Non-recyclable waste
Black-lidded communal bin
All councils
City of Edinburgh 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 City of Edinburgh
These are the containers used in City of Edinburgh. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Mixed recycling
Green-lidded communal recycling bin
Glass recycling
Purple-lidded communal glass recycling bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are City of Edinburgh Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
- Non-recyclable waste: Residents using standard on-street communal bin hubs
- Mixed recycling: Residents using standard on-street communal bin hubs
- Glass recycling: Residents using standard on-street communal bin hubs
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026; list of collections built from City of Edinburgh Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Request or remove bins or recycling boxesCity of Edinburgh Council
- Bin guide index for individual and communal collectionsCity of Edinburgh Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemCity of Edinburgh Council
- Recycling centres and tipsCity of Edinburgh Council
- Get help putting your bins outCity of Edinburgh Council
- Contact the waste serviceCity of Edinburgh Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell City of Edinburgh Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- 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 City of Edinburgh 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 City of Edinburgh Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.