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Moray bin collection day

Find your Moray bin collection day, check what goes in each bin and see how bank holidays change collections. The Moray Council empties bins in 9 postcode districts, including AB37, AB38, AB54 and AB55, covering places such as Achnastank, Altonside and Alves.

Check your Moray bin day

The quickest way to see the next date for each of your bins is the council's own checker. Pick your address and it lists every collection.

Open the Moray bin day checker Make a reminder calendar

Link goes to bindayfinder.moray.gov.uk. If it has moved, use the Find the Moray website on GOV.UK or the council website.

Check a postcode in Moray

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

Moray at a glance

95,710residents (2020)

2,238 km²area

9postcode districts

209places listed

About 95,710 people live in Moray (mid-2020 estimate) across 2,238 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: The Moray Council
Type: Scottish unitary authority
Region: Scotland

Who collects what in Moray

The Moray 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 Moray bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Moray 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. Moray has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Moray

Moray 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 Moray

Bins in these places are collected by Moray (the first 160 of 209 alphabetically).

Achnastank (AB55)
Altonside (IV30)
Alves (IV30)
Archiestown (AB38)
Ardgye (IV30)
Ardoch (IV36)
Ardwell (AB54)
Arradoul (AB56)
Auchbreck (AB37)
Auchenhalrig (IV32)
Auchlunkart (AB55)
Auchtertyre (IV30)
Aultmore (AB55)
Aultnapaddock (AB55)
Backies (AB56)
Badnafrave (AB37)
Bakebare (AB55)
Bardon (IV30)
Barnhill (IV30)
Bauds of Cullen (AB56)
Berryhillock (AB56)
Bishopmill (IV30)
Blackhillock (AB55)
Blackhills (IV30)
Blairnamarrow (AB37)
Blervie Castle (IV36)
Boat o' Brig (IV32)
Bogmoor (IV32)
Bracobrae (AB55)
Braehead (AB55)
Braes of Enzie (AB56)
Branchill (IV36)
Branderburgh (IV31)
Briach (IV36)
Bridge of Avon (AB37)
Bridge of Brown (AB37)
Bridge of Tynet (AB56)
Brigehaugh (AB55)
Broadley (AB56)
Broadrashes (AB55)
Buckie (AB56)
Burghead (IV30)
Buthill (IV30)
Cabrach (AB54)
Califer (IV36)
Cardow (AB38)
Carron (AB38)
Chapeltown (AB37)
Charlestown of Aberlour (AB38)
Clashnoir (AB37)
Clochan (AB56)
Cloddach (IV30)
Cloves (IV30)
Clune (AB56)
Coltfield (IV36)
Conicavel (IV36)
Covesea (IV30)
Craggan (AB37)
Craibstone (AB56)
Craigellachie (AB38)
Craigend (IV36)
Craigroy (IV36)
Craigroy Farm (AB37)
Crannach (AB55)
Crofts of Buinach (IV30)
Cullen (AB56)
Cummingstown (IV30)
Dalchirach (AB37)
Dalestie (AB37)
Dallas (IV36)
Dandaleith (AB38)
Daugh of Kinermony (AB38)
Davoch of Grange (AB55)
Deerhill (AB55)
Delavorar (AB37)
Delnabo (AB37)
Dipple (IV32)
Drumin (AB37)
Drummuir Castle (AB55)
Drumnagorrach (AB55)
Drybridge (AB56)
Dufftown (AB55)
Duffus (IV30)
Dyke (IV36)
Edintore (AB55)
Edinvale (IV36)
Elgin (IV30)
Farmtown (AB55)
Favillar (AB55)
Fife Keith (AB55)
Findhorn (IV36)
Findochty (AB56)
Findrassie (IV30)
Findron (AB37)
Floors (AB55)
Fochabers (IV32)
Fodderletter (AB37)
Forgie (AB55)
Forres (IV36)
Garmouth (IV32)
Garralburn (AB55)
Glenconglass (AB37)
Glenlatterach (IV30)
Glenlivet (AB37)
Gordonstoun (IV30)
Grange Crossroads (AB55)
Grange Hall (IV36)
Haugh of Glass (AB54)
Hempriggs (IV36)
Hillside (IV30)
Hoggie (AB56)
Hopeman (IV30)
Ianstown (AB56)
Inchberry (IV32)
Inchrory (AB37)
Invererne (IV36)
Keith (AB55)
Keithmore (AB55)
Kellas (IV30)
Kingston (IV32)
Kinloss (IV36)
Kintessack (IV36)
Kirkhill (AB38)
Kirktown of Deskford (AB56)
Knock (AB54)
Knockandhu (AB37)
Knockando (AB38)
Laggan (AB55)
Lagganvoulin (AB37)
Leanoch (IV30)
Lhanbryde (IV30)
Limehillock (AB55)
Lintmill (AB56)
Lochhill (IV30)
Logie (IV36)
Longmorn (IV30)
Lossiemouth (IV31)
Lynemore (AB37)
Maggieknockater (AB38)
Mains of Burgie (IV36)
Mains of Sluie (IV36)
Mains of Tannachy (AB56)
Marypark (AB37)
Milltown of Auchindown (AB55)
Milltown of Edinvillie (AB38)
Milton (AB56)
Miltonduff (IV30)
Miltonhill (IV36)
Moss of Barmuckity (IV30)
Mosstodloch (IV32)
Moy House (IV36)
Muir of Lochs (IV32)
Muirhead (IV36)
Mulben (AB55)
Nether Dallachy (IV32)
New Elgin (IV30)
Newmill (AB55)
Newton of Dalvey (IV36)
North Bogbain (AB55)
Oakenhead (IV31)

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Moray bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Moray?

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

Do Moray 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. Moray publishes any changes on its website before each holiday. Our bank holiday page lists the dates for Scotland.

What should I do if Moray 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 Moray 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 Moray 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 Moray website for your address.

Where is the tip for Moray?

Moray 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 Moray cover?

Moray collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: AB37, AB38, AB54, AB55, AB56, IV30, IV31, IV32, IV36. 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 The Moray Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.