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Dumfries and Galloway bin collection day

Check your Dumfries and Galloway bin day, plan around bank holidays and set up free reminders for every collection. Dumfries and Galloway Council empties bins in 16 postcode districts, including DG1, DG2, DG3 and DG4, covering places such as Ae Village, Airieland and Airyhassen.

Check your Dumfries and Galloway bin day

Dumfries and Galloway publishes bin days on its own website. Use the official finder below to reach the right page, then pick your address.

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Once you have your dates, our bin calendar turns them into reminders.

Check a postcode in Dumfries and Galloway

Not sure whether your street is in Dumfries and Galloway? Postcode districts on council borders can be split, so enter your full postcode to check.

Dumfries and Galloway at a glance

Map showing where Dumfries and Galloway is in the UK

148,290residents (2020)

6,426 km²area

16postcode districts

389places listed

About 148,290 people live in Dumfries and Galloway (mid-2020 estimate) across 6,426 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Type: Scottish unitary authority
Region: Scotland

Who collects what in Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway Council is a single-tier council, so it handles everything: bin collections, recycling, garden waste permits, bulky uplifts and the household waste recycling centres. In Scotland, bulky collections are often called special uplifts.

Bank holidays and Dumfries and Galloway bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Dumfries and Galloway may collect as normal or move collections later in the week. These are the next bank holidays in Scotland:

Date	Bank holiday
Monday, 30 November 2026	St Andrew's Day
Friday, 25 December 2026	Christmas Day
Monday, 28 December 2026	Boxing Day (substitute day)
Friday, 1 January 2027	New Year's Day
Monday, 4 January 2027	2nd January (substitute day)

Christmas and New Year cause the biggest changes. See Christmas bin collections for what usually happens.

Recycling rules in Scotland

Scottish councils set their own collections, and many follow the voluntary Household Recycling Charter, which aims for more consistent recycling across Scotland. Food waste is collected in most urban areas, and many councils charge a yearly permit for garden waste. GOV.UK's bin day finder does not cover Scotland, so use your council's own checker.

Zero Waste Scotland

Not sure which bin something goes in? Our which bin A to Z covers everyday items, and bin colours explained covers what each colour usually means. Dumfries and Galloway has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts. Districts marked on more than one council page cross a boundary.

Towns and villages in Dumfries and Galloway

Bins in these places are collected by Dumfries and Galloway (the first 160 of 389 alphabetically).

