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North Ayrshire Council

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Rubbish and Recycling

We want to reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill and become more sustainable in the way we manage our waste and rubbish.

 

To help us do this we operate a number of Recycling Centres and  Recycling Points which are located throughout North Ayrshire.

You can view them on a map -   Recycling Centres and  Recycling Points

 

We want to make recycling as easy as possible to do from home too, so you can  use:

  • the Black box for glass
  • Blue bins for cardboard, paper, tins, drink cans, plastic bottles, tetra paks (eg. orange juice cartons)
  • Brown bins for garden refuse

All other Domestic Waste is collected every two weeks. Did you know that before we launched our Blue Bin recycling scheme over 56,000 tonnes of your waste was being sent to Landfill. Now, we recycle nearly 35, 000 tonnes.

 

You can find out when you bins are emptied by entering your postcode or address into the box below.

 

 

So let's keep up the good work and try to recycle even more. Why not visit Love Food Hate Waste to see how you can reduce the amount of left over or out of date food which is thrown out and sent to landfill. It can save you money too. 

 

Commercial Waste

For businesses already using our commercial refuse collection service we can provide a service for the following material.

  • Glass
  • Paper
  • Cardboard

You can use our online facility to  report non urgent issues 

To report an urgent issue - dead animals, needles, oil spillage etc. please call 0845-603-0594 during office hours (8:30am - 5:30pm) or the police on 0141-532-2000 outwith office hours or during the weekend.