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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 6th January 2025.

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

Arrangements for these days are as follows:

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

Westlands recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December 2024, and on 1st and 2nd January 2025.

Coll and Colonsay

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

Cliad recycling and civic amenity site on Coll will be closed on 25th December 2024 and 1st January 2025.

Bonaveh recycling and civic amenity site on Colonsay will be closed on 25th December 2024 and 1st January 2025.

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 Wednesday 25th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 28th December.
  • Collections due on Wednesday 1st January will instead be carried out on Saturday 4th January.
  • Commercial glass recycling collections due on 25th December / 1st January will instead be carried out on Friday 27th December / 3rd January.

Bogleha recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December 2024, and on 1st and 2nd January 2025.

Helensburgh and Lomond

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

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

Blackhill recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December 2024, and on 1st and 2nd January 2025.

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 Wednesday 25th December will instead be carried out on Friday 20th December.
  • Collections due on Wednesday 1st January will instead be carried out on Friday 3rd January.

Gartbreck recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December 2024, and on 1st and 2nd January 2025.

Kintyre and Campbeltown

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 Wednesday 25th December will instead be carried out on Saturday 28th December.
  • Collections due on Wednesday 1st January will instead be carried out on Saturday 4th January.

The Roading recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December 2024, and on 1st and 2nd January 2025.

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 /26th  December and 1st /2nd  January. 

Arrangements for these days are as follows:

General waste bins due to be collected on Wednesday 25th December in the following areas will instead be collected as follows:

  • Tayvallich and Achnamara will now be collected on Monday 23rd December.
  • Bellanoch, Crinan & Cairnbaan will now be collected on Tuesday 24th December.
  • Bridgend, Kilmichael Glassary will now be collected on Friday 27th December.

General waste bins due to be collected on Thursday 26th December will instead be collected on Friday 27th December.

Recycling blue bins due to be collected on Wednesday 25th December will instead be collected on Monday 23rd December.

Recycling blue bins due to be collected on Thursday 26th December will instead be uplifted on Saturday 28th December.

General waste bins due to be collected on Wednesday 1st January in following areas will instead be uplifted as follows:

  • Dunadd, Slockavullin, Kilmartin, will now move to Monday 30th December.
  • A816 Lochgilphead to Kilmelford, Ford road, Ardfern, Craobh Haven and Kilmelford, will now move to Friday 3rd January.

General waste bins due to be collected on Thursday 2nd January will instead be uplifted on Friday 3rd January.

Recycling blue bins due to be collected on Wednesday 1st January will instead be uplifted on Saturday 4th January.

Recycling blue bins due to be collected on Thursday 2nd January will instead be uplifted on Monday 30th December.

Commercial customers in Inveraray area due a general waste collection on Friday 3rd January will instead be collected on Saturday 4th January. 

Commercial glass recycling collections due on Thursday 26th December / 2nd January will instead be carried out on Monday 30th December / 6th January.

Lingerton recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December 2024, and on 1st and 2nd January 2025.

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 December and 1st January .

Arrangements for these collections are as follows :

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

Glengorm recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December 2024, and on 1st and 2nd January 2025.

Oban and Lorn

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

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

Moleigh recycling and civic amenity site will be closed on 25th and 26th December 2024 and on 1st and 2nd January 2025.

Tiree

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

Arrangements for these collections are as follows :

  • Collections due on Wednesday 1st January will instead be carried out on Monday 30th December.
  • Collections due on Thursday 2nd January will instead be carried out on Tuesday 31st December.

Gott Bay recycling and civic amenity site on Tiree will be closed on 25th and 26th December 2024 and on 1st and 2nd January 2025.

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