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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

23rd February 2026

We weren't able to collect trade refuse from the following areas, we hope to come back on Tuesday, 24th February:

  • Auchnagatt
  • Mintlaw
  • New Deer
  • New Pitsligo
  • Stuartfield

19th February 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins from the following areas:

  • Craigievar:
    • Muirhead House to Bogend
    • Waulkmill to Corse O'Neil
  • Kintore, we will return by end of the week

We weren't able to collect trade recycling in the following areas, we hope to come back on Friday, 20th February:

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

We weren't able to collect trade refuse from Fraserburgh. We hope to come back on Monday, 23rd February.

18th February 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins from the following areas, we will return for these on Thursday 19th February:

  • Blackburn and Inverurie, we will return for these on Friday, 20th February
  • Huntly rural, we will collect excess on next collection:
    • Aucherine Farm
    • Aucherine Cottage
    • Drumblade
    • Drumfergie
    • Fendraught Estate
    • Succoth
    • Tillathrowie
  • Logie Coldstone, Groddie we will return for these later in the week
  • Sandhaven
  • Rosehearty:
    • Blairmore Drive
    • Cairnhill Drive
    • Cairnhill Road
    • Pitsligo Road
    • Pitsligo Street
    • Ritchie Road
  • Strathdon, we will return for these later in the week:
    • Ardgeith Fishery
    • Candacraig Cottages
    • Corgarff
    • Culfork
    • Edinglassie
    • Fleuchats
    • Glenbuchat
    • Heughhead
    • Hillockhead
    • Lost
    • Waterside
  • Westhill rural: Kinmundy heights

17th February 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins from the following areas, we hope to return this week:

  • Alford, we won't be able to return for these:
    • Balcarres Terrace
    • Covenanter Walk
    • Covenanter Way
    • Tillyfour Court
    • Tillyfour Lane
    • Watson Terrace
  • Blair of Cults
  • Cushnie:
    • Balnakelly
    • Milton of Cushnie
  • Glenkindie:
    • Buchaam Farm
    • Fichlie
    • New Morlich
  • Huntly
  • Kildrummy:
    • Cairncoullie
    • Cookshill
    • Mill of Brux
    • Milton of Kildrummy
    • Rinmore
    • Upper Minmore
  • Lord's Throat
  • Lumsden: Clova
  • Midmar:
    • Bankhead
    • Comers 
    • Comers through to Corsindae
    • Marionburgh through Tillydaff
  • Mytice
  • Tornaveen: Tolmauds through Baudygaun

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

  • Auchenhove:
    • Brudon Joinery
    • Urquhart Home Farm
  • Dinnet: James Jones Sawmill, Burnroot
  • Kincardine O’ Neil:
    • Deeside Log Cabins
    • G. Birnie Joinery

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

  • Aboyne
  • Ballatar
  • Banchory
  • Braemar
  • Dunecht
  • Inverurie
  • Kemnay
  • Kincardine O’ Neil 
  • Kintore
  • Lynne of Skene
  • Midmar
  • Sauchen

We weren't able to collect trade paper and cardboard recycling in the following areas, we hope to return later this week:

  • Blackhill
  • Cairnbulg-Inverallochy
  • Crimond
  • Lonmay
  • Memsie
  • Rathen
  • St. Combs
  • St. Fergus
  • Tyrie

16th February 2026

We weren't able to collect trade glass from the following areas, we hope to return by Friday 20th February:

  • Banchory:
    • Banchory Lodge caravan park
    • Raemor Fishery
    • Scott Skinners, Station Road
  • Laurencekirk: Royal Hotel, Conveth Place
  • Newtonhill:
    • Elsick House
    • Quoiters, Skateraw Road

13th February 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins from the following areas:

  • Balbithan
  • Hatton of Fintray
  • Inverurie:
    • Brockhill Rise
    • Cairn Wynd
    • Westburn Avenue
  • Mill of Fintray
  • Rhynie, the Cabrach
  • Port Elphinstone

12th February 2026

We weren't able to collect trade refuse from the following areas, we will return on Friday 13th February:

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

11th February 2026

We weren't able to collect trade glass from the following areas:

  • Aberchirder
  • Banff
  • Huntly
  • Macduff 
  • Turriff