Reviews of bin hubs
Before bin hubs were installed, communal bins were in streets and were often located on the road outside residential properties. Where possible, historic bin locations were used for bin hubs provided the location met the siting criteria.
Waste and recycling are statutory services and we must consider the impact of moving or removing a bin hub including:
- The impact on residents, particularly elderly residents and residents with health conditions or disabilities who may find it more difficult to access bins
- The impact on nearby hubs which may see more usage potentially leading to issues of over-flowing bins and street litter
- The impact on parking provision within a street or area, particularly where the street is within a Controlled Parking Zone or Priority Parking Area
- The cost of works to secure a TRO, update road markings and relocate the metal bull bars which protect the bin hub
First review of bin hubs in-line with the May 2023 updated criteria (Review complete, works pending)
In May 2023 the framework for siting bin hubs was updated by Councillors at Transport and Environment Committee. This prompted a review of all bin hubs and a list of changes to 152 bin hubs is included in Appendix 1 of the March 2025 update report.
Download the and.
These changes have been included in a Traffic Regulation Order (Ref TRO/25/03) which has progressed through the legal process as described below:
- Stage 1 of TRO/25/03 took place from 17 April to 13 May 2025
- Stage 2 was advertised from 14 November to 5 December 2025
A report detailing the Stage 2 representations was approved at the Traffic Regulation Orders Sub-Committee meeting in March 2026. All objections and comments were considered as part of the making of the final order. You can read the report and watch the webcast of the meeting on the Council’s website:
Glengyle Terrace and Warrender Park Terrace
Councillors proposed bin hubs on Glengyle Terrace and Warrender Park Terrace should not be installed and that the current bins should remain in place. The impact on residents in nearby streets was outlined to Committee members before they decided to not approve changes to parking restrictions meaning that bin hubs cannot be installed in either street. The proposed bin hub locations will need to start the TRO process from the beginning before bin hubs can be installed on the non-pavement side of Glengyle Terrace and Warrender Park Terrace.
Next steps
The decision by the TRO Sub-Committee to approve Making the Order, marks the completion of the legal process. Works will now be organised to update the relevant signs and road markings, enabling bin hubs to be installed or relocated. You can find more information about these works on our webpages and specifically Page 6 “Upcoming works”.
Second review of bin hubs in-line with the November 2024 update criteria (Review complete, works expected late 2026)
Updated criteria for siting bin hubs were approved by the Transport and Environment Committee in November 2024 and requests began to be submitted asking for specific bin hubs to be reviewed.
In June 2025, Councillors at Transport and Environment Committee noted that there were bin hubs which formed part of ongoing Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and these hubs were not scheduled to be reviewed. An approach ( was developed to review affected bin hubs.
Between November 2024 and late 2025, a priority review list was created which totalled 266 bin hub locations (full list available to view here), around 18% of all bin hubs.
All 266 bin hubs which were on the priority review list were reviewed in December 2025. At , it was confirmed in of the Communal Bin Review Update that 22 changes to bin hubs are to be taken forward. We were unable to make changes to the remaining 244 bin hubs on the list due to the constraints of each street/ location.
Next steps
We are compiling a summary document for the 244 bin hubs which will include reasoning on why changes were not able to be made. We expect to share this with Councillors and on this webpage in March 2026.
Future requests to move or remove a bin hub
At the meeting, we included details of how future requests to move or remove a bin hub will be managed. This approach is summarised in the and in .
Future reviews will not take place before the other phases and remaining works for the project are complete.