General waste
Black lid bin
All councils
Aberdeenshire bin collection dates
- Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Aberdeenshire
These are the containers used in Aberdeenshire. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Blue lid bin recycling and food waste
Orange lid bin recycling and food waste
Paper and cardboard
Blue lid bin
Plastics and cans
Orange lid bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Aberdeenshire Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026; list of collections built from Aberdeenshire Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What happens to your recyclingAberdeenshire Council
- Food caddies, liners and battery bagsAberdeenshire Council
- When and where to put your bins outAberdeenshire Council
- Garden waste collectionsAberdeenshire Council
- Recycling centres and tipsAberdeenshire Council
- Get help putting your bins outAberdeenshire Council
- Contact the waste serviceAberdeenshire Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Aberdeenshire Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
- Make a complaint to Aberdeenshire CouncilIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors
If you've already reported the problem and used the council's complaints process, your unitary authority councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my unitary authority councillors on Aberdeenshire Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
Aberdeenshire announced tighter pedestrian access at six household recycling centres from 31 August 2026: Fraserburgh, Huntly, Insch, Laurencekirk, Portsoy and Turriff. People without vehicles must arrange visits with site staff rather than use the previous fixed half-hour slot. The council said drivers had often parked outside and entered on foot, undermining arrangements intended for residents without cars. It also cited concerns about businesses using household facilities. Alford and Westhill retain their unbooked pedestrian half-hours for residents without vehicles, while drivers gain access throughout other opening hours at the affected sites.
- Changes to pedestrian access at select household ... — www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk