Match the Angus Bin Colour Before You Match the Collection Date
Angus has an unusual split system: purple is rubbish, grey is plastics and cans, blue is paper and card, brown is food, and green is the paid garden-waste service.
Check the exact property calendar first, then present the correct container by 7am. Glass, soft plastics, batteries, electricals and other specialist items follow separate routes.
Temporary council-system notice — checked 20 August 2026: Angus Council is currently displaying a warning that an issue is affecting online forms.
The council also says its contact centre cannot currently access online systems other than housing repairs. If an online waste form fails, check the live Angus website notice before repeatedly submitting the same request.
Angus Bin Collection 2026: Quick Answer
Start with your address, not the colour alone.
Angus Council provides property-specific collection dates and a downloadable calendar. Check that before moving a bin to the kerb.
| Container | What it is for | Normal frequency | Important rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple bin / authorised white sacks | Non-recyclable general waste | Every 2 weeks | Bag waste inside; lid closed; no ordinary side bags. |
| Grey bin | Plastic bottles/food containers, cans, foil and cartons | Every 4 weeks | Clean, loose and dry; do not bag recycling. |
| Blue bin | Paper, card and cardboard | Every 4 weeks | Runs on the alternate fortnight from the grey bin. |
| Brown food caddy | Cooked and uncooked food waste | Weekly where service is available | Remove food packaging first. |
| Green bin | Subscribed garden waste | Every 2 weeks while service operates | Valid £55 subscription sticker required. |
Glass bottles and jars are not collected in Angus’s grey or blue household recycling bins.
Use a separate glass recycling point.
How to Check Your Angus Bin Collection Day
Collection days vary by property across Angus towns, villages and rural routes. A neighbour’s bin or a postcode-district timetable is not reliable enough.
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Open Angus Council’s collection-day service.
Use the official property lookup. -
Select the exact address.
Do not assume every property in the road receives the same services. -
Read each colour separately.
Purple, grey, blue, brown and green use different frequencies. -
Download the household calendar.
Save the actual dates rather than remembering only a weekday. -
Check service availability.
Food and garden services have additional location/eligibility rules in some rural areas. -
Put the scheduled container out by 7am.
Do not rely on the lorry arriving at the same time every collection.
Check my Angus collection dates
Angus Bin Colours Explained
Purple
General household waste that cannot use a recycling or specialist route.
Grey
Plastic bottles and accepted plastic food containers, food/drink cans, suitable foil and cartons.
Blue
Paper, card and cardboard.
Brown
Household food waste at properties receiving the kerbside food service.
Green
Optional £55 garden-waste subscription.
Glass
Separate recycling points—not a normal household kerbside bin.
Do not rely on a generic national bin-colour chart.
Angus’s purple and grey colours in particular are easy to misidentify because other UK councils use those colours for completely different waste streams.
Purple Bin: Fortnightly General Waste
The purple bin—or communal container with a purple lid—is for waste that cannot be recycled.
Collection frequency
Normally every two weeks. Use your property calendar for the exact date.
Bag general waste first
Angus asks residents to bag rubbish inside the purple bin so wrappers, ash and other light material do not blow away when the bin is tipped.
Keep the lid closed
Waste should fit inside the bin beneath a closed lid.
Normal bags beside or on top of the purple bin are not collected.
Do not ram waste into the bin
Over-compacted material may stay inside when the vehicle tips the container.
If it does not fall out, loosen it safely before the next scheduled collection.
Heavy waste
Bricks, turf and similarly heavy material should use the appropriate Household Waste Recycling Centre route.
Recycling checks
Angus checks purple-bin contents.
Where too much recyclable material is found, the council may attach a tag. Persistent problems can result in the bin being left until recyclable items are removed.
Grey Bin: Plastics, Cans and Cartons Every Four Weeks
The Angus grey bin is a recycling bin.
Accepted material must be clean, loose and dry.
Plastic accepted
- Plastic drinks bottles
- Milk bottles
- Cleaning-product bottles
- Toiletry bottles
- Yoghurt pots
- Food trays
- Ice-cream tubs
- Margarine tubs
- Fruit punnets
- Plastic bottle lids
Metal accepted
- Food cans
- Drink cans
- Biscuit tins
- Empty suitable aerosols
- Clean foil food trays
- Metal lids
Cartons accepted
- Soup cartons
- Juice cartons
- Milk cartons
Preparation
- Empty containers.
