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Bank holiday bin collections in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Are bins collected on St Andrew’s Day?
St Andrew’s Day is Monday 30 November 2026, a Scottish bank holiday. A bank holiday does not automatically mean your bin day changes.
We have not verified a general bank-holiday collection rule for this council. Check the dates for your address rather than assuming collections move by a day.
The Uist festive notice reviewed covers winter 2025–26, not winter 2026–27 or every island. Check current arrangements for your own island and collection route.
Council collection information. Source reviewed 2 October 2026. Applies to: Household bin collections.
Check current council updates for any later disruption. Christmas and New Year collections may have separate arrangements.
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Christmas and New Year bin collections in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
We had not found Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s arrangements for Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027 when we checked on 10 November 2026. We check every week until Christmas; councils often publish in late November or December.
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Bins in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
These are the containers used in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Glass
Green glass bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Comhairle nan Eilean Siar's own. This may not be every container it uses.
- Glass: Lewis and Harris
Container descriptions checked 19 September 2026; list of collections built from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar's own service names 22 September 2026.
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- Glass recycling in Lewis and HarrisComhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Get rid of a bulky itemComhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Garden waste collectionsComhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Recycling centres and tipsComhairle nan Eilean Siar
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
We do not hold a verified missed-bin reporting link for Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Check the council’s official website for how to contact its collection service.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
A June 2026 local report announced a free MyBins app for Western Isles residents, offering collection reminders, recycling guidance and important council service updates. Users choose either Lewis and Harris or Uist and Barra so they receive the right local information. The council said notifications would help explain disruption caused by weather or vehicle breakdowns.
Separately, a March 2026 BBC report said the council planned to sell an electric refuse lorry costing about £456,000 after faults took it out of service. Repairs had been complicated by the supplier entering administration.
- Bin days made easier by link with app — welovestornoway.com
- Comhairle selling £456,000 bin lorry it has hardly used — www.bbc.co.uk