Recycling rules for Stirling
Based on Stirling published guidance · Last verified October 2026
Here's what currently goes in each bin in Stirling.
Search what goes in your bins →Quick answers for Stirling
Polystyrene: Usually general waste (UK-wide position)UK-wide, not council-specific
Across the UK, polystyrene is rarely collected at the kerbside and usually belongs in general waste. Stirling's published guidance we hold doesn't list it.
Food waste: Stirling has a separate food waste collection
Takes dairy and eggs (including shells), teabags and coffee grounds, fruit, vegetables and peelings and more.
Tins and cans: Goes in your recycling bin
Blue bin.
Aerosols: Goes in your recycling bin
Blue bin.
Your bins in Stirling, by colour
Container colours as published by Stirling. Some homes get a different container. See the notes.
Green bin
Paper and cardboard
Green is the paper and card colour in 6 of the 28 councils with a checked paper and card colour.
Blue bin
Recyclable cartons and containers
Blue is the recycling colour in 30 of the 66 councils with a checked recycling colour.
Brown bin
Food waste and garden waste
Brown is the food waste colour in 15 of the 49 councils with a checked food waste colour.
Brown is the garden waste colour in 64 of the 114 councils with a checked garden waste colour.
Availability: garden waste permit
Garden waste needs a permit
What goes in the food waste bin →What goes in the garden waste bin →
Grey bin
General, non-recyclable waste
Grey is the general rubbish colour in 19 of the 78 councils with a checked general rubbish colour.
What goes in each bin
Recycling
Accepted
Blue bin:
- Plastic bottles · Blue bin
- Plastic food tubs, trays and cartons · Blue bin
- Metal cans · Blue bin
- Drinks bottles with lids · Blue bin
- Plastic fruit punnets · Blue bin
- Kitchen foil · Blue bin
- Aerosol cans · Blue bin
Food Waste
Accepted
Everyone who has a brown bin can use it for:
- Dairy and eggs (including shells) · Brown bin
- Teabags and coffee grounds · Brown bin
- Fruit, vegetables and peelings · Brown bin
- Meat, fish and bones · Brown bin
- Bread, pastries and cakes · Brown bin
- Rice, pasta and cereal · Brown bin
Garden Waste
Accepted
If you have a garden waste permit:
- Grass cuttings
- Hedge cuttings
- Small twigs and branches
- Weeds and clippings
- Leaves
- Cut flowers and houseplants
We don't have checked glass guidance for Stirling yet.
See Stirling's own guidancePaper and card go in the green bin (see your bins by colour). We don't have a checked list of what goes in it yet.
See Stirling's own guidanceHow Stirling compares
- Paper and card have their own container in Stirling, as in 53 of the 182 councils we have checked.
Next door
In East Dunbartonshire the garden waste bin is green (brown here) and the food waste bin grey (brown here).
In North Lanarkshire the recycling bin is green (blue here).
Neighbouring councils we have checked: East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire.
When are bins collected in Stirling?
This page covers what goes in each bin. Collection days are set by the council and vary by street. See how to find your bin collection day, or browse streets by postcode to see schedules your neighbours have added.
Check with the council over bank holidays. See the council’s page →
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How we checked this page
We read 3 pages of Stirling’s website on 29 October 2026 and checked each of the 23 facts on this page against the council’s own words before publishing it.
Source: Stirling council website. Check your council’s site for the latest updates.
Frequently asked questions
What colour are the bins in Stirling?
In Stirling the recycling bin is blue, the food waste and garden waste bin is brown, the paper and card bin is green and the general rubbish bin is grey. Blue is the recycling colour in 30 of the 66 councils with a checked recycling colour.
What goes in the recycling bin in Stirling?
Stirling’s recycling bin takes “Plastic bottles”, “Plastic food tubs, trays and cartons” and “Metal cans”, among other things.
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