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Festive Period Domestic and Commercial Refuse Collection - Mainland

Date: 5 December 2022

Mainland and Linked South Isles

Domestic and commercial refuse collection days over the Christmas and New Year period are listed below.

Regular waste collections will resume on Monday 9 January 2023.

Households can check their Area and materials being collected week by week at www.orkney.gov.uk/mybins

Domestic and Trade Refuse Fortnightly Collections

Area

 

Refuse Collection Dates

Area 1  –   Kirkwall  (Central and North West)

(Normally Monday)

Monday 19 December 2022 & Wednesday 4 January 2023

Area 6  –   East Holm, Deerness, Tankerness and Toab

(Normally Monday)

Monday 19 December 2022 & Thursday 5 January 2023

Area 7  –   Kirkwall (South), Holm, Burray (North)

(Normally Tuesday)

Tuesday 20 December 2022 & Thursday 5 January 2023

Area 2  –   Kirkwall (West)

(Normally Tuesday)

Tuesday 20 December 2022 & Friday 6 January 2023

Area 3  –   Kirkwall (Central)

Area 8  –   South Ronaldsay and Burray (South)

(Normally Wednesday)

Wednesday 21 December 2022 & Wednesday 4 January 2023

Area 4  –   Kirkwall (South East)

(Normally Thursday)

Thursday 22 December 2022 & Thursday 5 January 2023

Area 5  –   Kirkwall (North East)

(Normally Friday)

Friday 23 December 2022 & Friday 6 January 2023

Area 9  –   Stromness (Central)

(Normally Monday)

Wednesday 28 December 2022

Area 11 –  Stromness (Outer), Sandwick and Birsay

(Normally Wednesday)

Wednesday 28 December 2022

Area 10 –  Stromness (Outer Areas) and Stenness (West)

(Normally Tuesday)

Thursday 29 December 2022

Area 12 – Dounby, Birsay and Evie

Area 14 – Finstown, Stenness (East) and Harray

(Normally Thursday)

Thursday 29 December 2022

Area 13 – Firth, Rendall, Evie and Harray

Area 15 – Orphir and Stenness (West)

(Normally Friday)

Friday 30 December 2022

 

Domestic Recycling Information - Please note alterations for domestic recycling collection over the festive period.  Recycling centres will remain open – see separate advert for opening times.

Area

Last recycling collection:

Next recycling collection:

Area 1   –  Kirkwall (Central and North West)

Area 6   – East Holm, Deerness, Tankerness and Toab

Monday 12 December 2022

Monday 9 January 2023

Area 2   – Kirkwall (West)

Area 7  –   Kirkwall (South) Holm, Burray (North)

Tuesday 13 December 2022

Tuesday 10 January 2023

Area 3  –   Kirkwall (Central)

Area 8  –   South Ronaldsay and Burray (South) 

Wednesday 14 December 2022

Wednesday 11 January 2023

Area 4  –   Kirkwall (South East)

Thursday 15 December 2022

Thursday 12 January 2023

Area 5  –   Kirkwall (North East)

Friday 16 December 2022

Friday 13 January 2023

Area 9  –   Stromness (Central)

Monday 19 December 2022

Monday 16 January 2023

Area 10 –  Stromness (Outer Areas) and Stenness (West)

Tuesday 20 December 2022

Tuesday 17 January 2023

Area 11 –  Stromness (Outer), Sandwick and Birsay

Wednesday 21 December 2022

Wednesday 18 January 2023

Area 12 –  Dounby, Birsay and Evie

Area 14 –  Finstown, Stenness (East) and Harray

Thursday 22 December 2022

Thursday 19 January 2023

Area 13 –  Firth, Rendall, Evie and Harray

Area 15 –  Orphir and Stenness (West)

Friday 23 December 2022

Friday 20 January 2023

 

 

 

Trade Refuse Collections - (Weekly collections only for businesses that have paid for this service)

Areas 1, 3, 6 & 8

Wednesday 28 December 2022

 

Areas 2, 4 & 7

Thursday 29 December 2022

 

Areas 5

Friday 30 December 2022

 

Area 10 & 11

Wednesday 4 January 2023

 

Areas 12 & 14  

Thursday 5 January 2023

 

Areas 9, 13 & 15

Friday 6 January 2023

 

 

Trade Refuse Collections - (Additional twice weekly collections only for businesses that have paid for this service)

Areas 4, 5, 13, & 15

Wednesday 28 December 2022

 

Areas 1 & 9

Thursday 29 December 2022

Thursday 5 January 2023

Areas 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 & 14

Friday 30 December 2022

 

Areas 5, 12, 13 & 14

Wednesday 4 January 2023

 

Areas 2 & 15

Thursday 5 January 2023

 

Areas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 11

Friday 6 January 2023

 

 

Trade Recycling Information – only for businesses that have paid for this service

Areas 1

Wednesday 28 December 2022

Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Thursday 29 December 2022

Areas 9, 10 & 11

Wednesday 4 January 2023

Areas 12,13,14 & 15

Thursday 5 January 2023

 

Trade Cardboard Collections – only for businesses that have paid for this service

West Mainland

(Normally Wednesday 4 January)

Wednesday 4 January 2023

Kirkwall and East Mainland

(Normally Wednesday 28 December)

Wednesday 28 December 2022

 

Trade Oil Collections – only for businesses that have paid for this service

Oil Collections

(Normally Wednesday 4 January)

Wednesday 4 January 2023

 

Businesses and households should remember that refuse must be out at normal collection point by 8.00am to guarantee a collection.

Enquiries about these services should be made to Customer Services on 01856 873535 before 4.00pm on Friday 23 December 2022.

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