Green bin
Green non-recyclable general waste bin
All councils
Perth and Kinross 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 Perth and Kinross
These are the containers used in Perth and Kinross. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Blue bin
Blue paper and cardboard bin
Plastics/cans/cartons/foil
Container details
The container pictures and words are Perth and Kinross Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Greyed-out bin icons are placeholders where the container type or colour is not confirmed.
- Green bin: Households using individual kerbside bins
- Green bin: Not Pink sack collections and communal bin hubs
- Blue bin: Households using individual kerbside bins
- Blue bin: Not Pink sack collections and communal bin hubs
Container descriptions checked 19 September 2026; list of collections built from Perth and Kinross Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Your kerbside bins and alternative collection arrangementsPerth and Kinross Council
- Garden waste collectionsPerth and Kinross Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemPerth and Kinross Council
- Recycling centres and tipsPerth and Kinross Council
- Get help putting your bins outPerth and Kinross Council
- Contact the waste servicePerth and Kinross Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Perth and Kinross 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 Perth and Kinross 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 Perth and Kinross Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.