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 7th January 2024.

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) with the exception of 25th December and 1st January. 

Arrangements for these days are as follows:

  • Collections due on Monday 25th December will instead be carried out on Friday 22nd December.
  • Collections due on Monday 1st January will instead be carried out on Friday 29th December.

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

Coll and Colonsay

Coll and Colonsay rubbish and recycling collections will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s). 

Dunoon and Cowal

Rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s) with the exception of 25th December and 1st January.

Arrangements for these days are as follows:

  • Collections due on Monday 25th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 23rd December.
  • Collections due on Monday 1st January will instead be carried out on Saturday 30th December.

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

Helensburgh and Lomond

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

  • Collections due on Monday 25th December will instead be carried out on Wednesday 27th December.
  • Collections due on Tuesday 26th December will instead be carried out on Thursday 28th December.
  • Collections due on Wednesday 27th December will instead be carried out on Friday 29th December.
  • Collections due on Thursday 28th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 30th December.
  • Collections due on Friday 29th December will instead be carried out on Sunday 31st December.
  • Collections due on Monday 1st January will instead be carried out on Wednesday 3rd January.
  • Collections due on Tuesday 2nd January will instead be carried out on Thursday 4th January.
  • Collections due on Wednesday 3rd January will instead be carried out on Friday 5th January.
  • Collections due on Thursday 4th January will instead be carried out on Saturday 6th January.
  • Collections due on Friday 5th January will instead be carried out on Sunday 7th January.

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

Islay and Jura

Rubbish and recycling collections due over the festive period will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s) with the exception of 25th December and 1st January.

Arrangements for these days are as follows:

  • Collections due on Monday 25th December will instead be carried out on Friday 29th December.
  • Collections due on Monday 1st January will instead be carried out on Friday 5th January.

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

Kintyre

Rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s) with the exception of 25th December and 1st January.

Arrangements for these days are as follows:

  • Collections due on Monday 25th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 23rd December.
  • Collections due on Monday 1st January will instead be carried out on Saturday 30th December.

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

Mid Argyll

Rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s) with the exception of 25th December and 1st January. 

Arrangements for these days are as follows:

  • Collections due on Monday 25th December will instead be carried out on Friday 22nd December.
  • Collections due on Monday 1st January will instead be carried out on Friday 29th December.

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

Mull and Iona

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

Arrangements for these collections are as follows :

  • Collections due on Monday 25th December will instead be carried out on Tuesday 26th December, Tuesday’s collection will be on Friday 29th December
  • Collections due on Monday 1st January will instead be carried out on Tuesday 2nd January, Tuesday’s collection will be on Friday 5th January

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

Oban and Lorn

Rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period will be carried out 1 day later than the normal scheduled day(s) as follows:

  • Collections due on Monday 25th December will instead be carried out on Tuesday 26th December.
  • Collections due on Tuesday 26th December will instead be carried out on Wednesday 27th December.
  • Collections due on Wednesday 27th December will instead be carried out on Thursday 28th December.
  • Collections due on Thursday 28th December will instead be carried out on Friday 29th December.
  • Collections due on Friday 29th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 30th  December.
  • Collections due on Monday 1st January will instead be carried out on Tuesday 2nd January.
  • Collections due on Tuesday 2nd January will instead be carried out on Wednesday 3rd January.
  • Collections due on Wednesday 3rd January will instead be carried out on Thursday 4th January.
  • Collections due on Thursday 4th January will instead be carried out on Friday 5th January.
  • Collections due on Friday 5th January will instead be carried out on Saturday 6th January.

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

Tiree

Rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period will be carried out on the normal scheduled day(s) with the exception of Monday 25th December and Tuesday 26th December .

Arrangements for these collections are as follows :

  • Collections due on Monday 25th December will instead be carried out on Wednesday  27th December.
  • Collections due on Tuesday 26th December will instead be carried out on Thursday 28th December.

Gott Bay recycling and civic amenity site on Tiree will be closed on 25th/26th December and 1st/2nd January.

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