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Orkney Islands Council · Scotland

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

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

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Orkney bin collection

Never miss an Orkney 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.

Orkney bin collection reminder on the Loci app

Islands, towns and postcodes in Orkney

Loci covers homes across Orkney Islands Council.

Kirkwall Stromness St Margaret's Hope Finstown Dounby Evie Orphir Burray Deerness Westray Sanday Stronsay Hoy Rousay Shapinsay Eday KW15 1 KW15 9 KW16 3 KW17 2
Orkney bins, recycling and council tax in the Loci app

Orkney, Scotland

Everything local in Orkney, in one place

Orkney Islands Council collects your bins and council tax, runs the islands' recycling centres and looks after local roads, schools and libraries. Loci brings it all together, from Kirkwall and Stromness to the South Isles and the North Isles.

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 Orkney

Orkney Islands Council runs household waste recycling centres at Hatston, Garson, St Margaret's Hope, Cursiter and Bossack. Find your nearest one in Loci and check the times before you go.

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Hatston in Kirkwall, Garson in Stromness, St Margaret's Hope, Cursiter and Bossack. The Orkney Zerowaste Yard is next to the Garson recycling centre.

Council services

Orkney Islands Council services

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

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

10,900+

Orkney postcode areas

4

Orkney residents

21,900+

Orkney app status

Available

Orkney · Scotland

Your Orkney neighbours are on Loci.

Join them for free.

Download Loci today and keep up with what's happening in and around Kirkwall, Stromness and the isles.

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

Residents guides

Bin guides for Orkney

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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Orkney council services: your questions answered

Orkney Islands Council collects bins on set days for your street. Loci shows your collection days and reminds you the night before.

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Your local community app

Bin reminders, your nearest recycling centre and council services for Orkney, free in one app.

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