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Brown Bins

The brown bin collection service for 2012 starts week commencing Monday 9 April.

 

Brown bin collection is weekly, starting in April and finishes in November. It's for all waste like grass cuttings, weeds, dead flowers and plants, hedge trimmings and leaves.

 

Please put your brown bin at the kerbside on your collection day before 7.00am.

To find out what day your brown bin is collected type your postcode into the box below.

 


 

Brown bins are free of charge. You can use our online facility to request an additional bin

 

If you are on a sack collection and have a garden then free biodegradable sacks can be issued. Please call  0845-603-0594 to request sacks for your garden waste.  These should be placed at your designated collection point before 7am. 

What can you put in your brown bin?

  • Grass Cuttings
  • Weeds
  • Dead flowers & plants
  • Leaves & bark
  • Hedging & branches - these should be tied up and put beside the brown bin in manageable bundles – no longer than one metre lengths. Any longer than this and we have difficulty throwing the branches into our vehicles. You can't book a special uplift for this – so you must put them out for collection along with your brown bin. If you have lots of branches, then put them out gradually over a number of weeks. No more than two to three small tied bundles should be put out at any one time.  

What cannot be put in the brown bin?

  • Bags - Please don't put your garden waste into plastic bags then put it in the bin
  • Plastic
  • Rubble
  • Turf or Soil
  • Wood of any kind
  • Juice Cans etc.

The collected material is composted. If it gets contaminated in any way (by containing the items above) then this will pollute the whole load and our contractor who does the composting will refuse to accept it. This is why it is so important that only the specified items are in the bin.

 

You may also be interested in composting.

 

Please note that there is no pull out service for the brown bin.  

 

If you have soil, this can only be disposed at our Pulverisation Plant at Shewalton, Irvine, between the hours of 8am-3.30pm. 

Contact Details

Montgomerie House

West Byrehill Industrial Estate Kilwinning

Ayrshire

KA13 6HN

Tel:  0845-603-0594

Email: contactus@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

 
What cannot be put in the brown bin?
Bags - Please don't put your garden waste into plastic bags then put it in the bin, Plastic, Rubble, Turf or Soil, Wood of any kind, Juice Cans etc.

What can you put in your brown bin?
Grass Cuttings, Weeds, Dead flowers & plants, Leaves & bark, Hedging & branches - these should be tied up and put beside the brown bin in manageable bundles – no longer than one metre lengths. Any longer than this and we have difficulty throwing the branches into our vehicles. You can't book a special uplift for this – so you must put them out for collection along with your brown bin. If you have lots of branches then put them out gradually over a number of weeks. No more than two to three small tied bundles should be put out at any one time.

Can I have a bonfire in my garden to dispose of garden waste?
Yes, you can have a bonfire in your garden, provided it is controlled and does not become a nuisance to neighbours. However, the statutory nuisance provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 allow the Council to serve a notice on a person causing a nuisance to neighbours from bonfires. Bonfires can be very irritating to neighbours and the smoke, smuts and smell can prevent them from enjoying their gardens, opening windows or hanging out washing. It is recommended that you inform your neighbours before any burning activities are carried out. Alternative methods of disposal which are less environmentally damaging (like composting or shredding) are preferable.