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West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Everything local in West Dunbartonshire, in one place
West Dunbartonshire 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 Clydebank and Dumbarton to Alexandria, Balloch and Old Kilpatrick.
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Recycling centres
The Dalmoak and Erskine Ferry Road recycling centres
West Dunbartonshire Council runs two recycling centres, in Dumbarton and Old Kilpatrick, both open every day. Check the rules in Loci before you go.
Renton Road, Dumbarton, G82 4HQ
Erskine Ferry Road, Old Kilpatrick, G81 5EU
Both centres are open every day. October to March, 8am to 5pm. April to September, 8am to 7pm. Last entry is 15 minutes before closing.
Book at least 24 hours ahead. Ask before 12pm, Monday to Friday, to visit the next day. There are no van or trailer bookings at weekends, and each vehicle can visit four times in any 12 months. Book on the West Dunbartonshire Council website.
Luton, box, flatbed, cage and curtain-side vans, tippers, vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, double-axle trailers and trailers over 500kg or bigger than 1.8m by 1.2m aren't allowed.
Commercial waste isn't accepted, and staff may refuse entry if they think waste is commercial. Sites may close at short notice when they're busy.
Council services
West Dunbartonshire Council services
From bins to council tax and school holidays, here's what West Dunbartonshire Council looks after and how Loci helps.
West Dunbartonshire Council collects your general waste bin, your recycling and your brown bin for food waste all year. Garden waste in the brown bin needs a permit.
Services include
- Bin collection dates
- Garden waste permits
- Bulky uplifts
In Loci you can
- Get a bin day reminder the night before
- Use Council Search to buy a garden waste permit on the right page
- Report it in a couple of taps. Loci takes you straight to your council's report page
West Dunbartonshire Council runs the area's schools and publishes school term dates and holidays.
Services include
- Term dates and school holidays
- School enrolment
- School closures
In Loci you can
- Get reminders when term dates are coming up. Loci syncs council term dates automatically
- Use Council Search to enrol your child on the right page
- Ask AI search about school closures, with links to the council's pages
West Dunbartonshire Council sets a Band D charge every year, and your bill depends on your band, from A to H. If your home is on mains water, your bill also includes Scottish Water's charges.
Services include
- Paying your council tax
- Council tax bands and charges
- Council Tax Reduction
In Loci you can
- Use Council Search to pay or check your band on the right page
- Ask AI search what your band costs, with links to the council's pages
- Ask AI search whether you can get Council Tax Reduction
West Dunbartonshire Council handles planning applications and building warrants across West Dunbartonshire.
Services include
- Searching planning applications
- Applying for planning permission
- Building warrants
In Loci you can
- Use Council Search to find the planning portal
- Ask AI search whether you need permission, with links to the council's pages
- Use Council Search to comment on an application
West Dunbartonshire Council's garden waste page explains brown bin permits and food waste collections.
Services include
- Online forms
- Phone help
- Reporting a problem
In Loci you can
- Use Council Search to reach the right page first time
- Ask AI search before you call, with links to the pages it used
- Report it in a couple of taps. Loci takes you straight to your council's report page
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Residents guides
Bin guides for West Dunbartonshire
The practical detail on the questions residents ask most.
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?
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?
Alternate weeks, colour weeks and week A or B, explained.
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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
How garden waste subscriptions work, what they cost and what goes in.
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Food waste collections
How your food caddy works and what goes in it.
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West Dunbartonshire council services: your questions answered
Food waste, all year round, with no permit needed. Garden waste can go in too, but only with a garden waste permit. Loci shows your collection days and reminds you the night before.
Yes. A permit costs £60 per brown bin. The 2026 service ran fortnightly from 30 March to 29 November 2026, and permits for this season are no longer available.
Dalmoak Recycling Centre is on Renton Road, Dumbarton, G82 4HQ. It's open every day, from 8am to 5pm between October and March and from 8am to 7pm between April and September.
Erskine Ferry Road Recycling Centre is in Old Kilpatrick, G81 5EU. It has the same opening hours as Dalmoak, with last entry 15 minutes before closing.
Not in a car. Vans, pick-ups and vehicles with trailers must book at least 24 hours ahead, on weekdays only, and each vehicle can visit four times in any 12 months.
West Dunbartonshire Council publishes school term dates and holidays for its schools. Loci syncs council term dates automatically and reminds you when they're coming up.
No. West Dunbartonshire's recycling centres take household waste only, and staff may refuse entry if they think waste is commercial.
Yes. Loci is free for residents on the App Store and Google Play.
No. Loci is an independent community platform. Loci links you to the council's official webpages, where you can report problems and make requests.
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