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Argyll and Bute Council · Scotland

Argyll and Bute bin collection, recycling centres and council services in one app

Bin reminders, your nearest recycling centre and Argyll and Bute Council services, all in one free app.

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Argyll and Bute bin collection

Never miss an Argyll and Bute bin day

Pop in your postcode to check Loci works where you live. Then download the free app to see your collection days and get a reminder the night before.

Argyll and Bute bin collection reminder on the Loci app

Towns, islands and postcodes in Argyll and Bute

Loci covers homes across Argyll and Bute Council. Some postcodes straddle two councils, so check yours above.

Oban Helensburgh Dunoon Campbeltown Rothesay Lochgilphead Inveraray Tobermory Bowmore Tarbert Cardross Garelochhead Kilcreggan Tighnabruaich Port Ellen Arrochar FK20 8 G63 0 G82 5 G83 7 G83 8 G84 0 G84 4 G84 7 G84 8 G84 9 PA20 0 PA20 2 PA20 9 PA21 2 PA22 3 PA23 7 PA23 8 PA23 9 PA24 8 PA25 8 PA26 8 PA27 8 PA28 6 PA28 9 PA29 6 PA30 8 PA31 8 PA31 9 PA32 8 PA33 1 PA34 4 PA34 5 PA34 9 PA35 1 PA36 4 PA37 1 PA38 4 PA41 7 PA42 7 PA43 7 PA44 7 PA45 7 PA46 7 PA47 7 PA48 7 PA49 7 PA60 7 PA61 7 PA62 6 PA63 6 PA64 6 PA65 6 PA66 6 PA67 6 PA68 6 PA69 6 PA70 6 PA71 6 PA72 6 PA73 6 PA74 6 PA75 6 PA76 6 PA77 6 PA78 6
Argyll and Bute bins, recycling and council tax in the Loci app

Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Everything local in Argyll and Bute, in one place

Argyll and Bute Council collects your bins and council tax, runs 11 recycling centres and looks after local roads, schools and libraries. Loci brings it all together, from Oban and Helensburgh to Dunoon, Campbeltown and the islands.

Bin day reminders

Bin day reminders

Recycling centres

Recycling centres

Council tax

Council tax

Council Search

Council Search

AI search

AI search

Local business directory

Local business directory

Health and support

Health and support

Local updates

Local updates

Recycling centres

Recycling centres in Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute Council runs 11 recycling centres, from Oban, Helensburgh and Dunoon to Kintyre, Bute and the islands. Find your nearest one in Loci and check what you can bring before you go.

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Soroba Road, Oban, PA34 4SD

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm in summer and 9am to 4pm in winter. Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 4pm.

Council services

Argyll and Bute Council services

From bins to council tax and school holidays, here's what Argyll and Bute Council looks after and how Loci helps.

All of Argyll and Bute in your pocket

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Ask Locally

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Your neighbourhood noticeboard. Ask for a hand, offer one, or share a local recommendation with neighbours within a few miles of your postcode. 

Ask for help: a reliable plumber, a lost cat, what time the market opens.
Ask for help: a reliable plumber, a lost cat, what time the market opens.
Offer help: spare veg from the allotment, a recommendation, local know-how. 
Offer help: spare veg from the allotment, a recommendation, local know-how.
Thank neighbours: the most helpful replies rise to the top. 
Thank neighbours: the most helpful replies rise to the top.
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Argyll and Bute neighbours using Ask Locally in the Loci app
Argyll and Bute households

42,700+

Argyll and Bute postcode areas

65

Argyll and Bute residents

87,300+

Argyll and Bute app status

Available

Argyll and Bute · Scotland

Your Argyll and Bute neighbours are on Loci.

Join them for free.

Download Loci today and keep up with what's happening in and around Oban, Helensburgh and Dunoon.

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Argyll and Bute residents using the Loci app for bin days and council services

Residents guides

Bin guides for Argyll and Bute

The practical detail on the questions residents ask most.

Bins and recycling guides
Bins and recycling guides

Every bin guide in one place: bin days, missed bins, bin colours, bank holidays and the new bin rules.

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Missed bin collection?
Missed bin collection?

What to do if your bin wasn't emptied, and how to report it to your council.

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Which bin goes out this week?
Which bin goes out this week?

Alternate weeks, colour weeks and week A or B, explained.

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What can go in your recycling bin?
What can go in your recycling bin?

What goes in, what stays out and why the rules change between councils.

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Bulky waste collection
Bulky waste collection

How to book your council's service, and other ways to get rid of large items.

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Food waste collections
Food waste collections

How your food caddy works and what goes in it.

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Argyll and Bute council services: your questions answered

Collection days, and what goes in each bin, depend on your area, from Helensburgh and Lomond to the islands. Argyll and Bute Council publishes a bin calendar for each area. Loci shows your collection days and reminds you the night before.

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Councils near you

Argyll and Bute Council runs all your local services, from bins and recycling centres to council tax and schools. Live near a border? Find your council below.

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Stirling Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Stirling, Dunblane and Bridge of Allan.

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West Dunbartonshire Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Clydebank, Dumbarton and Alexandria.

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Inverclyde Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Greenock, Gourock and Port Glasgow.

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Perth and Kinross Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Perth, Kinross and Blairgowrie.

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Your local community app

Bin reminders, Oban, Helensburgh and Dunoon recycling centres and council services for Argyll and Bute, free in one app.

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