News - Waste and Recycling
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18 December 2023
Garson and Hatston tips temporarily closed Tuesday 19 December
Hatston and Garson household waste and recycling centres will be closed on Tuesday 19 December
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7 December 2023
Festive opening hours for Waste Management Sites
Below are changes to the normal opening hours at the Council's Waste Management Sites over the festive period, for commercial customers and householders.
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7 December 2023
Festive Period Commercial Refuse Collections
Commercial refuse collection days over the Christmas and New Year period are listed below.
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7 December 2023
Festive period waste and recycling information for householders - mainland Orkney
Orkney Islands Council is reminding householders there are changes to waste and recycling collections over the festive period.
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6 December 2023
Festive period waste and recycling - Isles
Regular collections will resume on Monday 8 January 2024.
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23 November 2023
Hoy waste collection rescheduled to Friday 24 November.
Today’s waste collection for Hoy (cancelled due to impacts of high winds on the ferry service) has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Friday 24 November.
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22 November 2023
High winds disrupt bin collections in Hoy
Orkney Islands Council is advising the waste collection in Hoy scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday 23 November, has been cancelled due to ferry cancellations.
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20 October 2023
Can you do 'an hour of power' to prepare for winter?
Orkney’s local emergency coordination group, OLECG, is urging residents to do an ‘hour of power’ for winter preparations when clocks go back.
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18 October 2023
Hoy Refuse Collection Cancellation
Unfortunately, due to the weather, there will be no refuse collection on Hoy tomorrow. There will be a collection as usual next Thursday, at which point we will also take this weeks refuse.
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10 October 2023
Bins advice for windy days
It’s that time of year when wind can cause mischief and disruptions for the county’s bin collections.
