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East Lothian Council · Scotland

East Lothian bin collection, recycling centres and council services in one app

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

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East Lothian bin collection

Never miss an East Lothian 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.

East Lothian bin collection reminder on the Loci app

Towns, villages and postcodes in East Lothian

Loci covers homes across East Lothian Council. Some postcodes straddle two councils, so check yours above.

Musselburgh Haddington North Berwick Dunbar Tranent Prestonpans Wallyford Cockenzie Port Seton Ormiston Gullane Aberlady East Linton Longniddry Pencaitland Macmerry EH21 6 EH21 7 EH21 8 EH21 9 EH22 2 EH31 2 EH32 0 EH32 2 EH32 9 EH33 1 EH33 2 EH34 5 EH35 5 EH36 5 EH37 5 EH39 4 EH39 5 EH39 9 EH40 3 EH41 3 EH41 4 EH41 9 EH42 1 TD11 3 TD13 5
East Lothian bins, recycling and council tax in the Loci app

East Lothian, Scotland

Everything local in East Lothian, in one place

East Lothian Council collects your bins and council tax, runs three recycling centres and looks after local roads, schools and libraries. Loci brings it all together, from Musselburgh and Haddington to North Berwick, Dunbar and Tranent.

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

The Kinwegar, Dunbar and North Berwick recycling centres

East Lothian Council runs three recycling centres, open every day. Check what you can bring in Loci before you go.

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Kinwegar, Dunbar and North Berwick recycling centres are open every day, 8.30am to 5pm.

Council services

East Lothian Council services

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

All of East Lothian 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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East Lothian neighbours using Ask Locally in the Loci app
East Lothian households

51,500+

East Lothian postcode areas

25

East Lothian residents

116,400+

East Lothian app status

Available

East Lothian · Scotland

Your East Lothian neighbours are on Loci.

Join them for free.

Download Loci today and keep up with what's happening in and around Musselburgh, Haddington and North Berwick.

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East Lothian residents using the Loci app for bin days and council services

Residents guides

Bin guides for East Lothian

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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Garden waste collections
Garden waste collections

How garden waste subscriptions work, what they cost and what goes in.

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Food waste collections
Food waste collections

How your food caddy works and what goes in it.

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East Lothian council services: your questions answered

Plastics, metals and cartons go in your white bag, glass in your green or black box, paper and card in your blue box or bag and food in your caddy. These are collected every week. Your green bin is for non-recyclable waste. Loci shows your collection days and reminds you the night before.

Part of Scotland

Councils near you

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

Scottish councils
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Scottish councils

Find your council and council services across Scotland.

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City of Edinburgh Council
City council
City of Edinburgh Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Leith, Portobello and Morningside.

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Midlothian Council
Council
Midlothian Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Dalkeith, Penicuik and Bonnyrigg.

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Scottish Borders Council
Council
Scottish Borders Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Galashiels, Hawick and Peebles.

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Your local community app

Bin reminders, Kinwegar, Dunbar and North Berwick recycling centres and council services for East Lothian, free in one app.

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