Council service updates

Household glass collections - Helensburgh & surrounding areas w/c 07/09/26

We have been unable to carry out household glass collections from 8th September due to vehicle breakdowns. 

Please leave your bin out at present and a further update will be provided as soon as possible. 

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Recycling collections - Helensburgh W/C 07/09/26

We are currently running behind schedule with recycling collections due in Helensburgh this week (w/c 07/09/26). 

Please leave your bin out to allow us to catch up as soon as possible. 

Affected collections:

• Tuesday 08/09/26 - Craigendoran 
• Wednesday 09/09/26 - Kilmichael
• Thursday 10/09/26 - Lower East Helensburgh
• Friday 11/09/26 - Upper Helensburgh

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Limited access general waste & recycling - Cardross 04/09/26 - UPDATED 10/09/26

Due to a vehicle breakdown we were unable to carry out general waste and recycling collections along the limited access route in Cardross on Friday 4th September. 

Regrettably, the recycling collection has been cancelled until it's next scheduled collection date. Please return your recycling bin to your property. 

UPDATE 10/09/26 - General waste collections will be carried out tomorrow, 11th September. Please ensure your bin is presented for collection. 

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Online council tax system currently unavailable

Our online council tax system is currently unavailable due to essential maintenance. Please contact our council tax team at ctax1@argyll-bute.gov.uk if you need to check your balance or require a copy of your council tax bill.

Payments to your council tax account can still be made through our Pay it page. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Recycling collections - Helensburgh & Lomond

Due to a number of vehicle breakdowns, we were unable to complete some recycling collections between 31st August to 4th September.

Regrettably, these collections have now been cancelled until residents' next scheduled collection date. Please return your bins to your property. 

Affected collections:

• 31st Aug to 4th Sept - Helensburgh
• 2nd Sept - Rhu
• 3rd Sept - Garelochhead
• 3rd Sept - Shandon limited access route
• 4th Sept - Luss & Arrochar

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

EV Charging Network Faults

Electric Vehicle Charger Faults

We have some faults across our network of EV chargers at the moment. We are working with our maintenance contractors to have these repaired as soon as possible.

Faults should be reported to Scottish Power on 0800 001 5234  

You can see the full range of publicly available chargers in Argyll and Bute via the Scottish Power Recharge App and Zapmap

Chargers with faults

You can find the live status of all chargers on the Scottish Power Recharge app and through Scottish Power's Public EV Charging page

Household glass collections - Helensburgh & surrounding areas w/c 24/08/26

Due to vehicle breakdowns and operational issues, we have been unable to complete household glass collections scheduled between Monday 24th August to Friday 28th August. 

Unfortunately these collections have been cancelled until residents' next scheduled collection date. 

Please return your bins to your property. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Cliad Recycling Centre, Coll

Please see below link for changes to our opening times for Cliad Recycling Centre on Coll.

https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/waste-and-recycling-centres/cliad-recycling-centre-coll

Road Closure B8016 - commencing 9th March 2026

Scottish Water will be undertaking a watermain upgrade along the B8016 at the River Laggan Road Bridge. Work is scheduled to begin on the 9th of March 2026 and is expected to take approximately three months to complete.  

Due to the nature and location of the works, a section of B8016 will be fully closed throughout the duration of the project.

Green bin collections - Serpentine Road and Mountpleasant Road, Rothesay

Green bins on Serpentine Road and Mountpleasant Road will be collected a day later than the published schedule going forward, with uplifts taking place on Wednesdays instead of Tuesdays. 

We hope to have the bin collection calendars on our website updated soon to reflect this change.

Road and Footway Closure - East Clyde Street, Helensburgh

The Council is making arrangements for the diversions below to be put in place and for ‘Business as usual’ signs to be put up to support businesses in the street affected. 

Further information and updates on the road closure are available here - East Clyde Street building safety and road closure

Details of the diversions

East bound vehicles 

Diverted from West Clyde Street left onto William Street and then right onto West Princes Street. Continuing along West Princes Street / East Princes Street turn right onto Glenfinlas Street and left onto East Clyde Street

West Bound vehicles

Diverted from East Clyde Street right onto Charlotte Street and then left onto East Princes Street. Continuing along East Princes Street / West Princes Street turn left onto James Street and right onto West Clyde Street

East bound pedestrians

Diverted from West Clyde Street left onto Sinclair Street and then right onto East Princes Street. Continuing along East Princes Street turn right onto Maitland Street and left onto East Clyde Street

West bound pedestrians

Diverted from East Clyde Street right onto Maitland Street and then left onto East Princes Street. Continuing along East Princes Street turn left onto Sinclair Street and right onto West Clyde Street

Temporary road closure - Ardencraig Road (Bute)

Due to subsidence on a section of Ardencraig Road, a temporary closure has been put in place. 

An update will be provided once a full assessment has taken place. 

Pedestrian access may be limited when work is ongoing.