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Wheeled Bin Collection Scheme
Lisburn City Council operates a wheeled bin collection scheme. 44,951 homes across the City have been provided with a green bin for collection of a wide range of recyclable materials and an information pack and calendar, highlighting which week the recycling bins would be emptied and which week was landfill collection week. In addition, 40,000 homes have been provided with a brown bin for collection of compostable garden and food waste.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR CALENDAR AND FIND OUT WHAT DAY YOUR BINS WILL BE COLLECTED
HOW THE WHEELIE BIN SYSTEM WORKS
On the day of collection place your bin at the kerbside/roadside with the handles facing the road. To avoid damage when being emptied the lid of the bin should be closed. Bins should be put out the night before or early in the morning as collections begin at 7.00am.
Bags and boxes left beside the bin will not be collected.
To ensure that your bin is fully emptied please break up bulky items, such as cardboard boxes, before putting them into the correct bin. Any items which get jammed in the bin may result in the bin being only partly emptied.
If your rubbish is not collected and it is our responsibility we will try to collect it within 24 hours. Your bin has an average life of seven to ten years. You are responsible for the replacement of your bin. The Council will only replace the bin if it has been clearly damaged by the refuse collection equipment.
ST PATRICKS DAY COLLECTION ARRANGEMENTS
Household Landfill (blue/black), Mixed Dry Recyclable (green) and Compostable (brown) Bin Collections will be unaffected by the
St Patricks Day holiday.
EASTER HOLIDAY COLLECTION ARRANGEMENTS
Household Landfill (blue/black), Mixed Dry Recyclable (green) and Compostable (brown) Bin Collections:-
Collections normally made on Monday 9th April 2012 will be collected on Saturday 7th April 2012.
Collections normally made on Tuesday 10th April 2012 will be collected on Saturday 14th April 2012
All other collections will be as normal.
INFORMATION ON BIN COLLECTIONS OVER THE QUEENS JUBILEE PERIOD WILL FOLLOW LATER
What can go into my recycling bins?
The following information details what materials are suitable for the green and brown bins. If an unsuitable material is placed in a recycling bin it will be brought to the householders notice by a contaminated sticker being placed on the bin. The householder should then remove the unsuitable material and present their bin for collection on their next recycling bin collection day.
Green Dry Recyclables bin
The table below shows which materials are suitable for recycling via the green bin and which are not:
| IN GREEN BIN | NOT IN GREEN BIN |
| Newspapers | Pizza boxes |
| Magazines | All plastic bags |
| Office paper & brochures | Plastic trays and containers other than bottles |
| Telephone directories | Shredded paper |
| Paperback books | Wallpaper |
| Catalogues | Wrapping paper |
| Junk mail/flyers (not envelopes) | Glass |
| All cardboard and card (dry & clean) | Garden waste |
| Aerosols (empty) | Wood |
| All cans (dry & clean) | Clothes |
| All plastics bottles (bottle top tightly secured) | Food |
| Hardback books (without cover) | Paper napkins/tissues |
| Greeting cards | |
| Aluminium foil & take-away dishes (dry & clean) |
Brown Bin Compostable bin
The table below shows which materials are suitable for recycling via the brown bin and which are not:
IN BROWN BIN
| NOT IN BROWN BIN |
| Grass and leaves | Plastic bags |
| Hedge Cuttings | Soil |
| Weeds | Stones |
| Plants and shrubs | |
| Twigs and branches (short lengths) | |
| Dead flowers | |
| Gardens prunings | |
| House plants | |
| Food waste |
To view further information regarding Food Waste Recycling please clickhere.