West Lothian bin collection days
Find out when West Lothian 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 West Lothian bin collection days change over Christmas 2026
Bins in West Lothian
West Lothian Council collects:
- Grey bin
- Blue bin
- Brown bin (Now for garden and food waste)
- Green bin
From the collections we've found for homes in West Lothian. 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 West Lothian Council's website.
What you'll need
To find your bin days in West Lothian, you'll need your postcode, and your house number or name.
West Lothian Council's website takes a while to check, so your first search can take up to 30 seconds. After that, your collection days appear straight away.
Areas covered
West Lothian Council collects household bins across its 9 wards in Scotland:
- Armadale and Blackridge
- Bathgate
- Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh
- East Livingston and East Calder
- Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
- Linlithgow
- Livingston North
- Livingston South
- Whitburn and Blackburn
Ward names from the Office for National Statistics.