The countdown to Christmas has started and while the to-do list seems to keep growing, there are mundane jobs on it to take note of. Yes, we're talking about the bins.
With wrapping paper, food waste and bottles expected to pile up soon, it's important to know what dates to put out the bins over the festive period to avoid a pile up.
And with people nearing the end of their advent calendars, we've compiled a handy guide to make sure you don't miss out.
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The list covers North and South Lanarkshire, West and East Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire as well as Glasgow City Council.
So when should you put your bins out? Here's what's happening in each area.
Glasgow City
Glasgow have released the following tables for this year's bin collections:
Christmas 2022
| December 2022 | Current Date | New Date | Current Date | New Date |
| Blue and Purple Bin | Sunday 25 December 2022 | Tuesday 27 December 2022 | Monday 26 December 2022 | Wednesday 28 December 2022 |
| Green and Brown Bin | Sunday 25 December 2022 | Tuesday 27 December 2022 | Monday 26 December 2022 | Wednesday 28 December 2022 |
New Year 2023
| January 2023 | Current Date | New Date | Current Date | New Date |
| Blue and Purple Bin | Sunday 1 January 2023 | Tuesday 3 January 2023 | Monday 2 January 2023 | Wednesday 4 January 2023 |
| Green and Brown Bin | Sunday 1 January 2023 | Tuesday 3 January 2023 | Monday 2 January 2023 | Wednesday 4 |
North Lanarkshire
Bin dates will be moved to the day after over the festive period. So for Monday 26, it will be Tuesday, 27. January 1 will be December 31 and January 2, January 3. If your bin is scheduled to go out on Christmas Day (25th) it should be collected on the 24th, Christmas Eve.
South Lanarkshire
All bin collections over the two-week festive period will be carried out one day later than normal from December 26 until January 7. So the 26th is the 27th, 27th is 28th and so on. The council confirm that all collections will return to normal on Monday 9 January 2023.
West Dunbartonshire
Yet to be confirmed.
East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire Council says its waste service will not be operational on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, January 1 or January 2.
Normal collection days will be two days later so if your bin is picked up on Christmas Day, it will be the 27th while those on the 26th will be by the 28th. January 1 pick-ups will be on January 3 with January 2 on January 4.
Renfrewshire
Yet to be confirmed.
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