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Midlothian Council · Scotland

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

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

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Midlothian bin collection

Never miss a Midlothian 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.

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Towns, villages and postcodes in Midlothian

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

Dalkeith Penicuik Bonnyrigg Loanhead Gorebridge Mayfield Newtongrange Lasswade Roslin Bilston Danderhall Eskbank Pathhead Rosewell Easthouses Straiton EH10 7 EH16 4 EH17 8 EH18 1 EH19 2 EH19 3 EH20 0 EH20 9 EH21 8 EH22 1 EH22 2 EH22 3 EH22 4 EH22 5 EH22 9 EH23 4 EH24 9 EH25 9 EH26 0 EH26 6 EH26 8 EH26 9 EH37 5 EH46 7
Midlothian bins, recycling and council tax in the Loci app

Midlothian, Scotland

Everything local in Midlothian, in one place

Midlothian Council collects your bins and council tax, runs two recycling centres and looks after local roads, schools and libraries. Loci brings it all together, from Dalkeith and Penicuik to Bonnyrigg, Loanhead and Gorebridge.

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 Stobhill and Penicuik recycling centres

Midlothian Council runs two recycling centres, at Stobhill in Newtongrange and in Penicuik, both open every day. Check what you can bring in Loci before you go.

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Stobhill Road, Newtongrange, EH22 4NU

Open every day, 9.30am to 4.15pm. Last entry 4pm.

Council services

Midlothian Council services

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

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

43,400+

Midlothian postcode areas

24

Midlothian residents

100,300+

Midlothian app status

Available

Midlothian · Scotland

Your Midlothian neighbours are on Loci.

Join them for free.

Download Loci today and keep up with what's happening in and around Dalkeith, Penicuik and Bonnyrigg.

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

Residents guides

Bin guides for Midlothian

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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Midlothian council services: your questions answered

Your green bin is for paper and card, your blue bin for cans, plastics and cartons, your glass box for bottles and jars and your food caddy for food waste. Your grey bin is for waste that can't be recycled. Loci shows your collection days and reminds you the night before.

Part of Scotland

Councils near you

Midlothian 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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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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East Lothian Council
Council
East Lothian Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Musselburgh, Haddington and North Berwick.

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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, Stobhill and Penicuik recycling centres and council services for Midlothian, free in one app.

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