South Lanarkshire bin collection days
Find out when South Lanarkshire 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 South Lanarkshire bin collection days change over Christmas 2026
Bins in South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire Council collects:
- Black/green bin - non-recyclable waste
- Grey bin - glass, cans and plastics
- Blue bin - paper and card recycling
- Burgundy bin - food and garden waste
From the collections we've found for homes in South Lanarkshire. 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 South Lanarkshire Council's website.
What you'll need
To find your bin days in South Lanarkshire, you'll need just your postcode.
Areas covered
South Lanarkshire Council collects household bins across its 20 wards in Scotland:
- Avondale and Stonehouse
- Blantyre
- Bothwell and Uddingston
- Cambuslang East
- Cambuslang West
- Clydesdale East
- Clydesdale North
- Clydesdale South
- Clydesdale West
- East Kilbride Central North
- East Kilbride Central South
- East Kilbride East
- East Kilbride South
- East Kilbride West
- Hamilton North and East
- Hamilton South
- Hamilton West and Earnock
- Larkhall
- Rutherglen Central and North
- Rutherglen South
Ward names from the Office for National Statistics.