Environment & outdoors

The programme to deliver over 83,000 green bins to homes across West Lothian is taking slightly longer than anticipated.

Blue and brown bins scheduled for collection on the Platinum Jubilee special holiday, Friday 3 June, have been suspended.

Changes are being made to bin collections due to the May Day bank holiday.

Measures are being put in place to protect West Lothian from increasing numbers of severe weather events.

West Lothian residents should put out their bins on their usual collection dates over the Easter weekend.

A trial scheme to give weekend access for larger vehicles at West Lothian Council recycling centres will take place this summer.

All Spaces for People measures in West Lothian are set to be removed.

West Lothian Council would like to thank everyone who completed the Spaces for People survey.

A project to create new park in Uphall is a recipient of the Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund.

West Lothian residents have until 31 January to make their views known on keeping temporary measures such as reduced 20mph and 40mph speed limits and new cycle lanes.

Householders in West Lothian should continue to put out their bins as per their usual collection calendar.

Collections of brown bins in West Lothian have been temporarily suspended between Thursday 6 January and Sunday 9 January 2022.