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Renfrewshire bin collection days

Renfrewshire's wheelie bins are grey for rubbish, blue for paper and cardboard, green for plastics, cans and glass, and brown for food and garden waste. Some streets get black, blue and green sacks instead, and the green sack is not the same as the green bin.

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

Check your bin day

We only use your postcode to find your collections. It is not stored.

What goes in each bin

Grey bin for general waste · General waste

Bin · Varies by area, so check your address

Yes please

  • Non-recyclable waste
  • Plastic bags, polystyrene and cling film
  • Crisp and sweet wrappers, tissues and nappies
  • Hard plastics such as toys, coat hangers and CD cases
  • Padded envelopes, shredded paper and Tetra Pak packaging
  • The liquid refill from a vape, with the battery kept out of the bin

Not in this one

  • Plastics, cans and glass, which go in the green bin
  • Paper, card and cardboard, which go in the blue bin
  • Food waste and garden waste, which go in the brown bin
  • Electrical items, textiles, shoes, batteries and whole vapes
  • Clinical waste, which is arranged by email or phone and not put in the grey bin

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

Blue bin for paper and cardboard · Paper and card

Bin

Yes please

  • Flattened cardboard, cereal boxes and toilet and kitchen roll tubes
  • Clean dry paper, envelopes with a plastic window left on, magazines and newspapers
  • Office paper, telephone directories, paperback books, catalogues and junk mail

Not in this one

  • Hardback books, padded envelopes, plastic wrapping and polystyrene
  • Used tissues, kitchen roll, foil gift wrap, aluminium foil and photos
  • Shredded paper, takeaway pizza boxes, Tetra Pak packaging and anything in a plastic bag

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

Green bin for plastics, cans and glass · Mixed recycling

Bin

Yes please

  • Plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays and rinsed takeaway containers
  • Cleaning product, shampoo and shower gel bottles, and plastic milk cartons
  • Rinsed drinks cans, food tins, biscuit tins, aerosols and aluminium foil
  • Glass bottles and jars

Not in this one

  • Carrier bags, sweet and crisp wrappers, bubble wrap and polystyrene
  • Food and drink pouches, hard plastics, light bulbs, Pyrex, crockery and mirrors
  • Batteries, vapes and anything still in a plastic bag

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

Brown bin food waste · Food waste

Bin

Yes please

  • Cooked and uncooked food, fruit and vegetable peelings, and meat, fish and small bones
  • Tea bags, coffee grounds, eggshells and unpackaged out-of-date food

Not in this one

  • Generic plastic bags; food goes in the council's biodegradable liners or loose in the brown bin
  • Liquids, and fats and oils until they have solidified and can go in the grey bin
  • Packaging, pet waste, plant pots and garden furniture

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

Brown bin garden waste, with a permit · Garden waste

Bin

Yes please

  • Grass cuttings, flowers, plants, weeds and leaves
  • Branches and twigs small enough that the lid still closes

Not in this one

  • Garden waste if you have not bought a garden waste permit
  • Rubble, soil, stones, gravel, concrete, wood, fencing, timber and logs

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

Set your own bin day

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

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

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How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Renfrewshire
BinCollected
Grey bin for general waste · General wasteVaries by area, so check your address

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. A garden waste permit has to be bought before garden waste can go in the brown bin. The what-goes page does not state the price. Food waste can go in the same brown bin in the council's biodegradable liners, or loose, without that permit wording.

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

If your bin was missed

If the bin was not collected when it should have been, tell the council and they say they will return for it. Report a missed bin within 2 working days.

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

Your nearest tip

Good to know in Renfrewshire

  • The green bin takes glass bottles and jars. The green sack, used where there is no bin, takes plastics, cans and cartons and the council says not to put glass in it.
  • Vapes and e-cigarettes stay out of every household bin because of the battery. Only the liquid pod can go in the grey bin. The battery goes to a household waste recycling centre.
  • Clinical waste is not grey-bin waste. The council asks people to email mybins@renfrewshire.gov.uk or phone 0300 300 0300.
  • Food in the brown bin uses the biodegradable liners the council provides, or goes in loose. Ordinary plastic bags are not liners. Fats and oils are left to solidify and then put in the grey bin.
  • There are 5 recycling centres. Linwood is the one that takes larger vehicles such as vans, pickups and trailers, and that visit needs a permit. The other centres are not described that way.
  • Collection days are looked up by postcode. The same page offers an email the day before each collection, or a printed schedule. Schedules change from Monday 7 September 2026.

Bin questions in Renfrewshire

How often are Renfrewshire bins emptied?

The bin pages do not state one interval for the grey, blue, green or brown bin. Enter a postcode on the collection days page. That page also says schedules change from Monday 7 September 2026.

Does the brown bin need a permit?

Garden waste does. Food waste goes in the same brown bin in a council biodegradable liner, or loose, and the page does not say food needs the garden permit.

What if my street has sacks instead of bins?

Black sacks are general waste, blue sacks are paper and cardboard, and green sacks are plastics, cans and cartons. Glass is listed for the green bin, not the green sack.

Guides that may help

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