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

th 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

3rd February 2026

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

• Bankhead
• Baudygaun to Tolmauds
• Cushnie - we aim to return for these on Wednesday, 4th February
• Glenkindie: Buchaam Farm

29th January 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins from the following areas, we will return on Friday 30th January:

• Back of Bennachie
• Bogentassie junction to Lumphanan
• Fetternear
• Kintocher junction to Lumphanan crossroads
• Monymusk
• Westhill:
  • Crombie Circle
  • Crombie Close
  • Crombie Drive
  • Crombie Wynd

28th January 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins in the following areas of Banchory, we will return on Thursday, 29th January:

• Arbeadie Ave
• Arbeadie Road
• Dalvenie Road
• Dee View
• High Street
• Highfield
• Hill View
• School Hill
• Upper Arbeadie Road

27th January 2026

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

• Alford:
  • Gordon Road
  • Haughton Place
• Durno
• Huntly
• Inverurie
• Kemnay: Miltons area
• Miekle Wartle
• Whiteford

26th January 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins in the following areas of Huntly, we will return on Tuesday, 27th January:

• Deveron Road
• Seton Drive
• Seton Terrace

We weren't able to collect trade glass in Fraserburgh and surrounding area, we will return on Thursday, 29th January:

23rd January 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins in Westhill, we will attempt to collect these between Monday 26th and Friday 30th:

• Morven
• Shaw Circle
• Westhill Crescent

22nd January 2026

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

• Feughside Inn to Glen Dye
• Greendams
• Strachan to Bogendreip

20th January 2026

We weren't able to collect household bins in the following areas, we are not scheduling a return yet:

• Alford rural:
  • Balnakelly
  • Cookshill cottage and steading
  • Cushnie
  • Glenkindie house
  • Milton of Cushnie
  • New Morlich
  • Pitcandlich
  • Parkieside
  • Rinmore
• Insch rural, extra will be collected upon return for this area:
  • Auchleven rural
  • Old Leslie
  • Duncanstone
• Inverurie, extra will be collected upon return for this area:
  • Barclay Road
  • Church Terrace
  • Cunninghill Avenue and Road
  • Don Crescent
  • George Square
  • High Street
  • Jackson Street
  • Keithhall Road
  • Manse Road
  • Market Place
  • Polinar Place
  • Riverside Place
  • Station Road
  • St James Place and Crescent
  • Victoria Street and Place
  • Wallace Road
  • West High Street
  • Wyness Court
• Lumsden- East and Wester Clover
• Port Elphinstone, extra will be collected upon return for this area:
  • Blythewood Place
  • Kemnay Road
  • Victoria Terrace
  • School Road