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Scottish Borders bin collection day

Check your Scottish Borders bin day, plan around bank holidays and set up free reminders for every collection. Scottish Borders Council empties bins in 22 postcode districts, including EH26, EH38, EH43 and EH44, covering places such as Abbey St Bathans, Abbotrule and Aikwood Tower.

Check your Scottish Borders bin day

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

Find the Scottish Borders website on GOV.UK Scottish Borders website

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

Check a postcode in Scottish Borders

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

Scottish Borders at a glance

Map showing where Scottish Borders is in the UK

115,240residents (2020)

4,732 km²area

22postcode districts

257places listed

About 115,240 people live in Scottish Borders (mid-2020 estimate) across 4,732 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Scottish Borders Council
Type: Scottish unitary authority
Region: Scotland

Who collects what in Scottish Borders

Scottish Borders 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 Scottish Borders bin days

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

Postcode districts in Scottish Borders

Scottish Borders 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 Scottish Borders

Bins in these places are collected by Scottish Borders (the first 160 of 257 alphabetically).

Abbey St Bathans (TD11)
Abbotrule (TD9)
Aikwood Tower (TD7)
Allanton (TD11)
Ancrum (TD8)
Appletreehall (TD9)
Ashiestiel (TD1)
Ashkirk (TD7)
Ashybank (TD9)
Auchencrow (TD14)
Ayton (TD14)
Bairnkine (TD8)
Bedrule (TD9)
Bemersyde (TD6)
Bilsdean (TD13)
Birgham (TD12)
Birkhill (TD4, TD7)
Blackadder (TD11)
Blakelaw (TD5)
Blyth Bridge (EH46)
Boleside (TD6)
Bonchester Bridge (TD9)
Bonjedward (TD8)
Borthwickbrae (TD9)
Borthwickshiels (TD9)
Bowden (TD6)
Branxholm Bridgend (TD9)
Branxholme (TD9)
Broadhaugh (TD9)
Broadmeadows (TD7)
Broughton (ML12)
Buccleuch (TD9)
Buckholm (TD1)
Burnfoot (TD9)
Burnmouth (TD14)
Cacrabank (TD7)
Caddonfoot (TD1)
Cairncross (TD14)
Camptown (TD8)
Cappercleuch (TD7)
Cardrona (EH45)
Carlops (EH26)
Castlecraig (EH46)
Castleweary (TD9)
Cessford (TD5)
Charlesfield (TD6)
Chatto (TD5)
Cheeklaw (TD11)
Chesters (TD8, TD9)
Chirnside (TD11)
Chirnsidebridge (TD11)
Choicelee (TD11)
Clarilaw (TD9)
Clerklands (TD6)
Cleuch Head (TD9)
Clintmains (TD6)
Clovenfords (TD1)
Cockburnspath (TD13)
Coldingham (TD14)
Coldstream (TD12)
Colquhar (EH44)
Cove (TD13)
Craik (TD9)
Crailing (TD8)
Crailinghall (TD8)
Cranshaws (TD11)
Cringletie (EH45)
Crosslee (TD7)
Darnick (TD6)
Deanburnhaugh (TD9)
Denholm (TD9)
Dewar (EH38)
Dinlabyre (TD9)
Drygrange (TD6)
Dryhope (TD7)
Duns (TD11)
Earlston (TD4)
Ecclaw (TD13)
Eccles (TD5)
Eckford (TD5)
Eddleston (EH45)
Ednam (TD5)
Edrom (TD11)
Ellemford (TD11)
Ettrick (TD7)
Ettrickbridge (TD7)
Ettrickhill (TD7)
Eyemouth (TD14)
Fairnington (TD5)
Falahill (EH38)
Falla (TD8)
Fans (TD4)
Fogo (TD11)
Fogorig (TD11)
Foulden (TD15)
Fountainhall (TD1)
Frogden (TD5)
Galabank (TD1)
Galashiels (TD1)
Gateshaw (TD5)
Gattonside (TD6)
Gavinton (TD11)
Gilmanscleuch (TD7)
Gilston (EH38)
Glenbreck (ML12)
Glendearg (TD1)
Glenkerry (TD7)
Glentress (EH45)
Gordon (TD3)
Grantshouse (TD11)
Greenlaw (TD10)
Hadden (TD5)
Hallrule (TD9)
Halmyre Mains (EH46)
Hartrigge (TD8)
Harwood on Teviot (TD9)
Hassendean (TD9)
Hawick (TD9)
Heiton (TD5)
Hendersyde Park (TD5)
Heriot (EH38)
Hermitage (TD9)
Hobkirk (TD9)
Hopehouse (TD7)
Horncliffe (TD15)
Horndean (TD15)
Houndslow (TD3)
Houndwood (TD14)
Hownam (TD5)
Howpasley (TD9)
Hume (TD5)
Humehall (TD5)
Hundalee (TD8)
Huntford (TD8)
Huntlywood (TD4)
Hutton (TD15)
Hyndlee (TD9)
Innerleithen (EH44)
Jedburgh (TD8)
Kelso (TD5)
Killochyett (TD1)
Kings Muir (EH45)
Kirk Yetholm (TD5)
Kirkburn (EH45)
Kirkdean (EH46)
Kirkhope (TD7)
Kirkton (TD9)
Kirkton Manor (EH45)
Knowetownhead (TD9)
Ladykirk (TD15)
Lamancha (EH46)
Langlee (TD8)
Langshaw (TD1)
Lanton (TD8)
Larriston (TD9)
Lauder (TD2)
Legars (TD5)
Legerwood (TD4)
Leitholm (TD12)
Lempitlaw (TD5)

Councils near Scottish Borders

Scottish Borders bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Scottish Borders?

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

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

What should I do if Scottish Borders 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 Scottish Borders 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 Scottish Borders 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 Scottish Borders website for your address.

Where is the tip for Scottish Borders?

Scottish Borders 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 Scottish Borders cover?

Scottish Borders collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: EH26, EH38, EH43, EH44, EH45, EH46, ML12, TD1, TD2, TD3, TD4, TD5, TD6, TD7, TD8, TD9, TD10, TD11, TD12, TD13, TD14, TD15. 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 Scottish Borders Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.