- Rinse food residue away.
- Keep items loose.
- Keep them dry where practical.
Do not put grey-bin recycling inside a carrier bag or refuse sack.
Keep these out
- Plastic carrier bags
- Plastic film
- Bubble wrap
- Cling film
- Food and detergent pouches
- Hard plastic buckets, pipes or toys
- Plastic plant pots
- Polystyrene
- Paper or cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars
- Electrical appliances
- Batteries
- Textiles
- Wood
- Medical waste
Blue Bin: Paper and Card Every Four Weeks
The blue bin is for paper, card and cardboard.
It is normally collected every four weeks, on the alternate fortnight from the grey recycling bin.
Accepted
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Catalogues
- Brochures
- Office paper
- Loose shredded paper
- Envelopes
- Paper bags
- Suitable paper wrapping
- Paper-backed books
- Posters
- Clean cardboard
- Suitable greeting cards
Keep these out
- Food-stained paper
- Paint-contaminated paper/card
- Used pet bedding
- Plasticised metallic wrapping
- Wallpaper
- Cards covered in glitter
- Cards with ribbons or unsuitable decorations
Wrapping-paper test
Scrunch it in your hand.
- Stays scrunched: ordinary paper may be recyclable.
- Springs back: it is likely plasticised and should use the appropriate non-recyclable route.
Need more recycling capacity?
Angus can provide additional recycling capacity where the household genuinely needs it.
The council suggests using the new blue-bin service for two or three collections first before deciding more capacity is necessary.
Where Does Glass Go in Angus?
Do not put glass bottles or jars in the grey or blue household recycling bin.
Angus uses dedicated glass recycling points placed around communities and at suitable facilities.
Use the glass points for
- Clear household glass bottles
- Green bottles
- Brown bottles
- Household glass jars
Other glass needs another route
Drinking glasses, Pyrex, mirrors, window panes, fluorescent tubes and light bulbs do not all use the normal bottle-and-jar glass bank.
Check the Angus item directory or recycling-centre service for those materials.
Why Angus separates glass
The council says separate collection helps protect glass quality so bottles and jars can be recycled into new bottles and jars.
Find an Angus glass recycling point
Brown Food Caddy: Weekly Collection Where Available
Angus collects food waste weekly from properties covered by the household kerbside food service.
Which properties receive it?
Current guidance covers:
- Households in towns and villages; and
- Rural properties where blue bins have been provided.
Some glens and private-road locations are excluded from the standard household food-caddy service. Check your own property calendar.
No food collection?
Households without kerbside food collection can take food waste to an Angus Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Food accepted
- Dairy products
- Meat
- Bones
- Fish
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Bread
- Rice
- Pasta
- Tea and coffee grounds
- Eggshells
- Tinned or dry pet food
- Cooked leftovers
- Uncooked food
Soup and gravy
Strain off excess liquid before placing the remaining food material in the caddy.
Remove packaging
Remove ordinary food packaging before placing the food into the caddy.
Can you use a plastic liner?
Yes. Angus currently says any liner can be used inside the kitchen caddy.
Plastic liners are removed during processing and disposed of, so a non-plastic option can reduce unnecessary residual waste where practical.
Missing outdoor caddy
Check that the address actually receives the food service first, then use the replacement-caddy route.
Angus Garden Waste 2026: £55 per Green Bin
Current annual subscription: £55 for every green bin you want emptied.
There are no standard exemptions or concessions.
| Garden service detail | Current rule |
|---|---|
| Annual charge | £55 per green bin |
| Frequency | Normally every 2 weeks while operating |
| Sticker arrival | Allow up to 10 working days |
| Route activation | Allow 7 working days after payment |
| Additional bins | No published general maximum; each bin needs its own subscription |
| Part-year refund | No |
| Moving house | Subscription does not transfer |
Check address eligibility before paying
The service is unavailable in some more rural locations and where road-end collection arrangements apply.
Check the address is inside the designated garden-waste area before purchasing.
