Dumfries and Galloway bin collection days
Find out when Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway bin collection days change over Christmas 2026
Bins in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway Council collects:
- Grey lidded bins for non-recyclable waste
- Blue lidded bins for paper and cardboard
- Red lidded bins for cans and plastics
From the collections we've found for homes in Dumfries and Galloway. Your street may have a different mix of bins.
Many councils charge for garden waste collections, so they only show for homes that have signed up. Check Dumfries and Galloway Council's website to find out about garden waste.
What you can recycle at home
What you can recycle, and which bin it goes in, depends on your council. Check Dumfries and Galloway Council's website.
What you'll need
To find your bin days in Dumfries and Galloway, you'll need your postcode, then you choose your address from a list.
Areas covered
Dumfries and Galloway Council collects household bins across its 12 wards in Scotland:
- Abbey
- Annandale East and Eskdale
- Annandale North
- Annandale South
- Castle Douglas and Crocketford
- Dee and Glenkens
- Lochar
- Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
- Mid and Upper Nithsdale
- Nith
- North West Dumfries
- Stranraer and the Rhins
Ward names from the Office for National Statistics.