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
- impact on nearby hubs which may see more usage potentially leading to issues of over-flowing bins and street litter
- impact on parking provision within a street or area, particularly where the street is within a Controlled Parking Zone or Priority Parking Area
- 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.
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 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 and our 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 to reviewing hubs within a TRO 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, 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.
We recently published the list of 244 bin hubs including the rationale of why they could not be changed.
Future requests to move or remove a bin hub
Future reviews will not take place before the other phases and remaining works for the project are complete.
Requests to move or remove communal bins were previously managed by Officers in Waste. The Communal Bin Review project team have managed these requests since work began to introduce bin hubs in 2021. After completion of the CBR project, expected early 2027, requests to move or remove bins will transfer back to Officers in Neighbourhood Environmental Services. These requests will be assessed against the most current criteria. Any resident making a future request will be expected to clearly indicate where they wish the bin to be relocated to and demonstrate they have considered the established criteria. Where a proposal is to relocate a hub outside a different residential property they will be asked to provide evidence that they have the agreement of the resident(s).