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Argyll and Bute bin collection day

Everything you need for bin day in Argyll and Bute: the official bin day checker, bank holiday changes and which bin is which. Argyll and Bute Council empties bins in 48 postcode districts, including G82, G83, G84 and PA20, covering places such as Accurrach, Acha and Achadacaie.

Check your Argyll and Bute bin day

The quickest way to see the next date for each of your bins is the council's own checker. Pick your address and it lists every collection.

Open the Argyll and Bute bin day checker Make a reminder calendar

Link goes to www.argyll-bute.gov.uk. If it has moved, use the Find the Argyll and Bute website on GOV.UK or the council website.

Check a postcode in Argyll and Bute

Not sure whether your street is in Argyll and Bute? Postcode districts on council borders can be split, so enter your full postcode to check.

Argyll and Bute at a glance

Map showing where Argyll and Bute is in the UK

85,430residents (2020)

6,907 km²area

48postcode districts

632places listed

About 85,430 people live in Argyll and Bute (mid-2020 estimate) across 6,907 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Argyll and Bute Council
Type: Scottish unitary authority
Region: Scotland

Who collects what in Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute Council is a single-tier council, so it handles everything: bin collections, recycling, garden waste permits, bulky uplifts and the household waste recycling centres. In Scotland, bulky collections are often called special uplifts.

Bank holidays and Argyll and Bute bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Argyll and Bute may collect as normal or move collections later in the week. These are the next bank holidays in Scotland:

Date	Bank holiday
Monday, 30 November 2026	St Andrew's Day
Friday, 25 December 2026	Christmas Day
Monday, 28 December 2026	Boxing Day (substitute day)
Friday, 1 January 2027	New Year's Day
Monday, 4 January 2027	2nd January (substitute day)

Christmas and New Year cause the biggest changes. See Christmas bin collections for what usually happens.

Recycling rules in Scotland

Scottish councils set their own collections, and many follow the voluntary Household Recycling Charter, which aims for more consistent recycling across Scotland. Food waste is collected in most urban areas, and many councils charge a yearly permit for garden waste. GOV.UK's bin day finder does not cover Scotland, so use your council's own checker.

Zero Waste Scotland

Not sure which bin something goes in? Our which bin A to Z covers everyday items, and bin colours explained covers what each colour usually means. Argyll and Bute has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts. Districts marked on more than one council page cross a boundary.

Towns and villages in Argyll and Bute

Bins in these places are collected by Argyll and Bute (the first 160 of 632 alphabetically).

