East Lothian collects recycling and food waste weekly, using boxes, bags and a caddy rather than one mixed wheelie bin. Plastics, metals and cartons go in a white weighted bag, glass in a green or black box, paper and card in a blue box or bag, and batteries in an empty food-caddy liner. The green bin is for what those containers will not take. The brown garden bin is a fortnightly subscription.
Last checked against 2 sources (www.eastlothian.gov.uk).
Bin · Varies by area, so check your address
Yes please
Not in this one
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Bag · Every week
Yes please
Not in this one
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Box · Every week
Yes please
Not in this one
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Box · Every week
Yes please
Not in this one
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Caddy · Every week
Yes please
Not in this one
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Bin · Every two weeks
Yes please
Not in this one
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Live bin day lookups for East Lothian are planned. Until then, East Lothian’s own page will show your collection day.
These dates are the ones you enter. BinWeek does not get them from East Lothian. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (www.eastlothian.gov.uk).
| Bin | Collected |
|---|---|
| Green bin for non-recyclable waste · General waste | Varies by area, so check your address |
| White weighted bag for plastics, metals and cartons · Mixed recycling | Every week |
| Green or black box for glass bottles and jars · Glass | Every week |
| Blue box or bag for paper, card and flattened cardboard · Paper and card | Every week |
| Food caddy · Food waste | Every week |
| Brown bin for garden waste, subscription · Garden waste | Every two weeks |
Garden waste is a paid-for service. The brown bin is described as a fortnightly garden waste subscription. The what-goes page does not state the price. Only one garden bin is emptied per property, and a missed garden collection has no guaranteed return time.
Source: www.eastlothian.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read
A collection is not missed until after 4pm. Containers should have been out from 7am until 4pm, on the right day, lid closed, not stickered, and not blocked by roadworks or parked cars. Wrong items or a too-heavy bin wait until the next day. Report through myeastlothian, or email wasteservices@eastlothian.gov.uk or call 01875 824 305. Do not leave a container out on Saturday or Sunday; put it out for 7am on Monday. Vehicles have CCTV. Report by the end of the next working day. Non-recyclable waste, recycling, food and assisted collections are aimed to be caught up within two working days. Garden waste has no guaranteed timescale.
Source: www.eastlothian.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read
Weekly, together with food waste. The brown garden bin is fortnightly on the subscription. The green rubbish bin's frequency is not stated on the what-goes page.
After 4pm, if the containers were out from 7am, on the right day, with the lid shut and the right items. Report by the end of the next working day. The aim for rubbish, recycling and food is within two working days.
The green or black box, for all colours of glass bottles and jars. Paper and flattened cardboard use the blue box or bag. Plastics, metals and cartons use the white weighted bag.
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