers out again on Tuesday 6 October, and said one closure was expected until the end of Friday 2 October. That is a service update, not the ordinary rule. The ordinary rule is to report within 2 days.
  • As of 3 October 2026 the garden page also described home composting and said the average household bin contains 43% organic material. Gloucestershire County Council's compost-bin offer is linked from that page.

Bin questions in Stroud

Which week is Stroud's grey bin?

Every two weeks, on the opposite week to the green recycling bin and box. It must be out by 6am with the lid closed. Nothing beside the bin is taken.

How do I report a missed Stroud bin?

Online, within 2 days, after checking it was your day and the container was out by 6am at the edge of the property. The crew aims to return within 48 hours. A garden miss may take up to 5 working days.

Is Stroud garden waste free?

No. The bin is provided at a charge, and the page does not show the amount. New 2026 subscriptions are closed. Collections run fortnightly from February to the end of November, with no refund.

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