West Dunbartonshire Council operates a minimum weekly waste collection service for householders. The waste is collected by means of individual wheeled bins, communal bins or plastic sacks. The specific day of collection is fixed for the whole year, apart from over the Christmas and New Year holiday period when essential changes to collection days are notified to the householders who will be affected.
Collection of waste/recyclable material takes place between 6.30am and 8pm on the designated day. If your bin is not out when the collection vehicle visits, it will not return to empty it later in the day. Missed bins will be emptied as soon as is practicable. Please ensure all waste is stored in bins to prevent litter.
Managing Waste in Commercial and Household Developments
The difficulty, expense and environmental consequences of disposing of waste mean that the emphasis has now to be upon waste minimisation and recycling. This has implications for the design, layout and construction (as well as the operation) of new buildings. The Council has designed guidance for new developments.
Supplementary Development Advice Note (537 KB .pdf document)
Assisted Pull-out Service
Residents of West Dunbartonshire who have difficulty in moving their wheeled bin to the nearest collection point may apply to have an assisted pullout. Residents have to apply for this service and have their application supported by a GP/Health Workers.
Download the Bin Pullout Form (21KB .pdf document), or for more information contact:
Clydebank area: 01389 738542
Dumbarton/Vale of Leven area: 01389 738725
Special Uplifts/ Bulky Household Waste
West Dunbartonshire Council provides a chargeable special uplift service for bulky household items such as fridges, cookers, carpets, furniture and other large household items which cannot fit into a wheeled bin. The following items will not be collected: rubble, bricks, stone, soils, slates and tiles, timber, demolished buildings or parts thereof, outhouses or parts thereof, garages or parts thereof and any other waste which cannot reasonably be collected by staff using existing vehicles without undue risk either to staff or vehicles.
Standard collection charge as follows:
£15 (paid in advance) for the collection of bulky household waste
It should also be noted that the Council imposes a higher charge for certain items which are deemed to be non-household. Waste articles arising from works of home improvement, repair or alteration, shall be not be eligible for collection under the Councils bulky household waste policy. Large amounts of waste or certain items of waste may require a visit to determine the cost of uplift, which may be additional to the minimum charge.
Minimum collection charge as follows:
£48.20(paid in advance) for the collection of waste resulting from home improvement, repair or alteration works.
For more information, please contact:
West Dunbartonshire Council on 01389 – 738725
Alternatively you could take your bulky household waste materials to a Household Waste & Recycling Centre, free of charge.
To reduce the waste you throw out please consider donating your reusable items to charity shops or redistribution schemes as they need donations now more than ever before.
You can donate
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Books
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crockery
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home wares
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Clothes for children, men and woman
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Ornaments
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DVDs, Games and CDs
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bric-a-brac
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mobile phones
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... the list is endless!
As well as donating items that are in a good quality, reusable condition for the charities to sell in store, some also now collect lower quality textiles. These are recycled and raise further funds for the charity.
Gift Aid your donations
If you take items into the shop, you can now also gift aid your shop donations, increasing the value of your donation by 28 per cent.
Buy when you donate!
With all the things donated to charity shops why not have a look around at what is on offer and buy when you donate. There are many bargains in store
Your nearest charity shop
To find out where your nearest charity shop is – search Charity Shop and your town, on your chosen search engine.
If your chosen charity shop is closed
Please try not to leave donations outside the shops when they are closed, as they can cause litter, block pavements and items may get damaged.
Donate furniture
Furniture in good condition can be donated to Home from Home, who redistribute it to residents in need of affordable, second-hand furniture. Home from Home can be contacted on: 01389 733733.
