There will be no changes to your scheduled bin collections on Colonsay over the Christmas and New Year period
Read our Questions and Answers about changes to your bin collections
Please put your bin out by 8am on your collection day
Your green bin is for general rubbish
Your green bin is emptied every 3 weeks
Please use your green bin for all the general rubbish that we can't recycle
Include:
- nappies
- cling film, bubble wrap, or food contaminated plastics
- non-recyclable plastics
- polystyrene packing
- items that can't be recycled
Please don't include:
- items that can be recycled
- batteries and electrical equipment
- rubble, soil, stone or bricks
- bulky items
- Only 1 green bin per household will be emptied (apart from some exceptions - find out more in our FAQs)
- Please ensure your bin in clearly labelled with your house number or name
What goes in your recycling bags?
Paper and cardboard bag
Include:
- office and printer paper
- Cardboard packaging
- Newspapers and magazines
- Telephone directories
- Unwanted mail
- Envelopes (without the windows)
- books
Tins and cans bag
Include:
- clean food tins and cans
- empty aerosols
- drinks cans
- biscuit and sweet tins
- clean foil containers (takeaway food etc)
Plastics bag
Include:
- clean plastic drinks, detergents and cosmetic bottles
- Plastic pots, tubs and trays
- Drinks cartons (e.g. Tetrapak)
Your recycling bags should be out for collection by 8am on your collection day. Contaminated bags will not be collected
When you need more recycling bags, please contact the island's waste and recycling representative
Online contact form
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