Garbage Collection Scotland Island and Western Foreshore

Bin Collection Day

Monday and Friday

Additional summer services

Mid December to first week of February on Wednesdays

Collection location

From public wharves and also from waterfront properties with year round tidal access.

Bin type

  • Public wharves have skip bins and 240 litre garbage bins
  • Waterfront properties have a bin and hoop stand affixed to their jetty/private wharf

Recycling Collection Western Foreshores

Bin collection day

Twice weekly - Monday and Friday. 

Collection location

From public wharves only

Bin type

Public wharves have,

  • 240 litre wheelie bins for paper and cardboard (blue lid)
  • 240 litre wheelie bins for plastics, glass, aluminium and steel cans (yellow lid)

Recycling Collection Scotland Island

Bin collection day

Weekly on Mondays

Collection location

 

From the roadside where recycling crates are used

Bin type

Recycling crates are free please call our waste service team on 1300 434 434 to order new or replacement crates

Garden Organics Service – Scotland Island

Collection frequency

Two collections each year.  See your Waste & Recycling Calendar for dates

What will be collected

  • A maximum of 2 cubic metres per collection per household
  • Leaf litter, prunings and cuttings placed in hard sided containers
  • Branch length to be no longer than 1.2m and 75mm thick - tied into manageable bundles with twine

Collection location

Place materials on the roadside no later than 6am prior to collection date