Stockport bin collections

By Mark Andrews. Checked against Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council pages on 29 October 2026.

In Stockport the green bin takes food waste with no charge, but garden waste in it needs a £59 permit. Paper, cardboard and cartons go in the blue bin or bag, and glass, cans and plastic in the brown bin or black box.

Blue bin back to fortnightly in December

Paper and card are going back to a fortnightly collection. Stockport had moved the blue bin to every four weeks, and after listening to residents the council is reversing that from December 2026. The exact start date isn't out yet. Every household gets a new printed calendar before it begins, and the online calendar can be downloaded once it's updated.

Stockport: find your collection day

Which bin is which in Stockport

No food, recycling or garden waste in the black bin, and bags left at the side of it won't be collected.

Black General waste Black bin (general waste)
Blue Paper & card Blue bin or bag (paper, cardboard, cartons)
Brown Recycling Brown bin or black box (glass, cans, plastic)
Green Food waste Green bin (food waste)
Green Garden waste Green bin (garden waste with permit)

Garden waste: £59 a year

The permit is £59 per green bin for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, or £39 with Council Tax Support (first bin only). The price doesn't drop as the year goes on, and there's no limit on how many permits a property can have. With a permit, real Christmas trees can go in the green bin, cut small with branches under 10cm.

Sign up for garden waste collection

Food waste collection

Straight into the green bin or a food caddy. Liners have to be compostable, to standard EN13432.

Bulky waste collection from £30

£30 for one item, £50 for two and £80 for three to eight. DIY and building waste starts at £150. Electrical items, other items and soft furnishings are collected on different days.

Book a bulky waste collection

Recycling centres in Stockport

The three recycling centres are free for household and DIY waste.

  • Adswood Road HWRC
  • Bredbury Parkway HWRC
  • Rose Hill HWRC, Marple

Get told the night before

Binformation is a free Android app. Put your postcode in once and it sends a notification the evening before each collection, saying which bins are going. If the council moves your day for a bank holiday, the reminder moves with it.

Binformation on Google Play

Where this comes from

Every fact on this page was read from the council's own website, last checked on 29 October 2026. Councils change prices each April, so check the link before you pay for anything.

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