Festive Bins Collections 2025

Festive Bins Collections and Household recycling centres across the festive period 22 December to 5 January

Festive bin collections are as follows:

Bins scheduled for collection on Thursday 25 December will be collected on Sunday 28 December, marking the first Christmas season of special Sunday collections by our staff.
Friday 26 December bins will be collected on Monday 29 December.
Thursday 1 January bins will be collected Sunday 4 January.
Friday 2 January bins will be collected on Monday 5 January.

On your bin collection day for the festive period only (Monday 22 December to Monday 5 January):

If your bin is not emptied by 4.45pm, please take it back in.
If a black lid bin is presented and missed, we will collect up to two extra black bags of excess waste on its next scheduled collection day.
If a recycling bin is presented, missed, and not tagged, we will collect extra recycling of the same type on its next scheduled collection day.

Details of missed collections will appear on our website www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/binsdisruptions

Household recycling centres across the festive period:

Wednesday 24 December: close at 3pm and last entry for all booked vehicles at 2:30pm.
Thursday 25 December: closed all day.
Friday 26 December: closed all day.
Wednesday 31 December: close at 3pm and last entry for all booked vehicles at 2:30pm.
Thursday 1 January: closed all day.
Friday 2 January: closed all day.