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Bank holiday bin collections in South Ayrshire
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 public-holiday notice reviewed covers Easter 2026. Its collection advice does not confirm the arrangements for St Andrew’s Day or Christmas 2026.
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 South Ayrshire
We had not found South Ayrshire 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.
Bins in South Ayrshire
These are the containers used in South Ayrshire. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Food Waste Caddy
Brown Bin
Glass bottles and jars
Purple lidded bin
Green lidded bin
Green/green lidded bin for waste that cannot be recycled
Blue/Blue Lidded Bin
Grey Bin
Purple Lidded Bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are South Ayrshire Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from South Ayrshire Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
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- Recycling centres and tipsSouth Ayrshire Council
- Get help putting your bins outSouth Ayrshire Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell South Ayrshire Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- Make a complaint to South Ayrshire CouncilIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors
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Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.