Find out what day your bins are collected and what we collect from you

If you live in the Helensburgh and Lomond area, your green wheelie bin for general household waste is collected every two weeks.  We also offer a blue bin for mixed recycling (see below for more details) which is collected every two weeks.  In addition we offer food waste recycling, which is collected every week (see below), and in many areas glass recycling, which is collected every four weeks.

For more information on kerbside recycling in the Helensburgh and Lomond area, please have a look at the Helensburgh and Lomond Recycling Guide, which includes details of what you can put in each bin, and some useful questions and answers about the recycling service in your area.

Green bins, blue bins and food waste recycling

You can find out what day your green and blue wheelie bins, and your food waste bins are collected using the lists below:

• Helensburgh and Lomond Bin Collection days - by area
• Helensburgh and Lomond Bin Collection Days - Alphabetical list

Once you know your bin day and your route number, you can get your bin collection calendar below. If you can't find your street on the list, or if you need any more information, please call our Contact Centre on 01546 605514.

When are your bins emptied?

The calendars below show you when the green and blue wheelie bins are collected in your area. Your food waste recycling is collected each week when your green or blue bin is emptied.

What can you put in your blue bin?

Paper, newspapers, magazines, envelopes (minus windows), Yellow pages / telephone directories, cardboard packaging, cardboard tunes, ready meal sleeves, egg boxes, food and drinks cartons e.g. tetra paks, food cans, drinks cans, empty aerosol cans, biscuit and sweet tins, plastic drinks bottles, cosmetic plastic bottles.

Please could you rinse all food and drink cans, cartons and plastic bottles before recycling.

What can you put in your food waste bin?

Meat and fish, including bones, fruit and vegetables, dairy products including eggs and cheese, bread, cakes and pastries, beans, pasta and rice, tea bags and coffee grounds. You can now also include used kitchen roll and paper with food residues on it.

We will be giving out approximately 6 months supply of food waste bags to each household participating in the food waste scheme. After 6 months, we will give out another supply. If your suppply runs out and you need more bags, please call the enquiry line on 01546 605514 or use our online form to order more. This replaces the yellow flag scheme for requesting food waste bags.

Please try and ensure only full bags of food waste are placed in the food waste bin for collection - this will help minimise the number of food waste bags required.

Your Grey Bin for Glass Recyling

Many parts of Helensburgh and Lomond can now take part in our kerbside glass recycling collections.  This is collected in a grey wheelie bin every four weeks - please see the calendars below to find out when your grey bin is collected.

When will my grey bin be collected?

What can I put in my grey bin?

You can use your grey bin to recycle the following materials:

• cooking sauce bottles and jars, cooking oil bottles, wine bottles, beer bottles, soft drink bottles, coffee jars, pasta sauce jars, baby food jars, jam jars, pickle jars

Please do not put the following items in your grey bin:

• ceramics, drinking glasses, light bulbs, plates, cups, lids or bottle tops, mirrors or window glass

Please remove all caps and lids, however there is no need to remove labels.

Please place your glass items into the bin, and not into bags or liners

Other recycling facilities in the Helensburgh and Lomond area

To find out where you can recycle other household items that don't get collected at the kerbside in your area, you can find the Recycling Facilities in the Helensburgh and Lomond area here

If you have an item to recycle and want to find out where you can take it, or if you want general information and advice on recycling such as what kerbside facilities exist in your area, or where your nearest recycling facilities are, the Sort-It website can help you find all this information, and more, for the Argyll and Bute area.