Bin Collection Teignbridge: Dates, Days, Bin Types & Calendar
Your Teignbridge bin collection date depends on the property, so the reliable way to find the next collection is to use Teignbridge District Council’s postcode checker and select your exact address. The result shows the dates attached to that household rather than giving one timetable for the whole district.
Standard kerbside households normally receive weekly recycling and food-waste collections, while residual household rubbish follows an alternating-week cycle. Subscribed garden-waste bins are normally emptied fortnightly.
Teignbridge Bin Collection: Quick Answer
Use Teignbridge District Council’s live collection-date checker for the exact household. Enter your postcode or part of the address, choose the correct property and read the dates shown for that address. Do not use a neighbouring road or an old calendar as the final answer.
Put kerbside bins and recycling containers outside your home at the required collection point by 6am. Collections may take place at any time up to 4pm. Bank holidays can alter the normal date, so use the live result or the property’s current downloadable calendar.
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How to Check Your Teignbridge Bin Collection Date
There is no single Monday, Tuesday or Friday timetable that applies to every household in Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Kingsteignton, Buckfastleigh, Ashburton or the wider Teignbridge district. Use the address-specific council lookup.
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Open the council collection-date page.
Use the current Teignbridge District Council service rather than an old screenshot, leaflet or third-party timetable. -
Enter the postcode or part of the address.
Check the postcode carefully so the correct property list is returned. -
Select the exact house or flat.
A nearby address can be on a different collection arrangement, particularly where shared bins or access arrangements apply. -
Read the date with the container type.
Record something useful such as “black bin — Thursday” or “recycling boxes — Thursday”, rather than remembering only the weekday.
How Often Are Teignbridge Bins and Recycling Collected?
Teignbridge uses different frequencies for residual rubbish, recycling, food waste and the optional garden-waste service. The frequency helps you understand the system, but the council’s property checker remains the final source for the actual date.
| Container / service | Typical frequency | Main purpose | Important note |
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| Recycling boxes | Weekly | Separated household recycling | Present the correct boxes and sack for the materials being collected. |
| Food-waste container | Weekly | Household food scraps | Use the council food-waste container rather than the residual bin where possible. |
| Black residual bin | Alternating weeks | Non-recyclable household rubbish | Use the property calendar for the correct week. |
| Green garden-waste bin | Fortnightly | Accepted garden waste | Only for properties registered to the paid subscription service. |
Teignbridge Bin Collection Calendar: April to March
Teignbridge provides an annual property-specific collection calendar. The calendar starts in April and shows the household’s collection day, revised bank-holiday dates and which containers should be presented each week.
What you need to download the calendar
If your property uses shared wheeled recycling bins, Teignbridge advises contacting its recycling service for the relevant calendar rather than relying on the standard household download form.
Which Bin or Box Do I Use in Teignbridge?
Standard Teignbridge kerbside recycling is separated across several containers instead of one mixed recycling wheelie bin. Always follow the current council material list because recycling rules can change.
Plastic and metal packaging
Common accepted items include plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, food and drink cans, metal lids, tins, empty household aerosols and clean foil.
2026 update: cartons are now collected with the plastics-and-cans stream.
Card and glass
Use this box for accepted card and cardboard plus glass bottles and jars. Flatten or tear cardboard so it fits inside the box.
Paper
The separate reusable sack is used for accepted paper such as newspapers, magazines, catalogues, junk mail and similar paper items.
Food waste
Teignbridge collects food waste weekly. Accepted food includes items such as fruit, vegetables, bread, meat, bones, fish, dairy, tea and coffee waste.
Residual rubbish
Use the black residual bin for household waste that cannot be placed in the available recycling or food-waste streams.
Subscribed garden waste
This container is for households registered to Teignbridge’s paid garden-waste collection service.
Teignbridge Recycling Changes in 2026 and 2027
Teignbridge is changing parts of its kerbside recycling service to meet wider recycling requirements. This matters because some older council material can show rules that pre-date the latest rollout.
Cartons added
Cartons can now be collected with plastics and cans through the household recycling service. For standard recycling-box households, this uses the black recycling box.
Plastic bags & wrapping
The council has approved adding plastic bags and wrapping using its selected collection method, with rollout linked to the 2027 recycling programme.
Battery collection change
The council has decided household battery collection will be removed from the kerbside recycling service from April 2027 because of safety concerns.
What Time Should Teignbridge Bins Be Put Out?
By 6am
Have scheduled bins, boxes and food containers at the required collection point by 6am.
Up to 4pm
A collection can take place later in the day, so a full container at lunchtime is not automatically missed.
Lid closed
Keep residual rubbish inside the bin and close the lid. Do not rely on ordinary extra bags beside the bin being collected.
Bring containers back
Return bins and boxes to your property after they have been emptied.
Teignbridge Missed Bin or Recycling Box: What to Do
First decide whether the problem affects only your property or the whole street. Teignbridge handles those situations differently.
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Check that the container was actually due.
Use your property-specific collection result rather than memory. -
Confirm it was out by 6am.
It must also have been in the correct collection position. -
Check the contents.
