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Read our Questions and Answers about changes to your bin collections
Please put your bin out by 6 am on your collection day
Bin collections now take place between 6am and 10pm on your collection day, so if you think your bin has been missed during the day, please wait until after 10pm to report a missed bin in case your area has an evening collection.
Ordering food bin liners
Please tie an unused food waste liner to the handle of your outside caddy as a sign that you need more liners for your food waste caddy.
A new supply will then be left inside the bin.
Supplies of food waste liners can also be collected from Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre. Please use either the caddy liners provided by us when putting food into your food waste bin, or fully compostable carrier bags (some supermarkets such as the Co-op and Waitrose now provide these in their stores) can also be used.
Please don’t put out a caddy with unbagged food waste, particularly if you need a roll of caddy bags. We won’t leave a clean roll of bags in a dirty caddy.
Your food bin is for all your food waste
Your food waste bin is emptied every week
You can use your 7 litre kitchen caddy to collect your food waste before putting it in your 23 litre food waste bin
Include all food waste:
- meat and fish, including bones
- fruit and vegetables
- dairy products
- bread, cakes and pastries
- beans, pasta and rice
- tea bags and coffee grounds
- used kitchen towel and paper with food residue
- Pet food
Please:
- please try and ensure only full bags of kitchen waste are put in the food waste bin to minimise the number of bags required
- When you need more liners, please tie an unused food waste liner to the handle of your outside caddy as a sign that you need more liners for your food waste caddy. A new supply will then be left inside the bin. Supplies of liners can also be collected from the Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre, or any of the libraries in the area.
- please use either the caddy liners provided by us when putting food into your food waste bin, or fully compostable carrier bags (some supermarkets such as the Co-op and Waitrose now provide these in their stores) can also be used
Your food waste is recycled using a process called anaerobic digestion.
What goes in your blue bin?
Your blue bin is for paper, card, cans and plastic
Your blue bin is emptied every 2 weeks
- Please do not put items into plastic bags, just straight into the bin
- Please rinse cans, cartons and plastics before putting them in the bin
- Please leave the lids off bottles so they can be squashed, or squash them and put the lids back on
- Shredded paper can be put into a recyclable item first, for example, a cereal box
Include:
- food, drink and aerosol cans
- clean plastic drinks, detergent or cosmetic bottles, plastic pots, tubs and trays
- paper, newspaper, brochures, magazines, envelopes, books
- food packaging cardboard / packaging sleeves
- cereal boxes
- egg boxes
- cardboard boxes / packaging
- drinks cartons / tetrapaks
- clean foil containers (takeaway food etc)
- Further information on recycling plastics, including which plastic symbol numbers we accept, can be found in our Recycling section
Please don't include:
- oil or paint tins
- plastic bags or liners
- other types of plastic packaging
- tissues
- metallic wrapping paper
- paper and card contaminated with food
- painted paper or card
What goes in your green bin?
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 is clearly labelled with your house number or name
Please don’t, under any circumstances, put potentially flammable items such as batteries or marine flares in your household wheelie bins.
- Batteries: these can be recycled safely at shops selling batteries or at our civic amenity sites - further information on recycling batteries.
- Marine flares: please contact your nearest marina who will be able to advise you on the correct disposal route.
What goes in your grey bin?
Your grey bin is for glass
Your grey bin in collected every 4 weeks
- Please put the glass straight into the bin, not into bags or liners
- You can also put metal lids or caps back onto the bottles and into your grey bin, and there is no need to remove labels
Include:
- cooking sauce bottles
- cooking oil bottles
- wine bottles
- beer bottles
- soft drink bottles
- coffee jars
- food jars e.g pasta sauce, jam, baby food, pickles
Please don't include:
- pyrex and ceramics
- plates and cups
- window pane glass
- drinking glasses
- spectacles
- light bulbs
- mirrors
- corks or plastic lids
