West Lothian Council delivers

Household waste - garden waste

 

Please note your new recycling calendars for 2013/14 can be viewed below. We have combined the blue, grey and brown bin information on one calendar this year.

Post code lookup facility
Use your postcode to find your collection day.(This service is hosted externally and some collections may share a postcode). Please click the link here. (new window)

Calendar - Street Listing
You can check the collection day for your street by viewing the A-Z of street names - Please click here. This provides you with the facility to find your area, the day of collection and your calendar number for your street. Each calendar has a unique version number on it to refer directly to the calendar number on the street listing. Guidance is provided below.

Recycling Calendar
You can view your new 2013/2014 recycling calendar for the combined grey/blue/brown bin. Please click here. Simply use the calendar number provided on the A-Z street listing to look up the correct calendar for your area.

Guidance - How to find the calendar for your street

• Go to your address and locate your calendar number (highlighted in blue).
• Then open the 2013/14 calendar, see link above. Enter your calendar number into the 'find box' and press enter. This will locate your correct calendar.

Food Waste Collection Calendar
West Lothian residents in the new food waste design phase areas are in: Bathgate, Boghall, Broxburn, Dechmont, Uphall and Linlithgow. You can check the collection day for your street by viewing the A-Z of street names (in town order). Please click here. This provides you with the day of your weekly collection.

Recycling Information
The front page of the calendar contains information on what can and cannot be recycled as well as additional information on our Community Recycling Centres and local recycling points. Please click here to view.

Please put the following in your brown bin:

• Garden Waste
• Leaves
• Bark
• Hedge clippings
• Twigs
• Small branches (please make sure that all the material is in pieces small enough to fit into your bin)
• Grass cuttings
• Cut flowers
• Potted Plants
• Weeds

Please do NOT put the following in your brown bin:

• Plastic bags, animal waste/bedding/food waste, general waste, timber, soil, rubble, glass & textiles, polystyrene

Christmas Tree Recycling
To recycle your real Christmas Tree please remove any decorations first and then cut up your Christmas Tree, placing it inside your brown (garden waste) bin. Please do not place your Christmas Tree beside your brown bin as it will not be collected and please ensure your brown bin lid can be fully closed

Updated 15/04/13