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Household waste - garden waste
West Lothian Council provides BROWN Wheeled bins for your garden waste.
The brown bin is for the collection of bio-degradable organic waste from the garden.
Please see information below on special refuse collection arrangements for the Christmas and New Year period
Please put the following in your brown bin:
- Garden Waste
- Leaves
- Bark
- Hedge clippings
- Twigs
- Small branches (please make sure that all the material is in pieces small enough to fit into your bin)
- Grass cuttings
- Cut flowers
- Potted Plants
- Weeds
Please do NOT put the following in your brown bin: plastic bags, animal waste/bedding/food waste, general waste, timber, soil, rubble, glass & textiles, polystyrene
Please see your Kerbside Recycling Calendar for the dates your brown bin will be collected. This information can be found at Household Waste - Domestic Bins
Special Refuse collection arrangements
Some changes are necessary to normal Thursday and Friday collection days in both the Christmas and the New Year week. This will result in collections in both weeks being changed. Collections may be a few days earlier or later than normal.
Detailed notification of these changes will be placed on your bin prior to the festive period if your uplifts are affected
There will be no collections on:
- Thursday 25th December
- Friday 26th December
- Thursday 1st January
- Friday 2nd January
Collections normally due Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of both weeks will take place on normal uplift days.
In addition to making use of recycling bins and bring sites, householders are encouraged to recycle excess materials by visiting community recycling centres throughout the holiday period.
Real Christmas Trees will be collected for recycling from Monday 5th January 2009. These will be uplifted on the same day as we collect your brown (garden waste) bin. Please cut up your tree and add it to any garden waste by placing it in your brown bin. Please put out your brown bin for collection by 7am on the dates specified in your calendar already provided.