Accurrach (PA33)
Acha (PA78)
Achadacaie (PA29)
Achadh-chaorrunn (PA29)
Achaglass (PA29)
Achahoish (PA31)
Achallader (PA36)
Achamore (PA60)
Acharosson (PA21)
Achleanan (PA34)
Achlian (PA33)
Achnaba (PA31)
Achnacairn (PA37)
Achnacloich (PA37)
Achnacroish (PA34)
Achnadrish (PA75)
Achnafalnich (PA33)
Achnaha (PA34)
Achnamara (PA31)
Achnashelloch (PA31)
Alltachonaich (PA34)
Ambrismore (PA20)
Annat (PA35)
Aoradh (PA44)
Ard a'Chapuill (PA22)
Ardacheranbeg (PA22)
Ardacheranmor (PA22)
Ardalanish (PA67)
Ardanaiseig (PA35)
Ardanstur (PA34)
Ardbeg (PA20, PA23)
Ardbrecknish (PA33)
Ardchiavaig (PA67)
Ardchonnell (PA33)
Ardentallan (PA34)
Ardfern (PA31)
Ardfin (PA60)
Ardhallow (PA23)
Ardinamar (PA34)
Ardlamont (PA21)
Ardlui (G83)
Ardlussa (PA60)
Ardmaddy (PA35)
Ardmaleish (PA20)
Ardmenish (PA60)
Ardminish (PA41)
Ardmore (PA42)
Ardnackaig (PA31)
Ardnacross (PA72)
Ardnadam (PA23)
Ardnagowan (PA25)
Ardnahoe (PA46)
Ardnave (PA44)
Ardpatrick (PA29)
Ardpeaton (G84)
Ardrishaig (PA30)
Ardscalpsie (PA20)
Ardtalla (PA42)
Ardtarig (PA23)
Ardteatle (PA33)
Ardtornish (PA34)
Ardtur (PA38)
Arduaine (PA34)
Ardura (PA65)
Argyll and Bute (PA69)
Arichamish (PA31)
Arichastlich (PA36)
Arichonan (PA31)
Arileod (PA78)
Arinafad Beg (PA31)
Arinagour (PA78)
Arnabost (PA78)
Arnicle (PA29)
Arrivain (PA33)
Arrochar (G83)
Aruadh (PA49)
Ascog (PA20)
Ashens (PA29)
Ashfield (PA31)
Asknish (PA31)
Auch (PA36)
Auchachenna (PA35)
Auchameanach (PA29)
Auchbraad (PA30)
Auchenbreck (PA22)
Auchenlochan (PA21)
Auchinafaud (PA29)
Auchindarrach (PA31)
Auchindarroch (PA38)
Auchindrain (PA32)
Auchinvennal (G84)
Auchnabreac (PA32)
Auchnacraig (PA64)
Auchnaha (PA21)
Auchnangoul (PA32)
Badden (PA31)
Baile Boidheach (PA31)
Balemartine (PA77)
Balephuil (PA77)
Balernock (G84)
Baligrundle (PA34)
Balindore (PA35)
Balliemeanoch (PA27)
Balliemore (PA27, PA34)
Ballimeanoch (PA33)
Ballimore (PA21)
Ballinaby (PA44)
Ballochandrain (PA22)
Ballochgair (PA28)
Ballochroy (PA29)
Ballyaurgan (PA31)
Ballygown (PA73)
Ballygrant (PA45)
Ballymeanoch (PA31)
Balnahard (PA61)
Baluachraig (PA31)
Balure (PA35, PA37)
Balvicar (PA34)
Barachander (PA35)
Barcaldine (PA37)
Barfad (PA29)
Barmolloch (PA31)
Barnacabber (PA23)
Barnacarry (PA27)
Barr (PA44)
Barrahormid (PA31)
Barravullin (PA31)
Barrnacarry (PA34)
Barsloisnach (PA31)
Baugh (PA77)
Beach (PA34)
Bellanoch (PA31)
Belloch (PA29)
Bellochantuy (PA28)
Benderloch (PA37)
Benmore (PA23)
Bernice (PA23)
Birdfield (PA32)
Black Mount (PA36)
Blackrock (PA44)
Blair's Ferry (PA21)
Blairbuie (PA23)
Blairmore (PA23)
Blairnairn (G84)
Blairvadach (G84)
Bonawe (PA35)
Bonawe Quarries (PA37)
Bousd (PA78)
Bowmore (PA43)
Brackly (PA31)
Bragleenbeg (PA34)
Braigo (PA44)
Brecklate (PA28)
Brenachoille (PA32)
Bridge of Orchy (PA36)
Bridgend (PA31, PA43)
Bruichladdich (PA49)
Bullwood (PA23)
Bunessan (PA67)
Bunnahabhainn (PA46)

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Argyll and Bute bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Argyll and Bute?

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that Argyll and Bute collects your bins, then use the Argyll and Bute bin day checker. Pick your address and it shows the next date for each bin. Copy those dates into our bin calendar to get reminders.

Do Argyll and Bute bin days change on bank holidays?

Many councils keep normal collection days on most bank holidays and only change around Christmas and New Year, while others move every collection in a bank holiday week by a day. Argyll and Bute publishes any changes on its website before each holiday. Our bank holiday page lists the dates for Scotland.

What should I do if Argyll and Bute misses my bin?

Check your bin day first, as collections sometimes run late into the evening. If the rest of your street has been emptied and yours has not, report it on the Argyll and Bute website, usually within one or two working days. Leave the bin out unless the council says otherwise. Our missed bin guide explains what to expect.

Does Argyll and Bute collect food waste?

Most councils in Scotland collect food waste in a small kitchen caddy and a larger outdoor caddy, though some rural and island areas do not. Check the Argyll and Bute website for your address.

Where is the tip for Argyll and Bute?

Argyll and Bute or its waste partnership runs the local household waste recycling centres. Many tips now need a booking, and vans and trailers may need a permit, so check before you go.

Which postcodes does Argyll and Bute cover?

Argyll and Bute collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: G82, G83, G84, PA20, PA21, PA22, PA23, PA24, PA25, PA26, PA27, PA28, PA29, PA30, PA31, PA32, PA33, PA34, PA35, PA36, PA37, PA38, PA41, PA42, PA43, PA44, PA45, PA46, PA47, PA48, PA49, PA60, PA61, PA62, PA63, PA64, PA65, PA66, PA67, PA69, PA71, PA72, PA73, PA74, PA75, PA76, PA77, PA78. Districts on the edge of the council area can be shared with a neighbouring council, so enter your full postcode to be sure.

Bin Collection Day is independent and not run by Argyll and Bute Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.