Thursday October 8th 2026
East Lothian Council headquarters
Written by Midlothian View Reporter, Liam Eunson
An extra sign-up window for East Lothian Council’s 2026/27 garden waste collection service will open on Monday, 2 November and run for two weeks.
Permit applications can be made using a myeastlothian account on the council’s website until the window closes at 4pm on Monday, 16 November.
This opportunity has been created to allow residents who didn’t sign up during this year’s window – which operated from 11 May until 6 July – to join the current service.
Anyone signing up will benefit from fortnightly collections commencing on 11 January 2027 and running until 27 August 2027 at a cost of £40 for a permit.
They will have to sign up again for the 2027/28 service when the standard window opens in May 2027 for all residents.
Permit stickers will be delivered to households signing up during this November window showing the address and permit number for the registered property. Council collection crews will only empty brown bins with a valid sticker clearly displayed and they will check the sticker details match the address. There is a strict limit of one brown bin per household.
Residents will also receive a calendar with the permit pack displaying the day and week of their bin collection.
An East Lothian Council spokesperson said: “We are pleased to be able to offer a second opportunity for people to sign up for garden waste collections running until August next year, including those who may have moved home recently.
“Garden waste including grass cuttings, leaves, bark, flowers, plants, hedge trimmings, weeds, twigs/small branches are all accepted materials in brown bins.
“If you do not have a brown bin at your property, register for a permit first then contact wasteservices@eastlothian.gov.uk to order a bin and the council will arrange to have one delivered to your address.
“For flats with shared areas, it is the residents’ responsibility to organise registration and payment for the service. This may be done by splitting the cost but only one person should order the permit and pay the full amount.”
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