Report a missed bin

Thursday 21 November am

  • Our current delays:
    • none
  • please note - due to cold temperatures some garden waste in brown bins has frozen overnight, meaning it may not have emptied into lorries properly. Please present any remaining garden waste on your next collection day.  We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
  • your bin was on the kerbside from 6am until 10pm, your bin will not be classed as missed until after 10pm on your scheduled
  • you have put your bin out on the right day - check your collection day
  • the lid is fully closed
  • the bin wasn't tagged as having the wrong items in it
  • access to the bin is not blocked by roadworks or parked cars.

If none of these reasons stopped us collecting your bin, please report it and leave your bin out for collection. We'll come back within two working days. 

You no longer have to use your mygovscot myaccountHowever, if you choose not to log in, you won't see the history of your missed bin requests on your mygovscot myaccount.

Report a missed bin

Communal bins

Report a full or overflowing communal bin

Contaminated bins

If your bin was labelled as contaminated, it had some items that do not belong in that bin. Please remove those items and put the bin out on your next collection day.

Bags left beside bins

We don't collect rubbish left beside bins as explained in our waste and cleansing policies.