Subscribe at any time
Angus allows residents to join during the year, but the council does not provide a reduced part-year refund when the service is later cancelled.
Every green bin needs a sticker
Each bin being presented for garden collection must display its own valid subscription sticker.
Allow time after paying
- Allow up to seven working days for your address/route to be updated.
- Allow up to ten working days for the sticker to arrive.
- If you order a new green bin at the same time, the council says delivery should normally be within ten working days.
Accepted garden material
- Flowers and plants
- Grass cuttings
- Hedge clippings
- Leaves
- Clean sawdust and wood shavings
- Shrub prunings
- Twigs
- Small branches
- Normal garden weeds
Keep these out
- Plastic bags or liners
- Compostable sacks
- Compostable cups
- Soil
- Turf
- Rubble
- Plant pots
- Polystyrene
- Pet faeces
- Used pet bedding
- Garden furniture
- Food waste
- General rubbish
- Broken garden ornaments
- Invasive plants such as Japanese knotweed
Do not bag garden material inside the green bin. Plastic or compostable sacks contaminate the garden-waste stream.
Real Christmas tree
Cut the tree into pieces that fit completely inside the subscribed green bin.
Whole trees or material left beside the bin are not collected.
Neighbours can share
Yes. One person registers and pays, the bin is collected from one registered address and any cost-sharing remains a private arrangement.
Moving house
The subscription does not transfer to another property.
Leave the bin at the registered address. No refund is issued simply because you move, and a fresh subscription is needed if the new address is eligible.
No space for a green wheelie bin?
Angus can assess alternatives such as another storage point, another type of container or branded compostable paper sacks for the subscription fee.
Already use assisted collection?
The existing assisted arrangement automatically continues for a subscribed garden-waste bin.
Damaged garden bin
Council damage and normal wear-and-tear replacements are free. Misuse or third-party damage can be chargeable.
Unwanted garden bin
Angus can remove an unused green bin free and says it usually collects it within five days of the request.
Winter pause — important date check
Angus currently states that there will be no garden-waste collections between 27 November 2026 and 7 February 2027.
However, the same council page labels 7 February 2027 as a Monday, while that calendar date is a Sunday. Because the official wording contains that day/date inconsistency, check your property calendar before relying on the exact February restart day.
Check Angus garden-waste subscription
Collection-Day Rules: Out by 7am
Put the scheduled bin or caddy out by 7am.
- Check the exact property calendar.
- Present the correct container.
- Keep the lid closed.
- Avoid overloading it.
- Do not compact material tightly.
- Position the bin so it does not obstruct visually impaired pedestrians.
- Face the handles towards the road where practical.
- Mark the container with your house number.
- Bring it back in promptly after collection.
Do not rely on the lorry’s usual arrival time
Routes can change. The fact your bin is normally emptied later in the day does not replace the 7am presentation requirement.
Angus Missed Bin: Wait Until After 4:30pm
Do not report an ordinary household bin as missed before 4:30pm.
If it remains full, the normal reporting deadline is within two working days of the scheduled collection.
Step 1: check the known-missed list
Angus publishes roads and areas it already knows were missed.
If your street is listed, follow the council’s recovery instruction instead of submitting another report.
Step 2: check your own presentation
- Was this bin actually due?
- Was it outside by 7am?
- Did the crew leave a contamination tag?
- Was the lid closed?
- Was the bin overloaded?
- Were the contents jammed or compacted?
- Was access available?
- Did a green garden bin display a valid sticker?
Lorry-camera check
Angus says it can review bin-lorry camera footage when checking whether a household container was presented by 7am.
Normal return target
| Property area | Normal return aim after an accepted report |
|---|---|
| Town | Within 2 working days |
| Rural | Within 3 working days |
Operational problems, severe weather or access restrictions can mean recovery is delayed until the next scheduled collection.
Forgot to put it out?
This is not treated as a council missed collection. You must normally wait for the next collection or use another lawful disposal route.
Missed garden bin
Report it within two working days.
The council will not return where the green bin was contaminated, overweight, overfull, put out late or displayed no valid subscription sticker.
