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Kerbside Collections
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.

Aberdeen City

Dry Recyclates Kerbside Collection
Receptacle

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
Useful Information
Helpline: 0845 608 0919

Authority:
Aberdeen City
Statistics Campaign Notes
Coverage: 80000
% of planned roll-out at current time: 100%
Participation: Opt Out

Garden Waste Kerbside Collection
Receptacle

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
Useful Information
Helpline: 0845 608 0919

Authority:
Aberdeen City
Statistics Campaign Notes
Coverage: 50000
% of planned roll-out at current time: 100%
Participation: Opt Out

Pilot Household Waste Recycling for Tenaments
Receptacle

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

Authority:
Aberdeen City
Statistics Campaign Notes
Coverage: 2000
Participation: Voluntary

Aberdeenshire

Dry Recyclates Kerbside Collection
Receptacle

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
Useful Information
Helpline: 0845 600 3900

Authority:
Aberdeenshire
Statistics Campaign Notes
Coverage: 87000
Participation: Voluntary

Angus

Green Box and Green Bin Scheme
Receptacle

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

Authority:
Angus
Statistics Campaign Notes
Coverage: 43275
% of planned roll-out at current time: 100%
Participation: Voluntary

Argyll and Bute

Cowal - Kerbside Recycling
Receptacle

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

Authority:
Argyll and Bute
Statistics Campaign Notes
Participation: Opt In

Helensburgh and Lomond - Kerbside Recycling
Receptacle

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

Authority:
Argyll and Bute
Statistics Campaign Notes
Participation: Voluntary

Isla and Jura - Kerbside Recycling
Receptacle

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

Authority:
Argyll and Bute
Statistics Campaign Notes
Participation: Voluntary

Isle of Bute - Kerbside Recycling
Receptacle

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


Authority:
Argyll and Bute
Statistics Campaign Notes
Participation: Voluntary

Kintyre - Kerbside Recycling
Receptacle

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

Authority:
Argyll and Bute
Statistics Campaign Notes
Participation: Opt In

Mid Argyll - Kerbside Recycling
Receptacle

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
Useful Information
Helpline: 01546 604776

Authority:
Argyll and Bute
Statistics Campaign Notes
Participation: Voluntary

Mull & Iona - Kerbside Recycling
Receptacle

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

Authority:
Argyll and Bute
Statistics Campaign Notes
Participation: Opt In

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