Highland 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
Order, book and apply
- Food waste collections, caddies and replacement linersHighland Council
- Garden waste collectionsHighland Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemHighland Council
- Recycling centres and tipsHighland Council
- Get help putting your bins outHighland Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Highland Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Make a complaint to Highland 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 Highland 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.
Highland reported less rubbish and more food recycling in June 2026 following changes to its collection system. The council said non-recyclable waste sent for disposal had fallen by around 7,800 tonnes since services changed in 2024, while about 2,500 tonnes of food had been diverted into recycling since April 2024. The programme separated recycling into two streams and extended weekly food collections to another 30,000 households in parts of Easter Ross, Nairn and Inverness. Councillor Graham MacKenzie thanked residents for adapting. The council reported a 45.1% recycling rate for 2025 and froze annual garden-waste permits at £48.95.