You can view your recycling and waste collection schedule by entering your postcode. And you can also download the calendar to your smartphone to set reminders for bin collection dates or for printing out if needed.
On-demand service
The on-demand brown bin service operates from Monday 30 November 2020 until Wednesday 31 March 2021, when the regular brown bin kerbside collection service is suspended for the winter.
You can request that your existing brown bin be emptied, free of charge, once every 4 weeks.
How do I use my brown bin?
- Collect your garden waste as normal.
- We cannot take soil or stones, only place plant material in your brown bin.
- Twigs and small branches should be cut to lengths that fit in your brown bin.
- Place these materials in your brown bin.
- Place brown bin at the kerbside on your collection day.
Your bins must be at the kerbside or agreed collection point by 6:30am on the morning of your collection day.
What can I put in my brown bin?
Yes please
- Grass cuttings
- Weeds
- Flowers and plants
- Leaves
- Hedge trimmings
- Prunings
- Twigs and small branches
- Windfall fruit
- Real Christmas trees
It is important you do not put the wrong materials into your brown bin. Any material that cannot go in your brown bin can be taken to one of our recycling centres.
All garden waste should fit within the bin and be loose, not bagged.
Additional brown bins
Every household is only entitled to one free brown bin for garden waste.
Residents have the option to pay for an additional brown bin. The charge for 2020 for an additional brown bin is £20. This is a reduced annual fee because a full year of service cannot be provided.
Households who pay for an additional bin will be issued with a sticker to put on the front of the brown bin. The collection crews will have up-to-date information detailing which households have subscribed to the service and will only collect from those who have paid.
The additional brown bin will be collected on your normal scheduled brown bin date as per your collection calendar.
Frequently asked questions
- When is my brown bin collected?
- Will I get a new bin collection calendar posted to my property?
- Can I have a larger brown bin?
- Can I take my garden waste to the recycling centres?
- I live in a flat. Can I have brown bin?
- What happens to the material I put in my brown bin?
- Why has my brown bin not been collected?
- How many on-demand brown bin collections can I have?
- If I have a paid for additional brown bin, will it be collected as part of the on-demand service?
- What day will my winter on-demand brown bin collection take place?
- How can I organise an on-demand brown bin collection?
When is my brown bin collected?
Please refer to your collection calendar because your brown bin collection day may have changed.
Will I get a new bin collection calendar posted to my property?
No. The bin calendar is only available online. Please refer to your collection calendar on our website because your brown bin collection day may have changed. All other bin, box and caddy collection dates remain the same.
Residents can also download their bin calendars to their mobile devices.
Can I have a larger brown bin?
No. We only provide one size of brown bin. This is 240 litres in capacity.
Can I take my garden waste to the recycling centres?
Yes. If you bring your garden waste in a plastic bag or sack, please only put the garden waste in the container. You can reuse the bag or put it in the non-recyclable waste container at the recycling centre.
I live in a flat. Can I have brown bin?
Brown bins are available to flats with gardens.
If you would like to recycle your garden waste, please contact us on 01324 506070 or email contact.centre@falkirk.gov.uk.
What happens to the material I put in my brown bin?
Your brown bin material is taken to Kinneil Kerse Recycling Centre where it is composted.
The compost can be used as a soil improver and is free for householders in the Falkirk Council area to collect from either of our recycling centres.
Why has my brown bin not been collected?
If your brown bin contains the wrong material, we will advise you by placing a sticker on the bin.
It will not be uplifted.
Any wrong material must be removed and placed in the correct container; the bin can then be presented again on the next scheduled collection day.
How many on-demand brown bin collections can I have?
You can only request one collection every 4 weeks with the on-demand brown bin service. The on-demand brown bin service operates during December to March.
If I have a paid for additional brown bin, will it be collected as part of the on-demand service?
What day will my winter on-demand brown bin collection take place?
Each area has an allocated collection day for the winter on-demand service. Households must request an on-demand brown bin collection.
Please request your on-demand winter brown bin collection a few days before the scheduled collection day for your area.
| Area |
Collection day |
Ward 1
Bo'ness and Blackness* |
Monday |
Ward 2
Grangemouth and Skinflats* |
Monday |
Ward 4
Stenhousemuir, Carronshore, Airth, Letham, Dunmore and South Alloa |
Tuesday |
Ward 5
Bonnybridge, High Bonnybridge, Greenhill, Larbert and Torwood |
Tuesday |
Ward 6
Bainsford, Middlefield, Grahamston, Langlees and Carron |
Wednesday |
Ward 7
Camelon, Tamfourhill, Hallglen, Glen Village, Bantaskine, Woodlands, Princes Park and Lionthorn |
Wednesday |
Ward 8
Laurieston, Polmont, Redding, Westquarter, Redding and Brightons |
Thursday |
Ward 9
Maddiston, Slamannan, Whitecross, Rumford, California, Avonbridge, Standburn, Wallacestone and Shieldhill |
Thursday |
Ward 3
Denny, Dunipace, Haggs, Longcroft, Banknock and Head of Muir |
Friday |
*If you live in Bo'ness, Blackness, Grangemouth or Skinflats please request your on-demand brown bin collection before 12:30pm on the Friday before your allocated collection day. Any requests logged after 12:30pm on Friday will be collected on Monday, the following week.
How can I organise an on-demand brown bin collection?
You can request an on-demand brown bin collection by completing the online request form or you can call us on 01324 506070.