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This section lists the various kerbside collection schemes across Scotland. To find out more information on the schemes operating within your local area, select an area from the drop down menu on the left.
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Dry Recyclates Kerbside Collection
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Materials accepted in Black Box: Aluminium Cans, Glass Bottles & Jars, Plastic Bottles (All Types), Steel Cans.
Please do not put Aluminium Foil, Broken Glass, Crockery, Lids and Bottle Tops, Light bulbs, Margarine tubs, Plastic Packaging , Pyrex, Window panes or Yogurt Pots in your Black Box. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in White Bag: Cardboard, Envelopes, Paper, Yellow Pages.
Please do not put Window Envelopes in your White Bag. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Residual Waste Bin: Non-recyclable general household waste.
| Frequency: Weekly |
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Helpline: 0845 608 0919
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Authority: Aberdeen City |
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Coverage: 80000 % of planned roll-out at current time: 100% Participation: Opt Out
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Garden Waste Kerbside Collection
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Materials accepted in Brown Bin: Garden Waste.
Please do not put Food Waste - Fruit & Vegetable Peelings, Rubble, Soil or Turf in your Brown Bin.
Brown Bin collection operates between March and November. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Residual Waste Bin: Non-recyclable general household waste.
| Frequency: Weekly |
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Helpline: 0845 608 0919
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Authority: Aberdeen City |
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Coverage: 50000 % of planned roll-out at current time: 100% Participation: Opt Out
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Pilot Household Waste Recycling for Tenaments
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Materials accepted in Blue Lidded Recycling Point: Cereal Boxes, Envelopes, Magazines, Newspapers, Paper, Telephone Directories, Thin Card, Toilet Roll Tubes.
| Frequency: As Required | Materials accepted in Red Lidded Recycling Point: Aluminium Cans, Plastic Bottles (HDPE), Plastic Bottles (PET), Steel Cans.
| Frequency: As Required |
| Useful Information |
Helpline: 0845 608 0919
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Authority: Aberdeen City |
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Campaign Notes |
Coverage: 2000 Participation: Voluntary
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Dry Recyclates Kerbside Collection
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Materials accepted in Battery Collection Bag: Household Batteries, Laptop Batteries, Mobile Phone Batteries.
Please place in the Black Box | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Black Box: Aluminium Cans, Glass Bottles & Jars, Plastic Bottles (All Types), Steel Cans.
Please remove all lids and rinse and flatten plastic bottles where possible. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Blue Box: Greeting Cards without glitter, Magazines, Newspapers, Paper, Thin Card.
| Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Blue-Lidded Bin: Greeting Cards without glitter, Magazines, Newspapers, Paper, Telephone Directories, Thin Card, Yellow Pages.
Please do not put Brown Envelopes or Cardboard in your Blue-Lidded Bin. | Frequency: Monthly | Materials accepted in White Bag: Greeting Cards without glitter, Magazines, Newspapers, Paper, Telephone Directories, Thin Card, Yellow Pages.
Please do not put Brown Envelopes or Cardboard in your White Bag.
This is being phased out between April and June 2010 and being replaced with a blue box. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Residual Waste Bin: Non-recyclable general household waste.
| Frequency: Fortnightly |
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Helpline: 0845 600 3900
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Authority: Aberdeenshire |
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Campaign Notes |
Coverage: 87000 Participation: Voluntary
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Green Box and Green Bin Scheme
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Materials accepted in Green Bin: Garden Waste.
| Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Green Box: Aerosols, Aluminium Cans, Glass Bottles & Jars, Magazines, Newspapers, Paper, Plastic Bottles (All Types), Steel Cans, Telephone Directories.
| Frequency: Weekly | Materials accepted in Residual Waste Bin: Non-recyclable general household waste.
| Frequency: Fortnightly |
| Useful Information |
Helpline: 08452 777778
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Authority: Angus |
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Campaign Notes |
Coverage: 43275 % of planned roll-out at current time: 100% Participation: Voluntary
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Cowal - Kerbside Recycling
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Materials accepted in Blue Bin: Cardboard, Cereal Boxes, Magazines, Newspapers, Paper, Telephone Directories, Yellow Pages.
Please do not put Glass Bottles & Jars in your Blue Bin. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Residual Waste Bin: Non-recyclable general household waste.
| Frequency: Weekly |
| Useful Information |
Helpline: 01369 708600
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Authority: Argyll and Bute |
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Campaign Notes |
Participation: Opt In
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Helensburgh and Lomond - Kerbside Recycling
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Materials accepted in Blue Bin: Aerosols, Aluminium Cans, Cardboard, Envelopes, Food and Drink Cartons (e.g Tetrapak), Magazines, Newspapers, Paper, Plastic Bottles (All Types), Steel Cans, Telephone Directories, Thin Card, Yellow Pages.
