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The Highland Council · Scotland

Highland bin collection, recycling centres and council services in one app

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

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Highland bin collection

Never miss a Highland 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.

Highland bin collection reminder on the Loci app

Towns, villages and postcodes in Highland

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

Inverness Fort William Nairn Dingwall Thurso Wick Alness Invergordon Tain Dornoch Golspie Brora Aviemore Kingussie Grantown-on-Spey Portree Ullapool Culloden AB37 9 IV1 1 IV1 3 IV1 9 IV2 3 IV2 4 IV2 5 IV2 6 IV2 7 IV2 8 IV3 5 IV3 8 IV4 7 IV5 7 IV6 7 IV7 8 IV8 8 IV9 8 IV10 8 IV11 8 IV12 4 IV12 5 IV13 7 IV14 9 IV15 0 IV15 9 IV16 9 IV17 0 IV18 0 IV19 1 IV19 9 IV20 1 IV21 2 IV22 2 IV23 2 IV24 3 IV25 3 IV26 2 IV27 4 IV27 9 IV28 3 IV40 8 IV41 8 IV42 8 IV43 8 IV44 8 IV45 8 IV46 8 IV47 8 IV48 8 IV49 9 IV51 9 IV52 8 IV53 8 IV54 8 IV55 8 IV56 8 IV63 6 IV63 7 KW1 4 KW1 5 KW2 6 KW3 6 KW5 6 KW6 6 KW7 6 KW8 6 KW9 6 KW10 6 KW11 6 KW12 6 KW13 6 KW14 7 KW14 8 KW14 9 PA38 4 PA80 5 PH19 1 PH20 1 PH21 1 PH22 1 PH23 3 PH24 3 PH25 3 PH26 3 PH26 9 PH30 4 PH31 4 PH32 4 PH33 6 PH33 7 PH33 9 PH34 4 PH35 4 PH36 4 PH37 4 PH38 4 PH39 4 PH40 4 PH41 2 PH41 4 PH42 4 PH43 4 PH44 4 PH49 4 PH50 4
Highland bins, recycling and council tax in the Loci app

Highland, Scotland

Everything local in Highland, in one place

The Highland Council collects your bins and council tax, runs 21 recycling centres and looks after local roads, schools, housing and planning. Loci brings it all together, from Inverness and Nairn to Fort William, Thurso, Wick and Skye.

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 Highland

The Highland Council runs 21 recycling centres, from Inverness and Dingwall to Fort William, Thurso and Wick. Find your nearest one in Loci and check what you can bring before you go.

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Henderson Drive, Henderson Road, Inverness, IV1 1TR

Open every day, 10am to 6pm.

Council services

The Highland Council services

From bins to planning, council homes and school holidays, here's what The Highland Council looks after and how Loci helps.

All of Highland 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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Highland neighbours using Ask Locally in the Loci app
Highland households

114,800+

Highland postcode areas

106

Highland residents

237,200+

Highland app status

Available

Highland · Scotland

Your Highland neighbours are on Loci.

Join them for free.

Download Loci today and keep up with what's happening in and around Inverness, Fort William and Nairn.

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Highland residents using the Loci app for bin days and council services

Residents guides

Bin guides for Highland

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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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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Highland council services: your questions answered

The Highland Council empties your grey bin every two weeks, on the alternate week to your recycling. Your blue and green recycling bins are emptied every four weeks. Put your bins out by 7am. Loci shows your collection days and reminds you the night before.

Part of Scotland

Councils near you

The Highland 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
All Scottish councils
Scottish councils

Find your council and council services across Scotland.

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The Moray Council
Council
The Moray Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Elgin, Forres and Buckie.

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Aberdeenshire Council
Council
Aberdeenshire Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Peterhead, Inverurie and Stonehaven.

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Perth and Kinross Council
Council
Perth and Kinross Council

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

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Argyll and Bute Council
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Argyll and Bute Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Oban, Helensburgh and Dunoon.

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Orkney Islands Council
Islands council
Orkney Islands Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Kirkwall, Stromness and the isles.

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Your local community app

Bin reminders, Inverness and Dingwall recycling centres and council services for Highland, free in one app.

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