Christmas waste collection schedule

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

Festive recycling advice

 

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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