Festive bin arrangements 2026 / 2027
West Lothian residents are being advised over changes to bin collections over the festive period.
There will be no grey, blue or green bin collections on Fridays and Saturdays, 25 and 26 December 2026 and 1 and 2 January 2027, due to the public holidays.
Residents whose collections are due on these days should put them out on the following Monday, so either Monday 28 December 2026 or Monday 4 January 2027 instead.
Bins will be collected over the course of the week, so please leave them out until they are emptied.
No brown bin collections will take place over the two-week festive period, with last collections on Thursday 24 December 2026 and the service resuming on Friday 8 January 2027.
Less garden waste in winter means households should have enough spare capacity in their brown bins to miss one collection, which will allow resources to be prioritised on grey, blue and green bin collections.
Please note that brown bin collections for those who hold garden waste permits are also suspended over the festive period, more details at Brown Bins
All other collections are as scheduled, and to check your collections dates or sign up for useful email reminders, please visit Household Recycling and Waste
Bins should be by the kerbside by 7am on collection day and they should be left out until they are emptied. Please make sure that only the correct items are placed in your recycling bins, and all items in the blue and green bins should always be empty, clean and dry.
Please check Bin Collection Daily Updates and Missed Collections for updates if there are any further disruptions.
All recycling centres will be closed on Friday and Saturdays, 25 and 26 December 2026 and 1 and 2 January 2027. To book a slot at a recycling centre, please visit Community Recycling Centre (CRC) bookings
No bookings for bulky uplifts will be accepted after 24 December 2026 till 11 January 2027 to focus on wheeled bin collections.
