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Bank holiday bin collections in Orkney Islands
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.
Mainland and Shapinsay services differ from the outer-isles bag collections. Check the calendar for your own area.
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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Enter your postcode above, choose your address, then choose email reminders or a calendar subscription on your results. Calendar apps can take a day or more to show updates; a one-off download will not update. Last-minute council changes may not reach us in time.
Christmas and New Year bin collections in Orkney Islands
We had not found Orkney Islands Council’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.
Check the council’s bins information.
Look up your address above for its dates. Christmas and New Year collections across the UK.
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- Household waste, recycling and reuse servicesOrkney Islands Council
- Recycling centres and tipsOrkney Islands Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Orkney Islands Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- Make a complaint to Orkney Islands 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 Orkney Islands 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.
Snow disrupted waste and recycling collections in Orkney in January 2026. In its 7 January update, the council prioritised catching up on general waste and asked households to keep recycling until their next scheduled collection. It acknowledged residents’ frustration and warned that some roads might remain inaccessible.
In the council’s December 2025–January 2026 budget survey, some respondents complained about declining waste collection and other services despite higher council tax. Some island respondents described poorer services than on the mainland. These were consultation responses, not independently verified comparisons.
- Waste and recycling collection arrangements - January 8 ... — www.orkney.gov.uk
- [PDF] Results of Public Consultation Our Budget Challenge – Have your say — www.orkney.gov.uk