16/12/2024
A reminder that festive recycling and refuse collections are as follows:
▪ Bins scheduled for collection on Wednesday 25 December will be collected on the earlier date of Saturday 21 December.
▪ Thursday 26 December bins will be collected on Saturday 28 December.
▪ Wednesday 1 January bins will be collected Saturday 4 January.
▪ There are no changes to collections on Thursday 2 January
For the festive period only (Monday 23 December to Monday 6 January):
▪ If your bin is not emptied on its scheduled collection day, please bring it back in.
▪ If a black lid bin is presented and missed, we will collect up to two extra black bags of excess waste on its next scheduled collection day.
▪ If a recycling bin is presented, missed, and not tagged, we will collect extra recycling of the same type on its next scheduled collection day.
Details of missed collections will appear on our website www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/binsdisruptions
We know that the festive period can lead to excess waste and that is why it is important to keep in mind how to reduce, reuse, and recycle. That includes making good use of your green caddy for all food waste. Remember, peelings and bones can go into food waste too.
Our hard-working waste collection crews are focused on providing a great service but, inevitably, people will be inconvenienced in the winter season as temperatures drop.
We thank you for your patience as the crews navigate the often-difficult conditions they find themselves working in across the colder months for the residents and trade customers of Aberdeenshire.
For households only, if you find yourself accumulating additional recycling and waste items, our household recycling centres are available to visit www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/RecyclingCentres
Household recycling centres across the festive period:
▪ Close at 3pm on Tuesday 24 December. Last entry for all booked vehicles at 2:30pm.
▪ Closed all day on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December.
▪ Close at 3pm on Tuesday 31 December. Last entry for all booked vehicles at 2:30pm.
▪ Closed all day on Wednesday 1 January.
We ask that all visitors to our household recycling centres check the website prior to travelling in case of closure, a change in opening times, a need to book, and to see what can be recycled.
If you do need to book, please arrive on time as entry may be refused to anyone arriving outside of their given time slot.
Commercial-type vehicles and vehicles with trailers must book to access all sites, with limits on their number of visits. Booking is required for all vehicles to access Inverurie and Westhill household recycling centres.
Booking slots for bulky uplifts are closed from the week commencing 16 December and start again from the week commencing 6 January.
You can get all the latest updates on waste collections along with an array of other council information by downloading the MyAberdeenshire app: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/my/mobile-app/
