West Lothian Council delivers

Rubbish and recycling

 

Special bin collection arrangements for Thursday and Friday 25/26 December and 1/2 January and Community Recycling opening times over the festive holidays :

• Thursday 25 December and Thursday 1 January, the arrangements are as follows:

For both the Christmas and New Year weeks we will continue to empty the colour of bin shown on your calendar, however the bin collection day will change.

Whichever colour of bin is due for uplift on Thursday 25 December, it will now be emptied on Monday 22 December.  It may take until Tuesday 23 to complete collections however your bin must be presented by 7am on Monday 22.

The same arrangements are in place for uplifts due on Thursday 1 January 2009 so present your bins by 7am on Monday 29 December 2008.

Your collection will revert back to the normal uplift day from 7am on Thursday 8 January 2009.

• Friday 26 December and Friday 2 January, the arrangements are as follows:

We need to change your day of bin collection for both the Christmas and New Year weeks.  To minimise disruption we will continue to empty the colour of bin shown on your calendar, however the bin collection day will change.

Whichever colour of bin is due for uplift on Friday 26th December, it will now be emptied on Tuesday 23rd December.  It may take until Wednesday 24th to complete collections, however your bin must be presented by 7am on Tuesday 23rd.

The same arrangements are in place for uplifts due on Friday 2nd January 2009, so please present your bin by 7am on Tuesday 30th December 2008.

Your collection will revert back to the normal uplift day from 7am on Friday 9th January 2009.

Community Recycling Centres

We would also remind householders that we are not able to collect any waste or recyclate that is not contained within the bin. If people do have any excess waste or recyclate this should be taken to our Community Recycling Centres at Broxburn, Blackburn, Linlithgow, Deans and Oakbank in Livingston, and Whitburn. Use the 'find my nearest' service.

The recycling centres are closed on both Christmas Day and New Years Day, reopening on both Boxing Day and 2 January from 9am till 6pm. They will operate as normal on all other days.

You can also recycle real Christmas trees and any garden waste or leaves at any recycling centre, or through our one-off brown bin collection in January. Please see your collection calendar for details.

Thank you and Merry Christmas from the refuse collection team.

West Lothian Council collects domestic refuse in all areas of the district on a regular basis and also provide a wide range of facilities throughout to recycle.

Contact details: Waste Management Services, Nairn Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8AY. Tel 01506 777800 or Fax 01506 777833