myAberdeenshire Enter search term Search Home Roads and travel Roads Winter roads maintenance Grit bins Storm Arwen updates Updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) and council services Grit bins Winter roads maintenance Winter - how we plan and monitor Gritting Snow clearing Grit bins Volunteer snow wardens Winter maintenance resources Related Prepare for winter Ready Scotland Report gritting or snow clearing issues Winter maintenance FAQs (pdf 162KB) There are around 1800 grit bins located at strategic positions within Aberdeenshire towns and villages and also larger grit bins at recycling centres in the larger towns. These resources are to assist with clearing and gritting public roads and footways (not for use on private paths and driveways). View map with all grit bin locations (you will need to zoom in first). Grit bins map List of grit bin locations by area: Grit bins in Banff and Buchan (pdf 213KB) Grit bins in Buchan (pdf 222KB) Grit bins in Formartine (pdf 223KB) Grit bins in Garioch (pdf 228KB) Grit bins in Kincardine and Mearns (pdf 217KB) Grit bins in Marr (pdf 201KB) Large volume grit bins (pdf 11KB) You can access grit bin services online: Request a grit bin to be filled Report damage to a grit bin Request a grit bin to be moved Request a new grit bin While we work through all requests as swiftly as possible, due to coronavirus it might take us longer to process your grit bin request. There might be a further delay during adverse weather conditions. Make a grit bin request or report damage Alternatively you can phone 03456 081205 (8:45am to 5pm). If you would like to request a new grit bin, we have a grit bin provisions criteria that we need to follow when assessing these requests. Previous Snow clearing Next Volunteer snow wardens Share this information Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter Share this page on LinkedIn Was this page helpful? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Inside the council links View job vacancies Find your Councillor Meetings and decisions News centre Publications Contact the council Aberdeenshire Council Facebook page Aberdeenshire Council on Twitter Aberdeenshire Council on LinkedIn Aberdeenshire Council's YouTube channel Policies links Home myAberdeenshire Cookies Accessibility Terms and disclaimer Sitemap Cookie Control