Coronavirus: Bins & Recycling

Please see below an update on Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council's waste management services due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). 

• Household Recycling Centres

  Our Household Recycling Centres are now open with a number of temporary measure in place. Click here for more information.

• Bin Collection

  The bin collection service is currently unaffected.
  
  Contact E. waste@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk for any queries or missed collections.

• Temporary Wheelie Box Collection Measures

  In order to reduce the hand sorting of materials by staff, recycling materials should be temporarily sorted in the following way:
  
  Important Information Leaflet - Temporary Wheelie Box Collection Measures
  
  FAQs - Temporary Wheelie Box Collection Measures 
   

• Cleaning Your Bin Handles

  To protect our workers and prevent the spread of COVID-19, we ask that you follow these waste guidelines:

  • Please wipe down the handle of your bin once it has been left at its usual collection point

  • Please do not put used tissues in recycling boxes. Tissues and used cleaning cloths should be double-bagged and disposed of in your black bin ONLY

        

  
   
• Bulky Waste Collections

  No new bulky waste requests will be accepted – pre-booked collections will be serviced.

• New Bin Deliveries

  Only essential bin deliveries will be made.

• Fly Tipping

  The Northern Ireland Government has released new guidance in regards to fly-tipping amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To help respect our essential workers, the health and safety of others and our natural environment, the Government and Council are urging the public to use their bins appropriately and to store any unwanted items until it is safe to open our Household Recycling Centres again.
   
  Dumping waste illegally is a punishable offence which carries a fine of up to £2,500. Council will act on all information received in relation to littering and fly-tipping and we would appeal to residents to report any illegally dumped material with any information on the source. To report, please click here.
   

• Guidance Against Burning Garden and Other Waste

  Households should think of their neighbours and avoid lighting fires in the garden to dispose of waste material during the COVID-19 pandemic.  These fires can generate a lot of smoke and can have a harmful effect on people with asthma, COPD or those suffering with symptoms of coronavirus.  In addition, garden fires can quickly burn out of control, especially in high winds and can set light to sheds, fences, trees or even the home itself. During these unprecedented times call outs to garden fires, whether attended or otherwise, can place an unnecessary strain on the fire service. 

• Commercial Waste Service

  If your commercial waste service is provided by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and you have NOT RECEIVED an email from us regarding your waste collections, please email the Waste Management Team urgently to discuss your requirements.