Ae Village (DG1)
Airieland (DG7)
Airyhassen (DG8)
Allangillfoot (DG13)
Allanton (DG2)
Alticry (DG8)
Amisfield Town (DG1)
Annan (DG12)
Anwoth (DG7)
Ardwall (DG7)
Ardwell (DG9)
Argrennan (DG7)
Auchenbrack (DG3)
Auchencairn (DG7)
Auchendolly (DG7)
Auchenhessnane (DG3)
Auchenmalg (DG8)
Auchenrivock (DG14)
Auchnabony (DG6)
Balmaclellan (DG7)
Balmae (DG6)
Balminnoch (DG8)
Baltersan (DG8)
Bankend (DG1)
Bankhead (DG6)
Bankshill (DG11)
Barcaple (DG7)
Bardennoch (DG7)
Bargaly (DG8)
Bargrennan (DG8)
Barharrow (DG7)
Barholm (DG8)
Barlay (DG7)
Barnbarroch (DG5, DG8)
Barndennoch (DG3)
Barraer (DG8)
Barwhinnock (DG6)
Barwinnock (DG8)
Beattock (DG10)
Beeswing (DG2)
Benbuie (DG3)
Benfield (DG8)
Bennan (DG7)
Bentpath (DG13)
Billholm (DG13)
Blackacre (DG11)
Blackcraig (DG8)
Blackshaw (DG1)
Blackwood (DG2)
Bladnoch (DG8)
Bodesbeck (DG10)
Bogue (DG7)
Bombie (DG6)
Boreland (DG11, DG8)
Borgue (DG6)
Borness (DG6)
Brae (DG2)
Breckonside (DG3)
Breoch (DG7)
Bridge of Dee (DG7)
Brochloch (DG7)
Brooklands (DG2)
Brydekirk (DG12)
Buchan (DG7)
Burnhead (DG3, DG7)
Burnswark (DG11)
Cairndoon (DG8)
Cairnryan (DG9)
Cairnsmore (DG8)
Callisterhall (DG11)
Canonbie (DG14)
Capplegill (DG10)
Carco (DG4)
Cardoness (DG7)
Cargen (DG2)
Cargenbridge (DG2)
Carroch (DG7)
Carronbridge (DG3)
Carrutherstown (DG1)
Carsegowan (DG8)
Carseriggan (DG8)
Carsethorn (DG2)
Carsluith (DG8)
Carsphairn (DG7)
Cassencarie (DG8)
Castle Douglas (DG7)
Castle Kennedy (DG9)
Castle O'er (DG13)
Castlefairn (DG3)
Castlemilk (DG11)
Castlewigg (DG8)
Cauldside (DG14)
Caulkerbush (DG2)
Causeway End (DG8)
Cavens (DG2)
Challoch (DG8)
Chapelknowe (DG14)
Clachaneasy (DG8)
Clarebrand (DG7)
Clarencefield (DG1)
Clatteringshaws (DG7)
Cleuchbrae (DG1)
Clonrae (DG3)
Closeburn (DG3)
Colfin (DG9)
Collin (DG1)
Colvend (DG5)
Corrie Common (DG11)
Corriedoo (DG7)
Corsebank (DG4)
Corsehill (DG11)
Corsemalzie (DG8)
Corsock (DG7)
Craig (DG7)
Craigcleuch (DG13)
Craigdhu (DG8)
Craigencallie (DG7)
Craigenputtock (DG2)
Craighlaw (DG8)
Crawfordton (DG3)
Crawick (DG4)
Creca (DG12)
Creetown (DG8)
Croalchapel (DG3)
Crocketford (DG2)
Crofts (DG7)
Crossford (DG3)
Crossmichael (DG7)
Culquhirk (DG8)
Culshabbin (DG8)
Cults (DG8)
Cumloden (DG8)
Cummertrees (DG12)
Cumrue (DG11)
Cumstoun (DG6)
Cutcloy (DG8)
Dabton (DG3)
Dalbeattie (DG5)
Dalgonar (DG3)
Dallash (DG8)
Dalshangan (DG7)
Dalskairth (DG2)
Dalswinton (DG2)
Dalton (DG11)
Darngarroch (DG7)
Davington (DG13)
Debate (DG11)
Dildawn (DG7)
Dinwoodie Mains (DG11)
Dornock (DG12)
Douglas Hall (DG5)
Drambuie (DG4)
Drumjohn (DG7)
Drummore (DG9)
Drumrash (DG7)
Dumcrieff (DG10)
Dumfries (DG1)
Duncow (DG1)
Dundrennan (DG6)
Dunnabie (DG11)

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Dumfries and Galloway bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Dumfries and Galloway?

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that Dumfries and Galloway collects your bins, then use the Dumfries and Galloway website. Pick your address and it shows the next date for each bin. Copy those dates into our bin calendar to get reminders.

Do Dumfries and Galloway bin days change on bank holidays?

Many councils keep normal collection days on most bank holidays and only change around Christmas and New Year, while others move every collection in a bank holiday week by a day. Dumfries and Galloway publishes any changes on its website before each holiday. Our bank holiday page lists the dates for Scotland.

What should I do if Dumfries and Galloway misses my bin?

Check your bin day first, as collections sometimes run late into the evening. If the rest of your street has been emptied and yours has not, report it on the Dumfries and Galloway website, usually within one or two working days. Leave the bin out unless the council says otherwise. Our missed bin guide explains what to expect.

Does Dumfries and Galloway collect food waste?

Most councils in Scotland collect food waste in a small kitchen caddy and a larger outdoor caddy, though some rural and island areas do not. Check the Dumfries and Galloway website for your address.

Where is the tip for Dumfries and Galloway?

Dumfries and Galloway or its waste partnership runs the local household waste recycling centres. Many tips now need a booking, and vans and trailers may need a permit, so check before you go.

Which postcodes does Dumfries and Galloway cover?

Dumfries and Galloway collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: DG1, DG2, DG3, DG4, DG5, DG6, DG7, DG8, DG9, DG10, DG11, DG12, DG13, DG14, DG16, ML12. Districts on the edge of the council area can be shared with a neighbouring council, so enter your full postcode to be sure.

Bin Collection Day is independent and not run by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.