Check/report an Angus missed bin
Missing, Damaged, New or Extra Angus Bins
Missing container
Check nearby properties first because bins and food caddies can be mixed up after a collection.
If the bin is genuinely missing, Angus says a replacement should normally be delivered within five working days.
Damaged container
Minor damage may still be usable.
Report large cracks or a damaged/missing lid, axle or wheel.
Resident-caused replacement charges
| Bin size | Current charge |
|---|---|
| 240 litre | £37.80 |
| 140 litre | £31.80 |
The published charges include VAT and delivery.
Repair or replacement target
Angus says it normally repairs the damaged container—or delivers another and removes the damaged one—within five working days.
New-build property
New-build residents can order their first containers using the council’s new-property route.
The council aims to deliver them within five working days of the entry date.
Extra grey or blue recycling capacity
If the household consistently generates more accepted recycling than fits, you can request an additional recycling bin.
Extra purple general-waste capacity
Additional general-waste capacity is assessed rather than automatically supplied.
It may be considered because of:
- Household/family size; or
- A medical condition that creates additional waste.
You must be fully using the recycling and food-waste services available to the property before extra non-recyclable capacity is approved.
Review
Additional-bin arrangements are reviewed every two years.
Replacement purple/grey service stickers
Replacement household service stickers can be obtained through council facilities or requested from the recycling team if you cannot collect one.
Check Angus bin replacements
White-Sack Collections Where a Purple Bin Will Not Fit
Some households are authorised to use council-issued white sacks instead of a standard purple general-waste wheelie bin.
Who uses them?
They are used in particular circumstances—for example where there is no practical space for a wheelie bin.
How many bags?
The council supplies an annual quantity designed to provide capacity equivalent to the wheeled-bin service.
Need more?
Additional white sacks are not automatically supplied.
Submit an enquiry and Angus will assess the request under its extra-bin policy.
A white-sack property is a specific authorised collection arrangement.
It does not allow a normal purple-bin household to leave ordinary side bags.
Assisted Collection / Wheelout Service
An assisted collection means the crew retrieves the bin from an agreed point inside the grounds, empties it and returns it.
You may qualify when
- Age makes bin presentation difficult; or
- A medical condition makes it difficult; and
- There is no able-bodied person in the household who can put the bins out.
Property assessment
The council may assess the route from storage point to kerb to make sure crews can move the container safely.
If a wheelout is not safe
Angus can consider an alternative sack arrangement.
Food caddy
Assisted collection is also available for food-waste caddies.
Leave the caddy somewhere crews can identify from the kerb.
Garden waste
An existing assisted arrangement automatically continues if you subscribe to the green garden-waste service.
Review
Assisted arrangements are reviewed every two years.
Check Angus assisted collections
Soft Plastics, Batteries, Vapes, Electricals and Textiles
Soft plastics
Ordinary flexible plastics do not currently belong in the Angus grey recycling bin.
Examples include:
- Carrier bags
- Bread bags
- Cereal liners
- Dry-cleaning bags
- Magazine/newspaper wrapping
- Multipack wrapping
- Toilet-roll wrapping
- Fruit and vegetable nets
- Food/baby-food/detergent pouches
Best route
Participating supermarkets in Angus accept many clean soft plastics.
If you cannot use that recycling route, current council guidance says they can go into the purple general-waste bin.
Check Angus plastics guidance
Batteries
Never put batteries of any type into an Angus household bin. They are a fire risk.
Normal household batteries can use specialist recycling-centre containers and many shop/supermarket take-back points.
Lithium-ion batteries
Where possible, remove the battery from the unwanted device and take it to the appropriate battery container at a recycling centre.
Vapes
Never put a vape into a household bin.
Use retailer take-back, a recycling-centre vape container or an Angus WEEE bank where suitable.
Empty pods and refills are handled separately from the electrical vape device itself.
Electrical items
Household electricals should use a recycling centre, WEEE bank, retailer take-back or—for eligible larger items—the paid special-uplift service.
Remove batteries first where possible.
Textiles
Take clothes, suitable household textiles and shoes to a recycling centre, clothes recycling point, clothes bank or reuse/charity route.
Paint-, varnish- or glue-soiled textiles are not suitable for textile recycling and should follow the appropriate non-recyclable route.
