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Causeway Coast and Glens bin collection days

Causeway Coast and Glens collects a blue recycling bin and a brown bin for food and garden waste together. The blue bin takes paper, card, cans, aerosols, cartons, plastic bottles and food containers, foil trays and mixed glass bottles and jars. Cool ashes from a coal or wood fire are the only black-bin item the HTML pages name. Collection intervals are not written on those pages. The council publishes 2026 black and blue calendars as downloads for four areas, and a brown calendar on request.

Last checked against 4 sources (causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk).

What goes in each bin

Black bin, named on the black and blue calendars · General waste

Bin · Varies by area, so check your address

Yes please

  • Ashes from a coal or wood fire, once cool. The blue bin page says to put these in the black bin

Not in this one

  • The HTML bin pages do not publish a list of what must stay out of the black bin. Food and garden waste are listed for the brown bin

Source: causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Blue bin for dry recycling · Mixed recycling

Bin · Varies by area, so check your address

Yes please

  • Aerosols, cardboard, cartons, food and drink cans, and large tins
  • Mixed glass bottles and jars
  • Mixed paper, including junk mail and envelopes with no windows
  • Plastic bottles and plastic food containers
  • Foil trays, washed thoroughly

Not in this one

  • Plastic raw meat trays, polystyrene, nappies, tissues, and televisions, microwaves and computer monitors
  • Pyrex, crystal and window glass
  • Plastic bags, food waste, and ashes from a coal or wood fire

Source: causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Brown bin for food waste · Food waste

Bin · Varies by area, so check your address

Yes please

  • Raw and cooked meat and fish, including bones, tea bags and coffee grounds
  • Raw and cooked fruit and vegetables, dairy such as cheese, bread, cakes, pastries, rice, pasta, beans and eggs
  • Uneaten food, and food in a fully compostable liner or in kitchen roll

Not in this one

  • Liquids, oil or liquid fat, plastic bags and bin liners, packaging, animal faeces and ashes

Source: causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Brown bin for garden waste · Garden waste

Bin · Varies by area, so check your address

Yes please

  • Garden waste, grass, leaves, cuttings and prunings, shrubs, weeds, twigs and small branches

Not in this one

  • Soil and sods, hardcore and rubble, general household waste, plant pots, animal faeces, wood or coal ash, and plastic bags

Source: causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Check your bin day

Use Causeway Coast and Glens’s own page for your bin day

BinWeek's lookup service has no supported way to read this council's collection dates, so the page links to the council's own finder.

Find my bin day on causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk(opens in a new tab)

Set your own bin day

These dates are the ones you enter. BinWeek does not get them from Causeway Coast and Glens. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk).

Black bin, named on the black and blue calendars · General waste
Blue bin for dry recycling · Mixed recycling
Brown bin for food waste · Food waste
Brown bin for garden waste · Garden waste

Add to calendar

A private calendar link for the pattern you entered, with an alert at 6pm the evening before. The link contains those days. BinWeek does not keep a copy, and anyone with the link can see them.

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You can still add these days to your calendar.

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Causeway Coast and Glens
BinCollected
Black bin, named on the black and blue calendars · General wasteVaries by area, so check your address
Blue bin for dry recycling · Mixed recyclingVaries by area, so check your address
Brown bin for food waste · Food wasteVaries by area, so check your address
Brown bin for garden waste · Garden wasteVaries by area, so check your address

Garden waste

Garden waste is collected free of charge. Food and garden waste share the brown bin. A kitchen food caddy costs £3. Caddy liners are not sold on that page: tie a liner to the brown bin handle and the crew leaves one roll, or collect a roll at a household recycling centre. Kitchen roll can line the caddy, or food can be scraped straight into the brown bin.

Source: causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

If your bin was missed

The bin collections page does not give a deadline for reporting a missed bin. It says to contact the depot for your area with collection queries, and to use the bins and recycling contact page for a collection query or recycling advice. Present the bin no later than 7.00am. The route order can change, so the bin may not be emptied at the same time as last week. If you are unsure whether an item is allowed, the blue and brown pages give recycle@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk and 028 2766 0248.

Source: causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Good to know in Causeway Coast and Glens

  • Leave the bin out no later than 7.00am. Crews may change the order of the route, so the time of day will not always match the previous collection.
  • The blue bin list refuses plastic raw meat trays, polystyrene, nappies, tissues, televisions, microwaves, computer monitors, Pyrex, crystal, window glass, plastic bags and food waste. The council says the list is not exhaustive.
  • Brown-bin food can go in a fully compostable liner. Garden waste on that page includes grass, leaves, cuttings, shrubs, weeds, twigs and small branches, and refuses soil, rubble, plant pots, animal faeces and ash.
  • A kitchen caddy is £3. Liners are left if you tie one to the brown bin handle, or you can collect a roll at a household recycling centre.
  • There is no HTML page listing the black bin. A guessed address, black-bin-recycling, returned 404. The 2026 black and blue calendars are PDFs for Ballymoney, Coleraine, Limavady and Moyle. This entry does not copy dates out of those files.
  • The old master-list URL for blue bin calendars is not the current collections section. The live section is under Bins and Recycling, then Bin Collections.
  • Garden waste on its own can also be taken to a household recycling centre. The bin pages link to that section but do not list the sites on the brown bin page itself.

Bin questions in Causeway Coast and Glens

How do I find my bin day in Causeway Coast and Glens?

Download the 2026 black and blue calendar for Ballymoney, Coleraine, Limavady or Moyle. Ask your local depot for a brown bin calendar. The HTML pages do not state a single weekly or fortnightly rule.

What goes in the blue bin?

Aerosols, cardboard, cartons, cans and tins, mixed glass bottles and jars, mixed paper, plastic bottles and food containers, and washed foil trays. Not plastic bags, food waste, nappies, polystyrene or ashes.

Is the brown bin for food and garden waste?

Yes. Both go in the same brown bin. Food includes meat, fish, dairy, bread and leftovers. Garden waste includes grass, leaves and small branches. Soil, rubble, animal faeces and ash stay out.

How much is a kitchen caddy?

The brown bin page says a kitchen food caddy costs £3. Liners are supplied if you tie one to the bin handle, or you can pick up a roll at a household recycling centre.

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