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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

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. 

To view your household collections schedule, check your bin dates.

When we will collect

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

Recently missed bins

15th April 2026

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

  • Brideswell
  • Corse
  • Fisherford
  • Glens of Founland
  • Kemnay: The Glebe, we will return on Thursday 16th April 2026
  • Kirkton of Skene, we will return on Thursday 16th April 2026:
    • Durno Park
    • Carpenters Croft
  • Largue
  • Logie Newton

We weren't able to collect trade cardboard and paper recycling in the following areas, we will return on Friday, 17th April:

  • Balmoral
  • Braemar
  • Tarland

14th April 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins in the following areas, we hope to return on Wednesday 15th April:

  • Gardenstown rural to Rosehearty
  • Rosehearty

13th April 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins in the following areas, we hope to return on Tuesday 14th April:

  • Gardenstown:
    • Fernie Brae
    • Garden Crescent
    • New Ground
    • Seatown
  • Pennan

We weren't able to collect trade cardboard and paper recycling from the following areas, we will get these emptied on next collection:

  • Blackburn
  • Inverurie
  • Kintore

9th April 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins in the following areas of Kintore, we hope to return by Friday 10th April:

  • Alandale
  • Castlefields
  • Castleview
  • Forest Road
  • Hallforest
  • Henderson Drive
  • McFadden
  • Wellpark

We weren't able to collect trade cardboard and paper recycling in the following areas, we will pick up excess on next collection day:

  • Balmedie
  • Ellon
  • Foveran
  • Kingseat 
  • Newmacher
  • Tarves

8th April 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins in the following areas, we hope to return by the end of the week:

  • Inverurie:
    • Boynds Bare
    • Boynds Crescent
    • Threave Circle
  • Kemnay:
    • Bogbeth
    • Greystone 
    • Kirkland
    • Wellpark

We weren't able to collect trade recycling in the following areas, we hope to return next week for extra:

  • Alford
  • Bridge of Alford
  • Dunecht
  • Echt
  • Kemnay
  • Kirkton of Skene
  • Midmar
  • Monymusk
  • Muir of Fowlis
  • Sauchen
  • Tough
  • Westhill

7th April 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins in the following areas of rural Inverurie, we hope to return Friday 10th April:

  • Bethelnie
  • Crichneyled Road
  • Cross of Jackstown
  • Folla Rule
  • Jackstown
  • Mill of Petty
  • South Corehill
  • Springleys
  • Westerton

We weren't able to collect trade cardboard and paper recycling in the following areas, we hope to return Friday 10th April:

  • Chapel of Garioch
  • Daviot
  • Huntly
  • Insch
  • Oldmeldrum
  • Rhynie
  • Rothienorman