Angus Bulky Waste / Special Uplift 2026
Current charge: £37.30 for up to three accepted items.
Each additional item costs £11.50, with a maximum of 20 items per uplift.
Booking timeline
- Choose a collection date up to four weeks in advance.
- Angus says it usually uplifts within five working days of payment.
- During high demand the actual collection can occur the day after the selected date.
Presentation
Put all booked items outside and as close to the kerbside as practical by 7am.
A bottom-of-drive position is suitable where the collection crew has clear and safe access.
Crews do not enter
- Houses
- Garages
- Sheds
Cancellation deadline
Contact the council by 3pm on the day before the booked uplift.
Useful item-count rules
- Up to three chairs count as one item.
- A bed base, mattress and headboard together count as one item.
- A dismantled qualifying shed up to the stated size limit counts as three items.
- A dismantled trampoline counts as three items.
- Up to three black refuse bags can be booked as one listed category.
Fridges and freezers
Remove all food, food residue and stagnant water first.
A commercial-style appliance being used domestically may require a photograph during the booking.
Common accepted items
- Sofas and armchairs
- Tables and chairs
- Beds and mattresses
- Wardrobes and drawers
- Washing machines
- Cookers and microwaves
- Dishwashers
- Fridges and freezers
- Televisions
- Computers and printers
- Bicycles
- Carpets and rugs
- Suitable garden furniture
- Some dismantled sheds and trampolines
Item not on the online list?
Angus may ask for a description and up to three photographs so it can assess the item and collection access.
Very heavy items and hazardous materials such as asbestos, fluorescent tubes and gas bottles do not use the ordinary special-uplift route.
Check/book an Angus special uplift
Angus Household Waste Recycling Centres
Angus currently operates five Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Use the council directory to choose the correct site and verify its opening hours, vehicle restrictions and accepted materials.
Ordinary household car
A normal car carrying household waste does not currently need an advance booking.
Vehicles that must book
All vans, pick-ups, trailers and liveried vehicles must be pre-booked.
This applies even to a small van carrying your own household waste.
Household waste in a van
The council says a household does not pay simply because it uses a van-style vehicle for domestic waste, but the required booking still applies.
Booking confirmation
You receive a booking reference and site staff check the booking electronically on arrival.
Large/unusual vehicles
Individual centres can have further size and vehicle restrictions.
Check the exact site page before loading a large motorhome, horsebox or other unusual vehicle.
Sort waste before you leave home
Angus is strengthening sorting at its recycling centres.
The successful Forfar sorting-station pilot is being rolled out across the remaining sites during 2026/27.
Residents may be asked to open bags or containers and separate recyclable items before using the non-recyclable skip.
Why the change?
Angus found that a substantial share of material going into non-recyclable skips could actually be recycled.
The Forfar trial diverted 7.74 tonnes of recyclable material and improved the site’s recycling rate compared with the previous period.
Batteries and vapes
Use the dedicated recycling-centre streams rather than putting them into a household bin or residual skip.
Commercial waste
Business waste follows separate booking, duty-of-care and charging rules. Do not present commercial material as free household waste.
Check Angus recycling centres
What Happens to Angus Household Waste After Collection?
Grey-bin recycling
The plastic, cans and cartons are sorted at a materials recovery facility and sent to reprocessors for new products.
Blue-bin paper and card
Paper and cardboard are reprocessed into new paper and cardboard products.
Glass
Separately collected bottles and jars are processed into new bottles and jars.
Food waste
Food is de-bagged, shredded, pasteurised and anaerobically digested to produce useful energy and agricultural products.
Purple general waste
Angus says household non-recyclable waste is taken to the energy-from-waste facility at Baldovie in Dundee.
Garden waste
Collected garden material is composted, and Angus makes soil enhancer available to households at selected recycling-centre locations while stocks allow.
Winter, Christmas and Public-Holiday Collections
Garden-waste winter shutdown
The council currently lists a late-November-to-early-February winter pause for the paid green-bin service.
Because the current official page contains a weekday/date mismatch for the February 2027 endpoint, use your household calendar to confirm the precise first collection after the winter break.
