Friday 18 October 8am
- Our current delays:
- black/grey non-recyclable bins - Liberton and Gilmerton
- green recyclable bins - Southside, Newington, Liberton and Gilmerton
- blue recyclable boxes - Liberton and Gilmerton
- your bin was on the kerbside from 6am until 10pm, your bin will not be classed as missed until after 10pm on your scheduled
- you have put your bin out on the right day - check your collection day
- the lid is fully closed
- the bin wasn't tagged as having the wrong items in it
- access to the bin is not blocked by roadworks or parked cars.
If none of these reasons stopped us collecting your bin, please report it and leave your bin out for collection. We'll come back within two working days.
You no longer have to use your mygovscot myaccount. However, if you choose not to log in, you won't see the history of your missed bin requests on your mygovscot myaccount.
Communal bins
Report a full or overflowing communal bin
Contaminated bins
If your bin was labelled as contaminated, it had some items that do not belong in that bin. Please remove those items and put the bin out on your next collection day.
Bags left beside bins
We don't collect rubbish left beside bins as explained in our waste and cleansing policies.
