Elgin bin collection days
Run by Moray. Enter your postcode and pick your address.
Council for Elgin
Elgin sits inside Moray. The bin schedule, missed-bin reporting, garden waste sign-up and bulky-waste booking all run through the council.
Bin colours and collections in Moray
The 3 bin types Bin Day has seen at addresses in Moray. Your specific road may have a slightly different mix.
Moray bins include the green, brown and blue bin. Tap a colour to see what it usually holds, or check your address above for the next date.
Glass Container
GlassGlass bottles and jars collected on their own. A handful of councils still take glass in the mixed recycling bin instead of a separate one.
What goes in
- Glass bottles in any colour
- Glass jars (lids on or off)
- Empty glass containers
What stays out
- Drinking glasses and Pyrex
- Broken window glass and mirrors
- Ceramics and crockery
Brown Bin
Garden waste (likely)Garden cuttings, leaves and prunings. Most councils run this as a paid annual subscription with fortnightly collection from spring to autumn.
Moray labels this bin by colour only. The lookup above shows the exact next date and what your address gets, which is the authority on what goes in.
What goes in
- Grass cuttings and leaves
- Hedge trimmings and small branches
- Plants, weeds and flowers
- Twigs up to the council's diameter limit
What stays out
- Soil, stones and rubble
- Plastic plant pots and bags
- Food waste (use the food caddy)
- Treated or painted wood
Blue Bin
Mixed recycling (likely)The main recycling bin. Plastics, metals, cartons and (in many councils) glass go in together. Items go in loose, not bagged.
Moray labels this bin by colour only. The lookup above shows the exact next date and what your address gets, which is the authority on what goes in.
What goes in
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays (clean)
- Drinks cans, food tins, clean foil
- Drinks cartons and Tetra Pak
- Aerosol cans (empty)
What stays out
- Soft plastics and carrier bags (until 31 March 2027 in England)
- Polystyrene and foam
- Coffee cups (specialist drop-off)
- Anything contaminated with food
Bin day guides for Elgin
Practical guides on the common bin collection questions for residents of Elgin.
Postcode districts in Moray
Moray covers these postcode districts.
- AB37
- AB38
- AB45
- AB54
- AB55
- AB56
- IV30
- IV31
- IV32
- IV36
Common questions about bins in Elgin
- What day are bins collected in Elgin?
- Collection days vary by street. Enter your postcode at the top of this page and pick your address to see the next collection day for every bin Moray empties.
- Who collects bins in Elgin?
- Moray collects household bins in Elgin. Sign-ups, missed-bin reports and bulky-waste bookings all run through the council.
- How do I report a missed bin in Elgin?
- Wait until the working day after the missed collection, then report it on the council's site. Most councils ask for the report within 24 to 48 hours. The Moray site is the right place to file it.
- Do bin days change on bank holidays in Elgin?
- Yes. Most councils slide collections by a day or two when a bank holiday lands on a working day. Christmas and New Year usually have a published two-week revised schedule.
- Does Moray collect food waste in Elgin?
- Bin Day has not seen food waste collections at addresses in Moray. Confirm your specific address with the lookup above.
Other places in Moray
- Buckie bin collection
- Burghead bin collection
- Charlestown of Aberlour bin collection
- Craigellachie bin collection
- Cullen bin collection
- Denhead bin collection
- Dufftown bin collection
- Duffus bin collection
- Findhorn bin collection
- Findochty bin collection
- Fochabers bin collection
- Fogwatt bin collection
- Moray bin collection page