Craigavon Borough Council

The Council uses a 2 bin system for all households, a green and blue bin. Some households, however, also have a brown bin for garden waste.

• Blue bins are used for collecting household waste which can not be recycled or composted. These are collected once a fortnight.
• Green Bins are used for collecting materials to be sent for recycling namely cardboard, paper, food and drinks cans and plastic bottles. These are also collected once a fortnight on the alternate weeks.
• Brown bins are used for collecting garden waste such as grass, leaves, hedge trimmings and twigs and also food waste such as vegetable peelings.

For further information on how this scheme works please visit www.letsgetsorted.net

Please watch local press for details of collections during public holidays.

For information on your bin collection day please contact the Waste Management Section on 02838 396064.

Additional Bins

Due to government targets on waste reduction the Council operates a one bin per household policy.

If you need to obtain an additional blue bin to cope with high volumes of medical waste, or an additional green bin to cope with large volumes of recyclables due to the size of your family, please fill in the appropriate form and return it to us.

• Loan Agreement for Additional Blue Bin (.pdf)
• Loan Agreement for Additional Green Bin (.pdf)

Buying Bins

You can buy bins from the Council at the following rates:

There is a concessionary fee for Senior Citizens of £22.00 (incl Vat) for the replacement of blue domestic refuse container (240 litre), evidence to be produced to validate same.

There is also a concessionary fee of £24.00 (incl) VAT for the replacement of green/brown refuse containers for collection of mixed dry recyclables and garden waste respectively.

Moving House?

If you have just moved into the area you will need to provide both a green and blue 240L bin. These can be purchased from the Council as outlined below. If you are moving into a new property, the green bin will be provided free if you can collect it from our Depot. If you need us to deliver it to your home you will be charged £5 delivery fee.

The bins are yours, not the property of the house and therefore you may take these with you when you move.

REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR BINS CHARGE

For further information on waste collection charges and domestic bin prices or how to order a new bin telephone 02838 339031 or e-mail your comments to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Need Help With Your Bins?

We can help you with your bin if you are unable to take it to the kerbside for emptying. The refuse collectors will enter your premises, take your bin to be emptied and return it to its original location.

This service is available to the elderly, disabled etc, providing there is no other able bodied person in the household. To avail of the service you will need to send a Doctor's letter requesting an assisted lift stating:-

• Your name & address
• that you are unable to bring your bin to the kerbside
• that there is no-one else in the home who can help.

The letter should be forwarded to:

Technical Services, Craigavon Borough Council, Civic Centre, Lakeview Road, Craigavon, BT64 1AL