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South Lanarkshire bin collection days

South Lanarkshire's rubbish bin is black or green. Paper and card are blue. Glass, cans and plastics are a light grey bin. Food, and garden waste if you have a permit, share a burgundy bin. Cartons such as Tetrapak go in the black or green rubbish bin, not the blue bin. Put bins out before 7am with the lid shut.

Last checked against 5 sources (www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk).

What goes in each bin

Black or green household waste bin · General waste

Bin · Varies by area, so check your address

Yes please

  • Plastic bags, food packaging that cannot be recycled or is covered with food
  • Crisp and sweet wrappers, polystyrene and polythene
  • Drinks cartons such as Tetrapak
  • Cooled cooking oil sealed in a container, paint tins with solidified paint, pet bedding and vacuum contents

Not in this one

  • Batteries, which can cause fires in bin lorries
  • Gas bottles and canisters
  • Open lids, excess waste and additional bins

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

Blue bin for paper and card · Paper and card

Bin

Yes please

  • Newspapers, magazines, leaflets, office paper, phone directories and envelopes with windows
  • Shredded paper, non-foil wrapping paper and paperback books
  • Cereal boxes, corrugated card, ready-meal sleeves, roll tubes and egg boxes

Not in this one

  • Wallpaper, tissues, napkins, nappies, laminated paper, padded envelopes and wet paper
  • Drinks and food cartons, takeaway cups and greasy pizza boxes
  • Plastic bags, plastic bottles and crisp wrappers

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

Light grey bin for glass, cans and plastics · Mixed recycling

Bin · Every four weeks

Yes please

  • Glass bottles and jars from food and drink, with plastic and metal lids
  • Food and drink tins, aerosols and clean aluminium foil scrunched into a ball
  • Empty drinks bottles and caps, toiletry and cleaning bottles, and washed pots, tubs and trays including black trays

Not in this one

  • Ceramics, window glass, drinking glasses, light bulbs, Pyrex and mirrors
  • Cutlery, batteries, paint tins, gas bottles, coat hangers and electricals
  • Plastic bags, films, bubble wrap, polystyrene, crisp wrappers and toothpaste tubes

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

Burgundy bin food waste · Food waste

Bin

Yes please

  • Cooked and uncooked food, including dairy that is not liquid, meat, bones, eggs, fruit, vegetables, bread, fish, rice, pasta, tea, coffee and natural cork

Not in this one

  • Liquids, oils, spent grain from home brewing, animal waste, glass and plastic bags
  • Kitchen caddy liners must be compostable and 7 litres

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

Burgundy bin garden waste, with a permit · Garden waste

Bin

Yes please

  • Grass and hedge clippings, flowers, plants, weeds and leaves
  • Untreated or uncoloured bark and small branches

Not in this one

  • Garden waste without a valid permit
  • Soil, rubble, bricks, timber, turf, hay, wood shavings and sheep's wool packaging
  • Tree trunks and big branches, which go to a household waste and recycling centre

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

Check your bin day

We can’t check South Lanarkshire addresses yet

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

Find my bin day on www.southlanarkshire.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 South Lanarkshire. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk).

Black or green household waste bin · General waste
Blue bin for paper and card · Paper and card
Light grey bin for glass, cans and plastics · Mixed recycling
Burgundy bin food waste · Food waste
Burgundy bin garden waste, with a permit · Garden waste

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How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for South Lanarkshire
BinCollected
Black or green household waste bin · General wasteVaries by area, so check your address
Light grey bin for glass, cans and plastics · Mixed recyclingEvery four weeks

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. Garden waste goes in the burgundy bin only with a valid permit. Food waste in the same bin does not need that permit. The pages read do not state the permit price. Home composting is described separately and is not the same as the burgundy collection.

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

If your bin was missed

Do not report a bin that was due yesterday or today; it may still be emptied by the end of the next working day. If the whole street is unemptied, leave the bin out. Do not report a bin that was not out before 7am, had an open lid, could not be reached, or was too heavy. Soil and rubble should not be in the bin. A tag means it will not be emptied. The online form is for a bin that was presented correctly.

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

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Good to know in South Lanarkshire

  • Light grey collections take place every four weeks. Flats can ask for a 240-litre light grey bin if there is room to store it. The black or green bin's frequency is not on its page.
  • Burgundy food liners have to be compostable and 7 litres. Buy them in supermarkets or online. The kitchen caddy has a lockable lid. Scrape food in quickly if you want to avoid maggots.
  • Garden waste in the burgundy bin needs the permit. Grass, leaves, flowers and small branches are in. Soil, turf, hay and sheep's wool packaging are out. Tree trunks go to a centre.
  • The separate garden waste page also calls the garden container a burgundy bin and repeats grass, leaves, flowers and small branches. It spends the rest of the page on home composting, including uncooked scraps, and it says not to compost cooked food, meat or fish at home.
  • Batteries and gas bottles never go in the black or green bin. Gas bottles can be returned to the supplier or taken to one of six household waste and recycling centres. A tagged bin is not emptied.
  • Hardback books can go in the blue bin, though the council would rather they were donated. Drinks cartons are refused in the blue bin and named for the black or green bin.

Bin questions in South Lanarkshire

Which South Lanarkshire bin is for glass?

The light grey bin, with metal cans and plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays. Collections take place every four weeks. The blue bin is paper and card, and it does not take cartons.

Do I need a permit for food waste?

No. The permit is for garden waste in the burgundy bin. Food goes in the kitchen caddy and then the burgundy bin, in a compostable liner of 7 litres.

When should I report a missed South Lanarkshire bin?

Not if it was due yesterday or today, and not if the whole street is still waiting. It should have been out before 7am with the lid closed. A tagged, late or overweight bin waits until the next scheduled day.

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