City of Edinburgh bin collection days
Find out when City of Edinburgh Council will collect your rubbish, recycling, food and garden waste.
Bin day reminders
After you find your collection days, you can add them to your calendar and get a reminder the evening before. How bin day reminders work
Christmas and New Year
Find out if City of Edinburgh bin collection days change over Christmas 2026
Bins in City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh Council collects:
- Grey bin
- Glass box
- Food waste bin
- Brown garden waste bin
- Green bin
From the collections we've found for homes in City of Edinburgh. Your street may have a different mix of bins.
What you can recycle at home
What you can recycle, and which bin it goes in, depends on your council. Check City of Edinburgh Council's website.
What you'll need
To find your bin days in City of Edinburgh, you'll need your postcode, and your house number or name.
Areas covered
City of Edinburgh Council collects household bins across its 17 wards in Scotland:
- Almond
- City Centre
- Colinton/Fairmilehead
- Corstorphine/Murrayfield
- Craigentinny/Duddingston
- Drum Brae/Gyle
- Forth
- Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
- Inverleith
- Leith
- Leith Walk
- Liberton/Gilmerton
- Morningside
- Pentland Hills
- Portobello/Craigmillar
- Sighthill/Gorgie
- Southside/Newington
Ward names from the Office for National Statistics.