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Aberdeenshire bin collection days

Aberdeenshire households have a black refuse bin, a blue-lidded bin and an orange-lidded bin, each emptied every 3 weeks, plus a food caddy that is collected every week. The same weekday is used for the household, and bins should be out by 7am.

Last checked against 3 sources (www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk).

What goes in each bin

Black refuse bin · General waste

Bin · Every three weeks

Yes please

  • Non-recyclable waste only

Not in this one

  • Paper, card and cardboard, which go in the blue-lidded bin
  • Metal tins, cans, aerosols, foil, cartons and plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, which go in the orange-lidded bin
  • Food waste, which goes in the food caddy
  • Garden waste, which the council does not collect
  • Glass bottles and jars, which are not collected at the kerbside

Source: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Blue-lidded bin for paper, card and cardboard · Paper and card

Bin · Every three weeks

Yes please

  • Paper
  • Card
  • Cardboard

Not in this one

  • Metal, cartons and plastics, which go in the orange-lidded bin
  • Food waste
  • Non-recyclable waste, which goes in the black refuse bin
  • Glass bottles and jars

Source: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Orange-lidded bin for metals, cartons and plastics · Mixed recycling

Bin · Every three weeks

Yes please

  • Metal tins, cans, aerosols and foil
  • Food and drink cartons
  • Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays

Not in this one

  • Paper, card and cardboard
  • Food waste
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Garden waste
  • Non-recyclable waste

Source: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Food caddy · Food waste

Caddy · Every week

Yes please

  • Tea bags and coffee grounds
  • Out-of-date food, including meat and fish
  • Plate scrapings and leftovers
  • Meal preparation waste
  • Compostable food packaging
  • Compostable coffee cups
  • Compostable cutlery

Not in this one

  • Garden waste
  • Glass
  • Paper, card and cardboard
  • Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays that are not compostable packaging
  • Non-recyclable waste

Source: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Check your bin day

We can’t check Aberdeenshire addresses yet

Live bin day lookups for Aberdeenshire are planned. Until then, Aberdeenshire’s own page will show your collection day.

Find my bin day on www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk(opens in a new tab)

Set your own bin day

These dates are the ones you enter. BinWeek does not get them from Aberdeenshire. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk).

Black refuse bin · General waste

The council’s pages say this is collected every three weeks. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Blue-lidded bin for paper, card and cardboard · Paper and card

The council’s pages say this is collected every three weeks. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Orange-lidded bin for metals, cartons and plastics · Mixed recycling

The council’s pages say this is collected every three weeks. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Food caddy · Food waste

The council’s pages say this is collected every week. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

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How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Aberdeenshire
BinCollected
Black refuse bin · General wasteEvery three weeks
Blue-lidded bin for paper, card and cardboard · Paper and cardEvery three weeks
Orange-lidded bin for metals, cartons and plastics · Mixed recyclingEvery three weeks
Food caddy · Food wasteEvery week

Garden waste

The council does not offer a garden waste collection. Aberdeenshire Council does not collect garden waste from the kerbside. The household collections page says you can take garden waste to recycling centres.

Source: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

If your bin was missed

Check whether a disruption has already been published, then report a missed bin if the rubbish was put out correctly and the bin was still not emptied.

Source: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

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Good to know in Aberdeenshire

  • The council describes the service as a weekly kerbside collection because the food caddy and battery bags come every week, while the blue-lidded, orange-lidded and black bins rotate every 3 weeks. It is not one bin emptied every week.
  • The blue-lidded bin is paper, card and cardboard only. The orange-lidded bin takes metal tins, cans, aerosols and foil, food and drink cartons, and plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays.
  • Glass bottles and jars are not collected from the house. The council points people to glass and textiles recycling points. Garden waste is also not collected; recycling centres take it.
  • Food caddy liners and battery bags can be picked up from places the council lists for bin equipment. The myAberdeenshire app can send a reminder, and a myAberdeenshire account can show the next collection days.
  • In stormy weather the council asks people who secure a lid to use a strap made for bins, not an improvised fixing. There is a separate page for how to put bins out.
  • Collection days for a particular address are on the council's online waste collections checker, not printed as one calendar for the whole of Aberdeenshire.

Bin questions in Aberdeenshire

How often are Aberdeenshire bins emptied?

The blue-lidded bin, the orange-lidded bin and the black refuse bin are each collected every 3 weeks, on the same day of the week. The food caddy and battery bags are collected every week.

Does Aberdeenshire collect food waste?

Yes. The food caddy is collected weekly and takes tea bags, coffee grounds, leftovers, meal preparation waste, out-of-date food including meat and fish, and compostable packaging, cups and cutlery.

What if a house has no room for wheelie bins?

The household waste pages say you can ask for a bag collection when there is no storage space for wheeled bins. The same section explains that glass bottles, jars and garden waste are not collected from the kerbside.

Is garden waste collected in Aberdeenshire?

Not from the kerbside. The household collections page says the council does not collect garden waste and that you can take it to a recycling centre. Glass is the same: bottles and jars go to a glass recycling point, not the bins.

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