2023 Household recycling and rubbish collection dates may change over the festive period, these changes are listed below per area, the Gremista waste facility festive operating and public opening times are also detailed below.
Festive collection days for East Mainland, Isles, Lerwick and Scalloway
Festive collection days for Central, North, South and West Mainland
Festive collection days for Yell, Unst, Fetlar and Whalsay
Gremista Waste Management Facility opening times
Note: - Refuse and recycling will be collected as normal from Monday 19th - Friday 23rd December in all areas
Please Note: Due to the tight collection schedule we will be unable to return to collect any bins not out on the appropriate collection day
Collection days for Bressay, East Mainland, Lerwick and Scalloway
Grey lidded bin (plastic, tins, cans) week
Monday 25 December will be collected on Saturday 23 December
Tuesday 26 December will be collected on Thursday 28 December
Wednesday 27 December will be collected on Friday 29 December
Thursday 28 December will be collected on Saturday 30 December
Friday 29 December will be collected on Sunday 31 December
Non-recyclable rubbish week
Monday 1 January will be collected on Wednesday 3 January
Tuesday 2 January will be collected Thursday 4 January
Wednesday 3 January wil be collected Friday 5 January
Thursday 4 January willl be collected Saturday 6 January
Friday 5 January will be collected Sunday 7 January
Monday 8th January normal service resumes
Collection days for Central, North, South and West Mainland
Non-recyclable rubbish week
Monday 25 December will be collected on Saturday 23 December
Tuesday 26 December will be collected on Thursday 28 December
Wednesday 27 December will be collected on Friday 29 December
Thursday 28 December will be collected on Saturday 30 December
Friday 29 December will be collected on Sunday 31 December
Grey lidded bin (plastic, tins, cans) week
Monday 1 January will be collected on Wednesday 3 January
Tuesday 2 January will be collecteda on Thursday 4 January
Wednesday 3 January will be collecteda on Friday 5 January
Tthursday 4 January will be collecteda on Saturday 6 January
Friday 5 January will be collecteda on Sunday 7 January
Monday 8th January normal service resumes
Collection days for Yell, Unst, Fetlar and Whalsay
Grey lidded bin (plastic, tins, cans) week
Monday 25 December will be collected on Saturday 23 December
Tuesday 26 December will be collected on Thursday 28 December
Wednesday 27 December will be collected on Friday 29 December
Thursday 28 December will be collected on Saturday 30 December
Friday 29 December will be collected on Sunday 31 December
Fetlar: Collected on Friday 29 December as normal
Non-recyclable rubbish week
Monday 1 January will be collected on Wednesday 3 January
Tuesday 2 January will be collected Thursday 4 January
Wednesday 3 January wil be collected Friday 5 January
Thursday 4 January willl be collected Saturday 6 January
Friday 5 January will be collected Sunday 7 January
Fetlar collected on Friday 5th January as normal
Monday 8th January normal service resumes
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