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East Dunbartonshire bin collection days

East Dunbartonshire uses a grey rubbish bin, a blue bin for paper and cardboard, a brown bin for plastic, glass and cans, a grey food caddy and a paid green garden bin. The brown bin is the dry recycling bin, not the garden bin. Put bins out by 7am with the lid shut.

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

What goes in each bin

Grey bin for general waste · General waste

Bin · Varies by area, so check your address

Yes please

  • Household rubbish that cannot be recycled

Not in this one

  • Vapes, batteries, electrical items and gas canisters, which must not go in any household bin
  • Paper and cardboard, which go in the blue bin
  • Plastic, glass and cans, which go in the brown bin
  • Food waste, which goes in the grey food caddy
  • Garden waste, which goes in the green bin

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

Blue bin for paper and cardboard · Paper and card

Bin

Yes please

  • Paper
  • Newspaper
  • Cardboard
  • Junk mail
  • Magazines
  • Catalogues
  • Telephone directories

Not in this one

  • Pizza boxes
  • Packaging contaminated with food

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

Brown bin for plastic, glass and cans · Mixed recycling

Bin

Yes please

  • Glass jars and glass bottles
  • Aerosol cans, food tins and drink cans
  • Clean tin foil
  • Plastic bags such as carrier bags, bread bags and vegetable bags
  • Plastic bottles, trays, pots and tubs
  • Tetra pak cartons such as fresh fruit drink cartons

Not in this one

  • Vapes, batteries and gas canisters
  • Pizza boxes and food-contaminated paper, which are refused in the blue bin and are not listed for the brown bin

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

Grey food caddy · Food waste

Caddy

Yes please

  • Cereal and grains
  • Bread and pastries
  • Cooked and raw fish and meat
  • Eggs and dairy, including egg shells
  • Tea bags and coffee grounds
  • Rice and pasta
  • Out of date, spoiled or excess food
  • Fruit and vegetables
  • Bones

Not in this one

  • Packaging of any sort
  • Clingfilm
  • Fats, oils and grease unless solidified
  • Cutlery and crockery
  • Bottles, cans and jars
  • Aluminium foil

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

Green bin for garden waste · Garden waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Flowers and plants
  • Grass cuttings
  • Shrub and hedge clippings
  • Leaves
  • Weeds other than invasive plants such as Japanese knotweed
  • Twigs and branches
  • Straw or animal bedding

Not in this one

  • Large amounts of soil or turf, which will not be collected
  • Japanese knotweed

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

Check your bin day

We can’t check East Dunbartonshire addresses yet

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

Find my bin day on www.eastdunbarton.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 East Dunbartonshire. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk).

Grey bin for general waste · General waste
Blue bin for paper and cardboard · Paper and card
Brown bin for plastic, glass and cans · Mixed recycling
Grey food caddy · Food waste
Green bin for garden waste · Garden waste

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

Add to calendar

A private calendar link for the pattern you entered, with an alert at 6pm the evening before. The link contains those days. BinWeek does not keep a copy, and anyone with the link can see them.

Email me the night before

You can still add these days to your calendar.

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for East Dunbartonshire
BinCollected
Grey bin for general waste · General wasteVaries by area, so check your address
Green bin for garden waste · Garden wasteEvery two weeks

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. A garden waste permit costs £52 per green bin. The charge is a flat annual rate even if you join part way through the year, and there is no refund if you cancel mid-season. The season runs from March to November. A permit covers 38 weeks and 19 collections. It can take up to 14 days to process a permit and send the sticker, and the bin is not emptied until the sticker is on it. The council says the frequency for permit holders stays fortnightly.

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

If your bin was missed

Check the bin was at the kerbside from 7am on the right day, that the lid was fully closed, that a recycling bin held the right items, and that access was not blocked. If it still was not emptied, use the missed bin form. Missed bins must be reported within 48 hours.

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

Your nearest tip

Good to know in East Dunbartonshire

  • The council's own slogan on the what-goes-in page is Right Bin? Put it in. Wrong items mean the load cannot be recycled.
  • Food may be collected on a different day from the grey bin or the recycling. The bins page sends you to a street, house or postcode search rather than one timetable for the whole area.
  • A first or replacement grey general waste bin costs £55.00. Council policy is one domestic grey bin per property. Removal of bins is free because the bins stay council property.
  • Vapes, anything with a plug, battery or cable, and gas canisters for barbecues, heaters, camping stoves or helium balloons must stay out of every household bin. Book them into Mavis Valley, or use a shop take-back for electricals. Energy-saving light bulbs also go to Mavis Valley; tell staff when you arrive.
  • Garden permits are £52 per green bin for the 2026 season, March to November, with 19 collections over 38 weeks. Only a green bin with a valid sticker is emptied. Flats that already share a garden bin can keep sharing, but one resident has to pay.
  • Help moving bins to the kerb is available if age, the type of home, health or a disability makes it difficult. An appeal against a refusal goes to Waste within ten working days on 0300 123 4510.
  • Rinse and squash plastics, and empty and rinse cans, before they go in the brown bin. Plastic bags are accepted in that brown bin, which is unusual compared with many other councils.

Bin questions in East Dunbartonshire

How often does East Dunbartonshire empty the grey bin?

The council does not state one frequency for the grey bin. Collections run seven days a week and the day for your address comes from the bin collection search. Food waste may be on a different day.

How much is the East Dunbartonshire garden waste permit?

£52 per green bin for the season from March to November. That flat rate applies even if you join halfway through the year. Permit holders are collected fortnightly, 19 times across 38 weeks.

What goes in the brown bin in East Dunbartonshire?

Glass jars and bottles, aerosols, food tins, drink cans, clean tin foil, plastic bags, plastic bottles, trays, pots and tubs, and tetra pak cartons. Garden waste is the green bin, not the brown one.

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