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Want to know what bin you should be leaving out for collection? Then check the table below.
| Week Commencing |
Which Bin?
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Monday 13 May |
Blue Bin |
Monday 20 May |
Black
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Monday 27 May
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Blue |
Monday 3 June |
Black |
Monday 10 June |
Blue |
Monday 17 June |
Black |
Monday 24 June |
Blue |
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Monday 1 July
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Black |
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Monday 8 July
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Blue |
Is it also your Brown Bin week? Please check your calendar for details of your brown bin week or if you are in doubt, contact the Customer Service team T. 028 9446 3113.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What time should I have my bin ready for collection?
Regardless of which bin is being lifted, all bins should be presented by 7.00 am on the day of collection. Failure to present your bin by 7.00 am may result in it not being collected until the following round, which may be in another fortnight or month.
2. How often do my bins get lifted?
You should have a Collection Calendar which will outline the week your bin will be collected and which bin to leave out for collection and it's also highlighted above. If you do not have a copy of this calendar, or have difficulty in understanding the information provided then contact the Customer Services team T: 028 9446 3113.
3. Why do you not collect bin bags?
For Health and Safety reasons bags cannot be collected unless they are well contained within the bin. Each household has at least one recycling bin so there should be no need for additional rubbish bags.
4. My bin lid wasn't fully closed and my bin wasn't emptied. Why not?
Your bin lid MUST be fully closed otherwise it can pose a safety risk to the public and bin crews when it is being emptied into the lorry. Any bins presented with a raised lid will NOT be emptied.
5. I’ve tried to reduce my waste but my recycling bins are not big enough, what else can I try?
Antrim Borough Council has three Household Recycling Centres (HRC’s) and you can dispose of household recyclables there.
6. I don’t have a brown bin but would like to get rid of all the compostable waste from my bin. What can I do?
Contact us to purchase a Home Composter for £9.99.
7. My recycling bin wasn’t collected the other day and there was a message left telling me my bin was contaminated. What does this mean?
If you received a contamination notice then this means that an item, or items, were found in your bin that should not have been put there. For example, in your Blue Bin you are allowed to put paper and card, plastic bottles, aerosol cans and food and drinks cans. If a member of the collection team found a glass bottle or jar in your bin then it would be considered contaminated. This means your bin wouldn't be emptied until the item or items have been removed. Once this is done it will be collected on the next round.
8. What happens to my waste materials once they have been collected?
All dry recyclable materials are dealt with through arc21, who sub contract the sorting of this material to Bryson House. This material is then shipped on to the UK or Europe to be recycled into new products. All material from the brown bins is taken directly to a company called Greenacres who compost the contents for Antrim Borough Council. The Council then use much of this on their award winning flowerbeds throughout the Borough.
9. I have bulky items which won't fit into the bin. Can I get them collected?
We will collect up to five household items from domestic premises free of charge per calendar month. These are the type pf items you would normally take with you when you move house.
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