Festive Period Domestic and Commercial Refuse Collections

Mainland and Linked South Isles Domestic and commercial refuse collection days over the Christmas and New Year period are listed below.

Regular waste collections will resume on Monday 6 January 2020.

Domestic and Fortnightly Trade Refuse Collections

Area. Normally Collected. Refuse Collection Dates. Area 1 – (Central and North West). Monday. Monday 23 December. Area 3 – Kirkwall (Central). Wednesday. Monday 23 December. Area 6 – East Holm, , and Toab. Monday. Monday 23 December. Area 2 – Kirkwall (West). Tuesday. Tuesday 24 December. Area 7 – Kirkwall (South), Holm, (North). Tuesday. Tuesday 24 December. Area 8 – and Burray (South). Wednesday. Tuesday 24 December. Area 4 – Kirkwall (South East). Thursday. Friday 27 December. Area 5 – Kirkwall (North East). Friday. Friday 27 December. Area 9 – (Central). Monday. Monday 30 December. Area 11 –Stromness (Outer), Sandwick and . Wednesday. Monday 30 December.

Area 10 – Stromness (Outer Areas) and (West). Tuesday. Tuesday 31 December. Area 12 – , Birsay and Evie. Thursday. Friday 3 January 2020. Area 13 – Firth, , Evie and . Friday. Friday 3 January 2020. Area 14 – , Stenness (East) and Harray. Thursday. Friday 3 January 2020.

Area. Normally Collected. Refuse Collection Dates. Area 15 – and Stenness (West). Friday. Friday 3 January 2020.

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). Monday 16 December. Monday 13 January 2020. Area 6 – East Holm, Deerness, Tankerness and Toab. Monday 16 December. Monday 13 January 2020. Area 9 – Stromness (Central). Monday 09 December. Monday 6 January 2020. Area 2 – Kirkwall (West). Tuesday 17 December. Tuesday 14 January 2020. Area 7 – Kirkwall (South) Holm, Burray (North). Tuesday 17 December. Tuesday 14 January 2020. Area 10 –Stromness (Outer Areas) and Stenness (West). Tuesday 10 December. Tuesday 7 January 2020. Area 3 – Kirkwall (Central). Wednesday 18 December. Wednesday 15 January 2020. Area 8 – South Ronaldsay and Burray (South). Wednesday 18 December. Wednesday 15 January 2020. Area 11 – Stromness (Outer), Sandwick and Birsay. Wednesday 11 December. Wednesday 8 January 2020. Area 4 – Kirkwall (South East). Thursday 19 December. Thursday 16 January 2020. Area 12 – Dounby, Birsay and Evie. Thursday 12 December. Thursday 09 January 2020. Area 14 – Finstown, Stenness (East) and Harray. Thursday 12 December. Thursday 09 January 2020. Area 5 – Kirkwall (North East). Friday 20 December. Friday 17 January 2020. Area 13 – Firth, Rendall, Evie and Harray. Friday 13 December. Friday 10 January 2020. Area 15 – Orphir and Stenness (West). Friday 13 December. Friday 10 January 2020.

Weekly or (Twice Weekly) Trade Refuse Collections (Additional collections only for businesses that have paid for this service).

Area. Date. Areas 9,11 (4,5,13, and 15 Additional). Monday 23 December. Areas 10 (12 and 14 Additional). Tuesday 24 December. Areas 12,13,14,15 (1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11 Additional). Friday 27 December. Areas 1,6 (4,13,15 Additional). Monday 30 December. Areas 2,3,7,8 (5,12,14 Additional). Tuesday 31 December. Areas 4,5 (1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11 Additional). Friday 03 January 2020.

Trade Recycling Information – only for businesses that have paid for this service.

Area. Date. Area 9. Monday 23 December. Area 10,11. Tuesday 24 December. Area 12,13,14,15. Friday 27 December. Areas 1,6. Monday 30 December. Areas 2,3,7,8. Tuesday 31 December. Areas 4,5. Friday 03 January 2020.

Trade Cardboard Collections – only for businesses that have paid for this service.

Area. Normally Collected. Date. West Mainland. Monday. Monday 23 December. Kirkwall and East Mainland. Monday. Monday 30 December.

Trade Oil Collections – only for businesses that have paid for this service.

Type. Normally Collected. Date. Oil Collections. Wednesday. Tuesday 24 December.

Businesses and households should remember that refuse must be out at normal collection point by 08:00 to guarantee a collection.