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Stirling, Scotland
Everything local in Stirling, in one place
Stirling Council collects your bins and council tax, runs three recycling centres and looks after local roads, schools and libraries. Loci brings it all together, from Stirling and Bridge of Allan to Dunblane, Callander and Balfron.
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Recycling centres
The Polmaise, Callander and Balfron recycling centres
Stirling Council runs three recycling centres, and every visit needs a booking. Find your nearest one in Loci and check what you can bring before you go.
Lower Polmaise Waste Management Centre, Fallin, FK7 7FG
Open every day. April to September, 8.30am to 6pm. October to March, 8.30am to 5pm.
Geisher Road, Callander, FK17 8LX
Weekdays, 5pm to 7.40pm. Saturday, 10am to 1.30pm. Closed on Sunday.
Dunkeld Court, Balfron, G63 0TE
Weekdays, 5pm to 7.40pm. Saturday, 10am to 1.30pm. Closed on Sunday.
Book every visit, on the day or up to 14 days ahead. Bring your booking reference and proof of address, such as a driving licence. Cars can visit as often as they like. Vans and vehicles with trailers are limited to 12 bookings a year. Book on the Stirling Council website.
Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, large or high-roof vans, trailers bigger than 6x4ft, minibuses and motorhomes aren't allowed. If you hire a van, bring the hire documents.
Stirling Council residents only, for household waste. The centres are open on bank holidays except 25 and 26 December and 1 and 2 January.
Council services
Stirling Council services
From bins to council tax and school holidays, here's what Stirling Council looks after and how Loci helps.
Stirling Council collects your grey bin for general waste, your blue bin for cans and plastics, your green bin for paper and card, your glass bin and your brown bin for food waste. Garden waste in the brown bin needs a permit.
Services include
- Bin collection dates
- Garden waste permits
- Special uplifts
In Loci you can
- Get a bin day reminder the night before
- Use Council Search to buy a garden waste permit on the right page
- Report it in a couple of taps. Loci takes you straight to your council's report page
Stirling Council runs the area's schools and publishes school term dates and holidays.
Services include
- Term dates and school holidays
- School enrolment
- School closures
In Loci you can
- Get reminders when term dates are coming up. Loci syncs council term dates automatically
- Use Council Search to enrol your child on the right page
- Ask AI search about school closures, with links to the council's pages
Stirling Council sets a Band D charge every year, and your bill depends on your band, from A to H. If your home is on mains water, your bill also includes Scottish Water's charges.
Services include
- Paying your council tax
- Council tax bands and charges
- Council Tax Reduction
In Loci you can
- Use Council Search to pay or check your band on the right page
- Ask AI search what your band costs, with links to the council's pages
- Ask AI search whether you can get Council Tax Reduction
Stirling Council handles planning applications and building warrants across Stirling.
Services include
- Searching planning applications
- Applying for planning permission
- Building warrants
In Loci you can
- Use Council Search to find the planning portal
- Ask AI search whether you need permission, with links to the council's pages
- Use Council Search to comment on an application
Stirling Council's bins and recycling pages cover bin dates, missed bins and special uplifts, and its contact centre is on 01786 404040.
Services include
- Online forms
- Phone help
- Reporting a problem
In Loci you can
- Use Council Search to reach the right contact page first time
- Ask AI search before you call, with links to the pages it used
- Report it in a couple of taps. Loci takes you straight to your council's report page
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Residents guides
Bin guides for Stirling
The practical detail on the questions residents ask most.
Bins and recycling guides
Every bin guide in one place: bin days, missed bins, bin colours, bank holidays and the new bin rules.
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Missed bin collection?
What to do if your bin wasn't emptied, and how to report it to your council.
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Which bin goes out this week?
Alternate weeks, colour weeks and week A or B, explained.
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What can go in your recycling bin?
What goes in, what stays out and why the rules change between councils.
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Garden waste collections
How garden waste subscriptions work, what they cost and what goes in.
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Food waste collections
How your food caddy works and what goes in it.
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Stirling council services: your questions answered
Your grey bin is for general waste, your blue bin for cans and plastics, your green bin for paper and card and your glass bin for bottles and jars. Your brown bin takes food waste, and garden waste too if you have a permit. Loci shows your collection days and reminds you the night before.
Yes, to put garden waste in your brown bin. A permit costs £60 and runs from 12 April 2026 to 11 April 2027. Permits don't renew automatically, and bins with garden waste but no permit aren't emptied.
Polmaise Recycling Centre is at the Lower Polmaise Waste Management Centre, Fallin, FK7 7FG. It's open every day, from 8.30am to 6pm between April and September and from 8.30am to 5pm between October and March.
Yes. Book every visit, on the day or up to 14 days ahead, and bring your booking reference and proof of address. Vans and vehicles with trailers are limited to 12 bookings a year.
Both are open on weekdays from 5pm to 7.40pm and on Saturday from 10am to 1.30pm. They're closed on Sunday.
Stirling Council publishes school term dates and holidays for its schools. Loci syncs council term dates automatically and reminds you when they're coming up.
Yes, within limits. Vans and vehicles with trailers can book up to 12 visits a year. Large or high-roof vans, vehicles over 3.5 tonnes and trailers bigger than 6x4ft aren't allowed.
Yes. Loci is free for residents on the App Store and Google Play.
No. Loci is an independent community platform. Loci links you to the council's official webpages, where you can report problems and make requests.
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