News - Waste and Recycling
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10 March 2025
New green skip added to the recycling family at Cursiter
The Council's Cursiter recycling centre has reopened today with a new, additional garden waste skip, after an unplanned closure last week to clear up illegal dumping.
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10 January 2025
Bin collection disruption - Friday 10 January 2025
The Council was unable to collect waste and recycling from the following roads today due to the icy conditions.
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12 December 2024
Waste Management Sites - Festive Period Closures
A guide to waste and recycling centre opening hours over the 2024-25 festive period.
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12 December 2024
Waste and recycling collections over the festive period
A guide to waste and recycling collections for householders and commercial customers - for the festive period (Monday 23 December to Friday 3 January inclusive)
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27 November 2024
Isles festive waste collections reminder
Orkney Islands Council is reminding isles residents that their household and trade collection days might differ from their usual collection day over the festive period from 23 December 2024 and 3…
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26 November 2024
Stronsay waste collection day change
Following a request from the haulage company serving Stronsay, the island’s weekly waste collection day is to be moved from a Tuesday to a Thursday.
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22 November 2024
Which Christmas tree is for me?
It’s that time of year when folks are detangling their fairy lights, getting their Christmas trees down from the loft – or perhaps considering purchasing a live tree.
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14 November 2024
Reminder to householders of festive recycling changes
Orkney Islands Council is reminding householders there will be reduced kerbside recycling collections over the festive period.
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28 August 2024
Area 8 waste collection disruption - Wednesday 28 August 2024
As at 1:45pm on Wednesday 28 August 2024:
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14 August 2024
Westray waste collection update - Thursday's catch-up collection cancelled
Due to an unfortunate flurry of vehicle issues, it won’t be possible to send a waste collection lorry out to the island tomorrow (Thursday 15 August) as originally planned as a catch-up from Monday’s…
