Council service updates

Commercial general waste collections - Kilcreggan, Rhu & Garelochhead 08/09/26

Commercial general waste collections due in Kilcreggan, Rhu and Garelochhead today, 8th September have been partially missed. 

If your bin has been missed, please leave it out to allow us to catch up as soon as possible. 

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Household glass collections - Helensburgh 08/09/26

We are currently running behind schedule with household glass collections due in Lower East Helensburgh and Alder Gate estate today, 8th September. 

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

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Commercial recycling collections - Arrochar, Garelochhead, Rhu & Cove 07/09/26

Commercial recycling collections due in Arrochar, Garelochhead, Rhu and Cove on Monday 7th September have been partially missed. 

If your bin has been missed, please leave it out to allow us to catch up as soon as possible. 

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

General waste collections - Rosneath & Clynder

General waste collections due in Rosneath and Clynder today, 8th September have been partially missed. 

If your bin has been missed, please leave it out to allow us to catch up as soon as possible. 

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Recycling collections - Helensburgh 08/09/26

We are currently running behind schedule with recycling collections due in Craigendoran, Helensburgh and Colgrain today, 8th September. 

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

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Commercial glass collections - All areas

We are currently unable to carry out commercial glass collections in all areas due to the breakdown of the vehicle used to carry out these collections. 

An update will be provided as soon as collections can resume. 

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Recycling collections - Cardross 07/09/26

We are currently running behind schedule with recycling collections due in Cardross on Monday 7th September. 

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

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Limited access general waste - Shandon & Rhu 03/09/26

Due to a vehicle breakdown we were unable to carry out general waste collections along the limited access routes in Shandon and Rhu on Thursday 3rd September. 

Please leave your bin out as we expect to catch up on these missed collections this week, as soon as the limited access RCV has returned from the garage. 

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

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

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. 

UPDATE - Please leave your general waste bin out as we expect to collect these this week, as soon as the limited access RCV has returned from the garage. Regrettably, the recycling collection has been cancelled until it's next scheduled collection date. Please return your recycling bin to your property. 

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

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.