Festive Period Domestic and Commercial Refuse Collections - Mainland and Linked South Isles
Date: 8 December 2025
Time: 12:00 PM
Domestic and commercial refuse collection days over the Christmas and New Year period are listed below.
Regular waste collections will resume on Monday 5 January 2026.
Domestic and Trade Refuse Fortnightly Collections
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Area |
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Refuse Collection Dates |
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Area 9 – Stromness (Central) |
(Normally Monday) |
Monday 22 December 2025 |
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Area 10 – Stromness (Outer Areas) and Stenness (West) |
(Normally Tuesday) |
Tuesday 23 December 2025 |
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Area 12 – Dounby, Birsay and Evie Area 14 – Finstown, Stenness (East) and Harray |
(Normally Thursday) |
Tuesday 23 December 2025 |
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Area 11 – Stromness (Outer), Sandwick and Birsay |
(Normally Wednesday) |
Wednesday 24 December 2025 |
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Area 13 – Firth, Rendall, Evie and Harray Area 15 – Orphir and Stenness (West) |
(Normally Friday) |
Wednesday 24 December 2025 |
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Area 1 – Kirkwall (Central and North West) Area 6 – East Holm, Deerness, Tankerness and Toab |
(Normally Monday) |
Monday 29 December 2025 |
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Area 2 – Kirkwall (West) Area 7 – Kirkwall (South), Holm, Burray (North) |
(Normally Tuesday) |
Tuesday 30 December 2025 |
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Area 4 – Kirkwall (South East) |
(Normally Thursday) |
Tuesday 30 December 2025 |
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Area 3 – Kirkwall (Central) Area 8 – South Ronaldsay and Burray (South) |
(Normally Wednesday) |
Wednesday 31 December 2025 |
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Area 5 – Kirkwall (North East) |
(Normally Friday) |
Wednesday 31 December 2025 |
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.
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Area |
Last recycling collection: |
Next recycling collection: |
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Area 1 – Kirkwall (Central and North West) Area 6 – East Holm, Deerness, Tankerness and Toab |
Monday 8 December 2025 |
Monday 5 January 2026 |
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Area 2 – Kirkwall (West) Area 7 – Kirkwall (South), Holm, Burray (North) |
Tuesday 9 December 2025 |
Tuesday 6 January 2026 |
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Area 3 – Kirkwall (Central) Area 8 – South Ronaldsay and Burray (South) |
Wednesday 10 December 2025 |
Wednesday 7 January 2026 |
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Area 4 – Kirkwall (South East) |
Thursday 11 December 2025 |
Thursday 8 January 2026 |
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Area 5 – Kirkwall (North East) |
Friday 12 December 2025 |
Friday 9 January 2026 |
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Area 9 – Stromness (Central) |
Monday 15 December 2025 |
Monday 12 January 2026 |
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Area 10 – Stromness (Outer Areas) and Stenness (West) |
Tuesday 16 December 2025 |
Tuesday 13 January 2026 |
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Area 11 – Stromness (Outer), Sandwick and Birsay |
Wednesday 17 December 2025 |
Wednesday 14 January 2026 |
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Area 12 – Dounby, Birsay and Evie Area 14 – Finstown, Stenness (East) and Harray |
Thursday 18 December 2025 |
Thursday 15 January 2026 |
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Area 13 – Firth, Rendall, Evie and Harray Area 15 – Orphir and Stenness (West) |
Friday 19 December 2025 |
Friday 16 January 2026 |
Trade Refuse Collections - Weekly collections only for businesses that have paid for this service.
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Areas 1, 6 |
Monday 22 December 2025 |
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Areas 2, 4, 7 |
Tuesday 23 December 2025 |
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Areas 3, 5, 8 |
Wednesday 24 December 2025 |
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Area 9 |
Monday 29 December 2025 |
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Areas 10, 12, 14 |
Tuesday 30 December 2025 |
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Areas 11, 13, 15 |
Wednesday 31 December 2025 |
Trade Refuse Collections - Additional twice weekly collections only for businesses that have paid for this service.
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Areas 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 15 |
Monday 22 December 2025 |
Monday 29 December 2025 |
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Area 12 |
Monday 22 December 2025 |
Wednesday 31 December 2025 |
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Areas 1, 8, 9 |
Tuesday 23 December 2025 |
Tuesday 30 December 2025 |
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Areas 2, 6, 10 |
Wednesday 24 December 2025 |
Wednesday 31 December 2025 |
Trade Recycling Information - Only for businesses that have paid for this service.
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Areas 1, 6 |
Monday 22 December 2025 |
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Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 |
Wednesday 24 December 2025 |
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Areas 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 |
Monday 29 December 2025 |
Trade Cardboard Collections - Only for businesses that have paid for this service.
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Kirkwall and East Mainland |
Wednesday 24 December 2025 |
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West Mainland |
Wednesday 31 December 2025 |
Trade Oil Collections - Only for businesses that have paid for this service.
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Oil Collections |
Wednesday 31 December 2025 |
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 Wednesday 24 December 2025.
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Category:
- Waste and Recycling
