Festive bin arrangements

There will be changes to some bin collection dates over the festive period.

Please check your area below to see any changes to scheduled rubbish and recycling collection dates over the festive period up to 5th January 2026.

Please note: some collections are being made earlier than scheduled, so please check the dates carefully for your area so you don't miss any collections

Festive bin collections

Changes to bin collections over the festive period

Bute

Rubbish and recycling collections due over the festive period will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s) except for 25th and 26th December 2025 and 1st January 2026. 

Arrangements for these days are as follows:

  • Collections due on Thursday 25th December will instead be carried out on Friday 26th December.
  • Collections due on Thursday 1st January will instead be carried out on Friday 2nd January.
  • Commercial glass collections due on Friday 26th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 27th December.

Westlands recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December, and on 1st and 2nd January .

Coll and Colonsay

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  • The green bin collection due on Saturday 27th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 20th December.  
  • There will be no blue bin collection carried out on Wednesday 24th December (please keep any additional recycling until the next scheduled uplift).
  • Cliad recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 24th , 27th and 31st December.

Colonsay - 

  • The green bin collection due on Saturday 27th December will instead be carried out on Friday 26th December.
  • Bonaveh recycling and civic amenity site on Colonsay will be closed on 25th December, and on 1st January.

Dunoon and Cowal

Rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s) except for 25th December 2025 and 1st January 2026.

Arrangements for these days are as follows:

  • Collections due on Thursday 25th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 27th December.
  • Collections due on Thursday 1st January will instead be carried out on Saturday 3rd January.

Bogleha recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25 and 26th December and on 1st and 2nd January.

Helensburgh and Lomond

Some rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period will be carried out 2 days later than normal as follows:

  • Collections due on Thursday 25th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 27th December.
  • Collections due on Friday 26th December will instead be carried out on Sunday 28th December.
  • Collections due on Thursday 1st January will instead be carried out on Saturday 3rd January.
  • Collections due on Friday 2nd January will instead be carried out on Sunday 4th January.

Blackhill recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December, and on 1st and 2nd January.

Islay and Jura

Rubbish and recycling collections due over the festive period will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s) except for 25th December 2025 and 1st January 2026.

Arrangements for this are as follows:

  • Collections due on Thursday 25th December will instead be carried out on Friday 26th December.
  • Collections due on Thursday 1st January will instead be carried out on Monday 5th January.

Gartbreck recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December, and on 1st and 2nd January.

Kintyre and Campbeltown

Rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s) except for the following :

  • Rubbish and recycling collections due on Thursday 25th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 27th December.
  • General waste (green bin) collections due on Thursday 1st January will instead be carried out on Saturday 3rd January.
  • Recycling collections due on Thursday 1st January will instead be carried out on Friday 2nd January.
  • Recycling collections due on Friday 2nd January will instead be carried out on Saturday 3rd January. 

The Roading recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December, and on 1st and 2nd January.

Mid Argyll

Rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s) except for 25th and 26th December 2025 and 1st and 2nd January 2026. 

Arrangements for these days are as follows:

  • Collections due on Thursday 25th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 27th December.
  • Commercial collections due on Friday 26th December will instead be carried out on Monday 29th December.
  • Collections due on Thursday 1st January will instead be carried out on Saturday 3rd January.
  • Commercial collections due on Friday 2nd January will instead be carried out on Monday 5th January.
  • The small bin lorry recycling route collections due on Thursday 1st January will instead be collected on Tuesday 30th December. Properties on this route includes Castlepark (Kilmartin), Cairnbaan Towpath Road, Darroch Road (Ardrishaig), Linnen Court (Ardrishaig), West Bank Road (Ardrishaig) , Castleton, Balliebeg, Silvercraigs, Lower Lochgair and Moneydrain Road (Lochgilphead).

Lingerton recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December, and on 1st and 2nd January.

Mull and Iona

Rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s) except for 25th December 2025 and 1st January 2026.

Arrangements for these collections are as follows :

  • Collections due on Thursday 25th December will instead be carried out on Friday 26th December.
  • Collections due on Thursday 1st January will instead be carried out on Friday 2nd January.

Glengorm recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December, and on 1st and 2nd January.

Oban and Lorn

Some rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period will be carried later or earlier than the normal scheduled day as follows:

  • Collections due on Thursday 25th December will instead be carried out on Friday 26th December
  • Collections due on Friday 26th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 27th December
  • Collections due on Thursday 1st January will instead be carried out on Friday 2nd January
  • Collections due on Friday 2nd January  will instead be carried out on Saturday 3rd January
  • Connel Recycling collections (carried out by awkward access refuse vehicle) due on Friday 2nd January will instead be carried out on Wednesday 31st December 

Moleigh recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December, and 1st and 2nd January.

Tiree

Rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s) except for - 

  • Glass recycling collections due on Friday 26th December will instead be carried out on Wednesday 24th December.
  • Gott Bay recycling and civic amenity site on Tiree will be closed on 25th and 26th December, and on 1st and 2nd January.
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