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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

Area

 

Refuse Collection Dates

Area 9 –    Stromness (Central)

(Normally Monday)

Monday 22 December 2025

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

(Normally Tuesday)

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Area 12 –  Dounby, Birsay and Evie

Area 14 –  Finstown, Stenness (East) and Harray

(Normally Thursday)

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Area 11 –  Stromness (Outer), Sandwick and Birsay

(Normally Wednesday)

Wednesday 24 December 2025

Area 13 –  Firth, Rendall, Evie and Harray

Area 15 –  Orphir and Stenness (West)

(Normally Friday)

Wednesday 24 December 2025

Area 1 –    Kirkwall (Central and North West)

Area 6 –    East Holm, Deerness, Tankerness and Toab

(Normally Monday)

Monday 29 December 2025

Area 2 –    Kirkwall (West)

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

(Normally Tuesday)

Tuesday 30 December 2025

Area 4 –    Kirkwall (South East)

(Normally Thursday)

Tuesday 30 December 2025

Area 3 –    Kirkwall (Central)

Area 8 –    South Ronaldsay and Burray (South)

(Normally Wednesday)

Wednesday 31 December 2025

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.

Area

Last recycling collection:

Next recycling collection:

Area 1 –    Kirkwall (Central and North West)

Area 6 –    East Holm, Deerness, Tankerness and Toab

Monday 8 December 2025

Monday 5 January 2026

Area 2 –    Kirkwall (West)

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

Tuesday 9 December 2025

Tuesday 6 January 2026

Area 3 –    Kirkwall (Central)

Area 8 –    South Ronaldsay and Burray (South) 

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Area 4 –    Kirkwall (South East)

Thursday 11 December 2025

Thursday 8 January 2026

Area 5 –    Kirkwall (North East)

Friday 12 December 2025

Friday 9 January 2026

Area 9 –    Stromness (Central)

Monday 15 December 2025

Monday 12 January 2026

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

Tuesday 16 December 2025

Tuesday 13 January 2026

Area 11 –  Stromness (Outer), Sandwick and Birsay

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Wednesday 14 January 2026

Area 12 –  Dounby, Birsay and Evie

Area 14 –  Finstown, Stenness (East) and Harray

Thursday 18 December 2025

Thursday 15 January 2026

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.

Areas 1, 6

Monday 22 December 2025

Areas 2, 4, 7

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Areas 3, 5, 8

Wednesday 24 December 2025

Area 9

Monday 29 December 2025

Areas 10, 12, 14

Tuesday 30 December 2025

Areas 11, 13, 15

Wednesday 31 December 2025

 

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

Areas 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 15

Monday 22 December 2025

Monday 29 December 2025

Area 12

Monday 22 December 2025

Wednesday 31 December 2025

Areas 1, 8, 9

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Tuesday 30 December 2025

Areas 2, 6, 10

Wednesday 24 December 2025

Wednesday 31 December 2025

 

Trade Recycling Information - Only for businesses that have paid for this service.

Areas 1, 6

Monday 22 December 2025

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

Wednesday 24 December 2025

Areas 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Monday 29 December 2025

 

Trade Cardboard Collections - Only for businesses that have paid for this service.

Kirkwall and East Mainland

Wednesday 24 December 2025

West Mainland

Wednesday 31 December 2025

 

Trade Oil Collections - Only for businesses that have paid for this service.

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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