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West Lothian 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 West Lothian
These are the containers used in West Lothian. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Food and garden waste
Brown bins
Paper and card
Blue bins
Blue Bin
Green Bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are West Lothian Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from West Lothian Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Request new bins or changes to collectionsWest Lothian Council
- What happens to my recycling?West Lothian Council
- Garden waste collectionsWest Lothian Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemWest Lothian Council
- Recycling centres and tipsWest Lothian Council
- Get help putting your bins outWest Lothian Council
- Contact the waste serviceWest Lothian Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell West Lothian Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- 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 West Lothian 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 West Lothian 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.
West Lothian’s February 2026 budget introduced a maximum £30 replacement charge for 240-litre bins, including those stolen from households. STV reported that replacements would remain free only when bins were lost inside collection vehicles. The council had previously supplied around 9,500 replacement bins annually without charging. Labour’s budget passed by two votes and included a 7.4% council-tax rise. The opposition had proposed a higher 7.9% council-tax increase. Council leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick said growing demand and delivery costs outstripped funding, while the SNP opposition criticised the plans as a cuts-based budget lacking vision.
- West Lothian approves council tax rise of 7.4% — news.stv.tv