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Festive bin collection changes
Over the festive period the collection days for purple, blue and grey bins will change as follows:
Mainland and Cumbrae, bins due for collection on:
- Wednesday 25 December will be collected on Saturday 21 December
- Thursday 26 December will be collected on Sunday 22 December
- Wednesday 1 January will be collected on Saturday 28 December
- Thursday 2 January will be collected on Sunday 29 December
Arran, bins due for collection on:
- Wednesday 25 December will be collected on Friday 27 December
- Wednesday 1 January will be collected on Friday 3 January
Residents of Arran can contact the local office on 01770 600338 should you require further details.
Leave bins out for 7am. Collection times may vary during the festive period. If bad weather affects your area we will return to collect your bin when possible. If your normal collection day does not fall on these days it will remain the same.
The last collection of brown bins in 2024 will be 20 December. This service will restart on 6 January 2025.
Real Christmas trees
The mainland and Cumbrae waste teams will collect real Christmas trees (in five foot or less sections) from beside your brown bin from 13 January over the next two week collection cycle. Check bin collection days to see dates for your area.
On Arran, real Christmas trees can be deposited at the Brodick Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Recycling centres
Largs Recycling Centre will be closed 20 December and re-open 21 December. Alternative facilities are available at:
• Bartonholm Recycling Centre, Sandy Road, Irvine KA12 8SN
• Kilbirnie Recycling Centre, Paddockholm Industrial Estate, Off Paddockholm Estate, Kilbirnie KA25 7JW
Road information
See planned roadworks and closures.