Incorrect material or another presentation problem can explain why a container was left. -
Allow the day’s route to finish.
Teignbridge says collections can continue until 4pm, so the online missed service may not accept an early report. -
Check whether the whole street is still waiting.
If it is a street-wide delay, leave the containers out. The council says residents do not need to report each property individually. -
Report a genuine individual miss within 48 hours.
You will need the property address and the type of container that was missed.
Teignbridge Garden Waste Collection
Garden waste is an optional paid subscription service. Registered properties receive a green garden-waste bin, and the council’s published household guidance says subscribed green bins are normally emptied fortnightly.
If you already subscribe
Use your address calendar to check the next collection date and make sure the property remains registered to the service.
If you want to join
Check the live Teignbridge garden-waste service for the current subscription price and current terms before paying.
Furniture, Mattresses and Other Bulky Household Waste
A sofa, mattress, large appliance or other bulky item should not simply be left beside the black bin or recycling boxes. Compare reuse, the council’s bulky-collection route and a suitable household recycling centre before deciding how to dispose of it.
Reuse
If an item is safe and usable, a local reuse or donation route may keep it in use rather than sending it into the waste stream.
Bulky collection
Teignbridge provides a booking route for eligible bulky household items. Check the live booking flow for current charges and item conditions.
Recycling centre
If you can transport the item safely and the site accepts it, check the Devon County Council recycling-centre rules before travelling.
Brunel Road Recycling Centre, Newton Abbot
Brunel Road Recycling Centre is operated under Devon County Council’s household recycling-centre service. It is useful for accepted household materials that do not belong in ordinary Teignbridge kerbside collections.
Brunel Road visitor essentials
| Season | Monday–Friday | Saturday–Sunday | Check before travel |
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| April–September | 9am–5pm | 10am–6pm | Live site status and vehicle/material rules |
| October–March | 9am–4:30pm | 10am–4:30pm | Live site status and seasonal closures |
The site is closed on specified festive dates and Easter Sunday, and extreme weather or operational work can cause short-notice disruption. Check the live Devon County Council page before making a special journey.
Teignbridge Bank Holiday and Delayed Bin Collections
Teignbridge states that collections are delayed after bank holidays. Do not assume every holiday automatically means exactly one day later, because the property calendar contains the revised dates for the relevant service period.
Before a bank holiday
Check the current household calendar and note the revised date instead of relying on the normal weekday.
Whole street missed
Leave bins and boxes out. The council says it will return as soon as possible and individual reports are not required.
Only your property missed
Complete the normal eligibility checks and use the missed-bin route within the published 48-hour reporting window.
Official Teignbridge Waste Services
BinCollectionGuide.org is an independent guide. Collection records, subscriptions, missed-bin reports and council service decisions are controlled by Teignbridge District Council, while Brunel Road household recycling-centre information is provided by Devon County Council.
Open official date checker
Open calendar service
Open bin and box guide
Open missed-bin service
Open garden-waste information
Open Devon recycling-centre page
Teignbridge Bin Collection FAQs
How do I check my Teignbridge bin collection date?
Use Teignbridge District Council’s collection-date checker, enter your postcode or part of the address, then select the exact property. The result provides the scheduled dates for that household.
What time should bins be out in Teignbridge?
Kerbside bins and recycling containers should be at the required collection point by 6am. Collections can continue until 4pm.
How often is recycling collected in Teignbridge?
Standard household recycling boxes and food waste are normally collected weekly. Use your exact property calendar for the actual collection day.
How often is the black bin collected in Teignbridge?
Teignbridge’s residual household-waste service operates on an alternating-week pattern. Check the property-specific calendar rather than counting forward from another household’s collection.
Can cartons be recycled at the kerbside in Teignbridge?
Yes. Teignbridge’s 2026 recycling update says cartons are now collected with plastics and cans as part of the household recycling service. For standard recycling-box households, they go through the black recycling-box stream.
When can I report a missed Teignbridge bin?
An individual missed bin or box can be reported within 48 hours after checking it was due, correctly presented by 6am and contained the correct waste. Collections can continue until 4pm, so an early report may not be available.
What if the whole street has not been collected?
Leave the bins and boxes out. Teignbridge says residents do not need to submit individual missed-bin reports when the whole street is waiting because the crew will return as soon as possible.
Does Teignbridge have a printable bin calendar?
Yes. The annual collection calendar runs from April and includes the collection day, revised bank-holiday dates and which containers should be presented each week.
Is Teignbridge garden waste collected free?
No. The green garden-waste bin is part of an optional paid subscription service. Registered green bins are normally emptied fortnightly. Check the council’s live service for the current subscription price.
Start With Your Exact Teignbridge Address
The fastest reliable route is postcode → exact property → scheduled container → collection date. Then have the containers ready at the required point by 6am.
If a collection does not happen, wait until the day’s route has had time to finish, check whether the whole street is affected and use the individual missed-bin service only when the problem qualifies.
Independent information website: BinCollectionGuide.org is not Teignbridge District Council or Devon County Council. Live dates, reports, subscriptions, bookings, fees and site restrictions should be completed or confirmed through the relevant official service.