Other household bins
Do not assume the green-bin winter shutdown applies to purple, grey, blue or eligible brown food collections.
Christmas and New Year
Do not reuse Christmas 2025 dates for Christmas 2026.
Use Angus Council’s current festive notice and property calendar when the new arrangements are published.
Severe weather
Snow, ice, road conditions and frozen bin contents can interrupt collection.
Check the live known-missed list before reporting an individual household problem.
Angus Bin Collection Contact Details
Routine enquiries
Angus asks residents to use its online enquiry/reporting forms for routine council services wherever possible.
Contact centre
03452 777 778
The council currently asks people to call mainly when:
- There is an emergency;
- A vulnerable person needs support; or
- You cannot submit the enquiry online.
Current online-system issue
As checked on 20 August 2026, Angus Council is displaying an online-forms problem and says the contact centre also cannot currently access most online systems.
Treat this as a temporary operational notice rather than an evergreen bin-service rule.
Normal office-hour pattern
The contact page’s out-of-hours information indicates normal phone coverage ends at 5pm.
The recorded emergency line operates after 5pm Monday–Friday, before normal opening time, at weekends and on public holidays.
Wednesday morning
The council’s recorded-message information shows the normal Wednesday morning start differs from other weekdays, with the out-of-hours message continuing before 10am.
Callback
A callback option can be offered during busy periods, but it is not available when calling after 4pm.
Relay UK
Deaf or hard-of-hearing residents can use:
18001 + 03452 777 778
Other accessibility support
Angus also lists British Sign Language interpretation, telephone interpretation and alternative formats such as large print, audio and Braille.
Before reporting a waste problem
- Full address and postcode
- Bin/caddy colour
- Scheduled collection date
- Confirmation it was out by 7am
- Any contamination tag
- Garden subscription details where relevant
- Whether the road appears on the known-missed list
- Previous report or booking reference
Contact Angus Council
Related Scottish Bin Collection Guides
Do not carry Angus’s purple/grey/blue colour system into a neighbouring council area.
Angus Bin Collection FAQs
How do I check my Angus bin collection day?
Use Angus Council’s property collection-day service. Select the exact address and view or download the calendar for that household.
What time should Angus bins be out?
Put the scheduled container out by 7am. Where practical, face the handles towards the road and avoid obstructing visually impaired pedestrians.
What is the purple bin for in Angus?
Purple is non-recyclable general household waste. It is normally collected every two weeks and waste should fit inside beneath a closed lid.
What goes in the grey Angus recycling bin?
The grey bin takes accepted clean plastic bottles and food containers, food and drink cans, suitable foil, metal lids and food/drink cartons. Keep them clean, loose and dry.
What goes in the blue Angus bin?
Use the blue bin for clean paper, card and cardboard. It is normally collected every four weeks on the alternate fortnight from the grey recycling bin.
Where do glass bottles and jars go in Angus?
Use a dedicated Angus glass recycling point. Ordinary bottles and jars do not belong in the grey or blue household recycling bin.
Can soft plastics go in the Angus grey recycling bin?
No. Many clean soft plastics can use participating supermarket collection points. If you cannot use that route, current Angus guidance places them in purple general waste.
Is Angus food waste collected weekly?
Yes where the property receives the kerbside food service. Towns, villages and many rural addresses are covered, but some glens and private-road locations are excluded.
Can I use a plastic liner in an Angus food caddy?
Yes. Angus currently allows any kitchen-caddy liner, although plastic liners are removed during processing and disposed of.
How much is Angus garden waste in 2026?
The current annual charge is £55 for each subscribed green bin. There are no standard concessions or exemptions.
How long does an Angus garden-waste subscription take to start?
Allow up to seven working days after payment for the route to be updated and up to ten working days for the sticker to arrive.
When can I report a missed Angus bin?
Wait until after 4:30pm, check the known-missed list first and report an eligible missed collection within two working days.
How much is an Angus bulky-waste uplift?
The current charge is £37.30 for up to three accepted items, then £11.50 for every additional item, up to a maximum of 20 items.
Do I need to book an Angus recycling centre?
An ordinary household car does not normally require an advance booking. Vans, pick-ups, trailers and liveried vehicles must be pre-booked.