East Lothian Recycling

If you have not received a waterproof cover for your waste paper box
please phone this number & you will be sent one.
01620 - 827215

East Lothian Council Brown Bin Collection

For Garden Waste. Collected every fortnight.
What can you put in the Brown Bin?


Grass Cuttings	Plastic Bags or Liners
Hedge Clippings	Kitchen Waste or Food Scraps
Leaves	Soil, Turf or Wood
Twigs & Small Branches	Plant Pots or Polystyrene
Shrub Prunings	Stone, Bricks or Rubble
Plants, Weeds & Flowers	Animal Faeces or Bedding

* Please ensure the bin lid is closed


		Newspapers, Magazines, all types & colours of paper.
		Catalogues, Telephone Directories & contents of unwanted mail.

		Glass Bottles & Jars, Food & Drink Cans, Empty Aerosols.
		Plastic Bottles. e.g. juice bottles (clear plastic), milk bottles (semi-transparent), fabric conditioner (opaque).

Green & Blue Recycling Boxes are collected every fortnight on a Friday.

Brown Bins are collected every fortnight on a Tuesday.