Read our Questions and Answers about your bin collections
Please put your bin out by 7 am 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
Your blue bin is for paper and card
Your blue bin is emptied every 2 weeks
- Please put paper and cardboard in your blue bin.
- Please do not put items into plastic bags, just straight into the bin
- Shredded paper can be put into a recyclable item first, for example, a cereal box
Include:
- office and printer paper
- Cardboard packaging
- Newspapers and magazines
- Telephone directories
- Unwanted mail
- Envelopes (without the windows)
- books
Please don't include:
- tissues
- metallic wrapping paper
- paper and card contaminated with food
- painted paper or card
* From Tuesday 28th May these items will no longer need to go in bags, they can go directly into your blue bin *
Your recycling bags are for plastic and cans
- Please remove all caps and lids - there is no need to remove labels
Include:
- plastic bottles, tubs, pots, food trays (please rinse contents first)
- alumunium and steel cans and tins (please wash food and drink traces off first)
- Empty aerosols
- clean foil containers (takeaway food etc)
Please don't include:
- plastic contaminated with food or cleaning products
Free collection of electrical items
Between November and March, households can arrange free collection of electrical items from their home. The dates available for collections in each are are shown on the calendar below. If you wish to make use of this service on any of the dates shown, please call 01496 301360 around a week before your chosen date to arrange the uplift.
Islay and Jura electrical collection calendar
What can we collect?
TVs, video / DVD players, computer equipment, washing machines, tumble driers, dishwashers, cookers, fridges, freezers, toasters, kettles and any other electrical or battery operated household items