Disruptions to bin collections

Occasionally, bin collections are missed for a variety of reasons including weather conditions, road closures, or vehicles being in for maintenance and repair.

What to do if we missed your bin

There are different arrangements for missed bins during the festive period. Some bins are also collected on different days.

If your bin was missed please leave it out in the first instance. 

If the missed collection is listed on this page, you don't need to report it. If it isn't listed, before reporting a missed bin please make sure that: 

• You presented your bin by 7am
• The bin was not collected by 4.45pm
• The bin was not tagged

If you find yourself accumulating additional household recycling and waste, please remember you can take it to a recycling centre. 

When we will collect

Where we don't otherwise indicate on this page, if we collect your bin within five days, we will collect excess on the next collection day for that same bin, unless it was originally tagged or not presented.

Recently missed bins

10th December 2025

We weren't able to collect household bins in the following areas, we hope to return by Friday 12th December:

• Alford
• Dunecht
• Kemnay
• Westhill

We weren't able to collect trade waste in the following areas, we will collect excess on next collection date:

• Alford
• Bridge of Alford
• Clatt
• Insch
• Kildrummy
• Lumsden
• Montgarrie
• Monymusk
• Muir of Fowlis
• Oyne
• Rhynie
• Strathdon

9th December 2025

We weren't able to collect household bins in the following areas, we hope to return by Friday 12th December:

• Alford
• Daviot
• Midmar - We will collect extra at next collection:
  • Balblair
  • Bethlin
  • Church Road
  • Comers
  • Corsindae
  • Fishery
  • Marionborough
  • Lyne of Linton
  • Midmar Village
  • Mill of Hole
  • Tillybirloch
  • The whole Tornaveen area including Tolmauds

We weren't able to collect trade glass from the following areas, we hope to return later this week:

• Auchnagatt
• Cruden Bay
• Cuminestown
• Hatton
• Maud
• New Byth
• Peterhead
• Stuartfield
• Turriff

8th December 2025

We weren't able to collect trade glass from the following areas, we hope to return on Friday 12th December:

• Banchory
• Laurencekirk
• Newtonhill
• Portlethen
• Stonehaven

4th December 2025

We weren't able to collect household bins in the following areas, we hope to return by Friday 5th December:

• Johnshaven
• Bervie
• Gourdon
• St Cyrus

We weren't able to collect trade waste from the following areas, we hope to return on Friday 5th December:

• Blackhills
• Boddam
• Glendaveny
• Hatton
• Inverugie
• Longhaven
• Longside
• Thunderton

3rd December 2025

We weren't able to collect trade waste from the following areas, we hope to catch up by the end of the week:

• Aberchirder
• Auchterless
• Cuminestown
• King Edward 
• New Byth
• Turriff

We weren't able to collect household bins from the following areas of Strathdon, we will not be returning and will take extra at next scheduled collection:

• Ardgieth to Hillockhead
• Culfork
• Glenbuchat
• Lost
• Waterside

2nd December 2025

We weren't able to collect household bins in the following areas, we will collect extra on the next collection:

• Kemnay- we hope to return for these later in the week:
  • Daun Walk
  • Donald Avenue
  • Fetternear View
  • Golf View
•  Kildrummy:
  • Rinmore
  • Fichlie

We weren't able to collect trade waste in the following areas, we will be back later this week:

• Aughnagatt 
• Cruden Bay
• Cuminestown
• Hatton
• Maud
• New Byth
• Peterhead
• Stuartfield
• Turriff

1st December 2025

We weren't able to collect household bins from Craigmyle Road, Torphins. We will return for these on Tuesday, 2nd December.

We weren't able to collect trade recycling from Kintore, we hope to return for these later in the week.

27th November 2025

We weren't able to collect household bins from the following areas, we will take extra on next collection:

• Kintore:
  • B944 from Old Hall Forest road to Gaughill Roundabout
  • Brae Crescent
  • Bridge Road
  • Bruce Walk
  • Cairnie Brae
  • Cairntradlin
  • Deans Court
  • East Park
  • Elm Way
  • Fairfield Place
  • Gauchill Road
  • Hawthorne Way
  • Howieslap
  • Kinellar
  • Kingsfield Road
  • Kirkton Cottages
  • Newlands Drive
  • Northern Road
  • Oakhill Road
  • Road Eastburn Road
  • School Road
  • The Carridges
  • Wyness Grove
  • Wyness Hallforest Avenue
  • Wyness Place
  • Wyness Way
• Lyne of Skene, Letter Road, we will return Friday 28th November