Changes to Waste & Recycling Collection Services
Recycling centres are closed on:
- Sunday 25 December 2022
- Monday 26 December 2022
- Sunday 1 January 2023
- Monday 2 January 2023
All communal recycling points remain open for recycling glass bottles and other recyclable material.
Bin collections
Changes to bin collection dates:
Usual uplift date - Monday 26 December 2022
- New uplift date - Saturday 24 December 2022
Usual uplift date - Monday 2 January 2023
- New uplift date - Saturday 31 December 2022
The normal Waste & Recycling collection service will resume on Monday 9 January 2023.
Special uplifts
Special uplifts will stop on the 19 December 2022. Service will resume on 9 January 2022.
Recycling
West Dunbartonshire residents currently recycle around 47% of their waste. Well done and thank you. During the Christmas festivities don't forget that cards, packaging, food and most wrapping paper can be recycled, plus Christmas trees once the festivities are over.
Cards
All Christmas cards can be recycled, please place them in your blue bin or bag. Alternatively you can use the paper banks at our Household Waste Recycling Centres and mini sites. Some stores also take Christmas cards for recycling for charity.
Christmas cards can also be reused - why not make decorations and labels for Christmas presents from them in time for next year?
Wrapping paper
To check if your wrapping paper is recyclable give it the 'scrunch test' - if it stays crumpled it can also go into your paper and cardboard recycling container. Any wrapping paper which 'springs back' after being scrunched up is plastic based and cannot be recycled.
Food
Don't forget that your Christmas food can also be recycled; anything from vegetable peelings to turkey bones can be put into your brown bins for regular collection.
Please remember to use the compostable liners that we provide to recycle your food waste – these are available from Council libraries and public buildings.
There are also many ways to reduce food waste - for example why not use your leftovers to make a new meal?
Visit http://scotland.lovefoodhatewaste.com for food waste-busting tips and lots of recipe ideas. The website also has a 'perfect portion tool' which is really useful if you are cooking for lots of people.
Glass
From beetroot jars to bottles of sparkling wine to toast Christmas and bring in the New Year, West Dunbartonshire has over 125 glass recycling points throughout the district. Find your nearest glass recycling point.
Christmas Trees
Residents can bring their REAL (not artificial) Christmas trees to any of the two Household Waste Recycling Centres at Dalmoak, Renton and Ferry Road, Old Kilpatrick - or leave them next to their brown bins (not inside them) for a kerbside collection. Please remember to:
- Remove any decorations before placing your tree out for collection
- Cut your tree in half if it is bigger than your brown bin
- Put the brown bin out next to the tree, even if it is empty, so the crews know to stop at your property
Please note: The Christmas tree collection scheme is only for properties which have a kerbside co-mingled food and garden waste collection. Other properties should bring their trees to one of our Household Waste Recycling Centres. This uplift service does not apply to artificial or plastic Christmas trees, please dispose of these at one of the Household Waste Recycling Centres.