Beginning April 1, 2025, South Lanarkshire residents must obtain a £45 annual permit for garden waste collection, limited to three permits per household. Bins will be emptied bi-weekly, and permits are essential for collection. Residents can still recycle garden waste for free at local centers without a permit.
We’re receiving complaints that Wheelie bins are being stolen (again) around the village area and John Street area in Blantyre. One local resident told us that kids are stealing bins and taking them down the River Clyde nature walk. The resident added, “We have just had a bin stolen and I’ve reported it to the police […]
SLC is urging everybody to make sure that they are using the correct bin for food and garden waste. Following waste compositional analysis of what residents are putting in their wheelie bins it was found that more than 33% of waste being put into everyone’s non-recyclable waste bin should have gone in their burgundy compostable waste bin. […]
Some people are still waiting for bins to be emptied. South Lanarkshire Council have issued a statement at 4pm this afternoon saying “Poor weather earlier in the week means we may be late collecting your bins. Given the time of year, we are prioritising the collection of black (non-recyclable waste) and blue (paper and card […]
Industrial action is set to have an impact on waste services across South Lanarkshire meaning from tomorrow, you won’t get your bin collected this week and into next week. Although a revised pay offer is expected from Cosla, planned strike action for this week and next is expected to go ahead. Please be aware there […]
Winter weather conditions continue to cause disruption to refuse collection schedules across South Lanarkshire. Some bins remain uncollected with some local residents reporting that their bins haven’t been emptied for over 2 weeks South Lanarkshire Council commented, “If you have been affected by the disruption, please leave unemptied bins at the kerbside and we will […]
Walkers heading down to the Clyde Braes have been disgusted to see yet more vandalism at the Public Park, Low Blantyre. This time, it’s an industrial bin which has had its contents emptied at the bottom of John Street and then deliberately set on fire into a rubbery mess. Mindless.