East Ayrshire Bin Collection service is owned and operated by East Ayrshire council. bins are collected on different days depending on where you are located in the East Ayrshire area. You can easily find your bin collection day by using the link below.
Check your bin collection day:
Recycling trolley
Green bin
Brown bin
Food waste bins
Black and red boxes
https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Housing/RubbishAndRecycling/Collection-days/ViewYourRecyclingCalendar.aspx
What can I put in my recycling trolley
- Top box, which is secured by a lock, is for paper and cardboard
- Middle box is for mixed plastics, cartons and cans
- Bottom box is for mixed glass
What can I put in my Green bin
- Nappies
- Polystyrene
- Plastic film, liners and bags
- Pet food pouches
- Biscuit and crisp wrappers
- Sweet wrappers
- Toothpaste tubes
- Pet waste
- Packaging soiled with food
- Hoover dust
What can I put in my Brown bin
- Grass cuttings
- Leaves and bark
- Flowers
- Hedge trimmings and pruning’s
- Weeds
- Twigs and small branches – cut into lengths to fit
- Cut flowers
- Potted plants and herbs (minus pot)
- Windfall fruit
- Sawdust
What can I put in my food waste bin
- Cooked and uncooked
- Dairy and eggshells
- Fish, meat and bones
- Fruit and vegetables (and peelings)
- Bread and cakes
- Rice, pasta and pizza
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Pet foods
- Unpackaged out of date food
What can I put in my Black and Red boxes
- Paper and card
- Plastics and cans
- Clean and dry textiles, including paired shoes
- Household batteries – tie loosely to trolley handle
- Mixed glass – in either red or black box
- Plastics and cans – contained in red box
- Large flattened card – place alongside the recycling trolley on collection day
- Small electricals
- Hairdryers, kettles, drills, small games consoles