Please do not put Glass Bottles & Jars in your Blue Bin. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Dark Grey Bin: Glass Bottles & Jars.
Please do not put Lids and Bottle Tops in your Dark Grey Bin. | Frequency: Monthly | Materials accepted in Food Waste Bin: Food Waste - Fruit & Vegetable Peelings, Meat & Fish.
| Frequency: Weekly | Materials accepted in Residual Waste Bin: Non-recyclable general household waste.
| Frequency: Fortnightly |
| Useful Information |
Helpline: 01436 658877
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Authority: Argyll and Bute |
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Participation: Voluntary
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Isla and Jura - Kerbside Recycling
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Materials accepted in Blue Bin: Cardboard, Envelopes, Magazines, Newspapers, Paper, Telephone Directories, Thin Card, Yellow Pages.
Please do not put Glass Bottles & Jars in your Blue Bin. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Brown Bin: Garden Waste.
Please do not put Soil in your Brown Bin. | Frequency: Fortnightly (summer) - Monthly (winter) | Materials accepted in Red Survival Bag: Aerosols, Aluminium Cans, Food and Drink Cartons (e.g Tetrapak), Plastic Bottles (All Types), Steel Cans.
Please do not put Glass Bottles & Jars in your Red Survival Bag. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Residual Waste Bin: Non-recyclable general household waste.
| Frequency: Weekly |
| Useful Information |
Helpline: 01496 301301
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Authority: Argyll and Bute |
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Participation: Voluntary
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Isle of Bute - Kerbside Recycling
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Materials accepted in Blue Bin: Cardboard, Envelopes, Magazines, Newspapers, Paper, Telephone Directories, Thin Card, Yellow Pages.
Please do not put Glass Bottles & Jars in your Blue Bin. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Green Bag: Aluminium Cans, Food and Drink Cartons (e.g Tetrapak), Steel Cans.
| Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Residual Waste Bin: Non-recyclable general household waste.
| Frequency: Weekly |
| Useful Information |
Helpline: 01700 503181
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Authority: Argyll and Bute |
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Participation: Voluntary
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Kintyre - Kerbside Recycling
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Materials accepted in Blue Bag: Cardboard, Envelopes, Magazines, Newspapers, Paper, Telephone Directories, Yellow Pages.
| Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Clear Bag: Aerosols, Aluminium Cans, Plastic Bottles (All Types), Steel Cans.
| Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Residual Waste Bin: Non-recyclable general household waste.
| Frequency: Weekly |
| Useful Information |
Helpline: 01546 604776
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Authority: Argyll and Bute |
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Campaign Notes |
Participation: Opt In
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Mid Argyll - Kerbside Recycling
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Materials accepted in Blue Bin: Cardboard, Envelopes, Magazines, Newspapers, Paper, Telephone Directories, Thin Card, Yellow Pages.
Please do not put Glass Bottles & Jars in your Blue Bin. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Residual Waste Bin: Non-recyclable general household waste.
| Frequency: Weekly |
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Helpline: 01546 604776
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Authority: Argyll and Bute |
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Participation: Voluntary
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Mull & Iona - Kerbside Recycling
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Materials accepted in Blue Bin: Brown Envelopes, Cardboard, Cereal Boxes, Envelopes, Magazines, Newspapers, Telephone Directories, Thin Card, Toilet Roll Tubes, Yellow Pages.
Please do not put Food Waste - Fruit & Vegetable Peelings or Glass Bottles & Jars in your Blue Bin. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Clear Bag: Plastic Bottles (HDPE), Plastic Bottles (PET).
Please do not put Food and Drink Cartons (e.g Tetrapak), Plastic Bags or Plastic Food Containers in your Clear Bag.
Place the Clear Recycling Bag tied in the Blue Bin on the collection day. Please rinse the plastic bottles. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Dark Grey Bin: Glass Bottles & Jars.
Please do not put Crockery, Plastic Bags, Plastic Bottles (HDPE), Plastic Bottles (PET) or Window panes in your Dark Grey Bin. | Frequency: Monthly | Materials accepted in Red Recycling Bag: Aluminium Cans, Steel Cans.
Please do not put Aluminium Foil, Glass Bottles & Jars or Plastic Bottles (All Types) in your Red Recycling Bag.
Place the Red Recycling Bag tied in the Blue Bin on the collection day. | Frequency: Fortnightly | Materials accepted in Residual Waste Bin: Non-recyclable general household waste.
| Frequency: Fortnightly |
| Useful Information |
Helpline: 01631 569160
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Authority: Argyll and Bute |
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Campaign Notes |
Participation: Opt In
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