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Douglas bin collection days

Douglas City Council runs the Island’s largest refuse service itself, and its waste pages are the most complete of any Manx local authority. Domestic wheelie bins are emptied fortnightly, split into Week 1 and Week 2 rounds, and the city is one of only two places on the Island (with Braddan) with a kerbside recycling collection, also fortnightly, on numbered rounds with their own calendars.

Last checked against 5 sources (www.douglas.gov.im, www.gov.im).

What goes in each bin

Wheelie bin, domestic refuse collection · General waste

Bin · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Ordinary household refuse that is suitable for the Energy from Waste plant

Not in this one

  • Building waste such as bricks, rubble, timber and paint tins
  • Hazardous waste such as syringes and certain types of clinical waste
  • Side waste: refuse bags placed alongside the bin

Source: www.douglas.gov.im (opens in a new tab), read

Kerbside recycling boxes and bags · Mixed recycling

Box · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Paper, glass bottles and jars, food and drink cans, aluminium foil and plastic bottles

Not in this one

  • Cardboard, which has its own containers at the Eastern and Western civic amenity sites
  • Ceramics and glazing glass, which the Island’s recycling banks and kerbside scheme do not take

Source: www.gov.im (opens in a new tab), read

Bulky waste and recycling at the Eastern Civic Amenity Site · Bulky waste

Container

Yes please

  • Bulky household waste that will not fit in the bin, such as washing machines and kitchen units
  • Fridges and freezers, televisions, computer monitors and fluorescent lamps, for a charge

Not in this one

  • Car and motorbike tyres, which the sites cannot store or handle; take them to a tyre fitter

Source: www.gov.im (opens in a new tab), read

Check your bin day

Use Douglas’s own page for your bin day

Isle of Man local authorities publish collection days as fixed weekdays, road lists, maps or PDF calendars rather than an address search BinWeek’s lookup service can query, so the page links to the authority’s own page and lets you set your own bin day.

Find my bin day on www.douglas.gov.im(opens in a new tab)

Set your own bin day

These dates are the ones you enter. BinWeek does not get them from Douglas. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (www.douglas.gov.im).

Wheelie bin, domestic refuse collection · General waste

The council’s pages say this is collected every two weeks. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Kerbside recycling boxes and bags · Mixed recycling

The council’s pages say this is collected every two weeks. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Bulky waste and recycling at the Eastern Civic Amenity Site · Bulky 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.

Email me the night before

You can still add these days to your calendar.

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Douglas
BinCollected
Wheelie bin, domestic refuse collection · General wasteEvery two weeks
Kerbside recycling boxes and bags · Mixed recyclingEvery two weeks

If your bin was missed

Douglas does not publish a separate missed-bin form. Waste Services, part of the council’s Environment and Regeneration department, is on 01624 696445 or refuse@douglas.gov.im, and posts service changes on its WhatsApp channel.

Source: www.douglas.gov.im (opens in a new tab), read

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Good to know in Douglas

  • Refuse collections are fortnightly and split into Week 1 and Week 2; which week you are depends on where you live, and the council publishes a collection calendar to download. Your collection day is the same day as it was last year.
  • Leave the wheelie bin out either the night before or before 6am on your usual collection day. Unacceptable waste includes building waste (bricks, rubble, timber, paint tins), hazardous waste (syringes and certain clinical waste) and side waste, meaning bags placed alongside the bin.
  • Kerbside recycling has its own calendar for each round, from Round 2 to Round 10, and the council’s Recycling Information Reminders sign-up tells you which round your address is on. Extra boxes and bags are free: call 696445 or email refuse@douglas.gov.im.
  • The Isle of Man Government lists Douglas and Braddan as the two authorities with a fortnightly kerbside recycling collection, taking paper, glass bottles and jars, food and drink cans, aluminium foil and plastic bottles. Glass bottles and jars should be rinsed, and the lid can stay on.
  • Douglas uses the Eastern Civic Amenity Site at Middle Park Industrial Estate in Braddan. In summer (1 April to 30 September) it opens Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm and Sundays and bank holidays 8am to 4pm; in winter (1 October to 31 March) it is 8am to 4pm every day, with gates shut 15 minutes before closing.
  • Douglas also runs garden waste, bulk waste and commercial waste collections, each with its own page under Waste Services, and the council asks residents to follow its Waste Services WhatsApp channel for service changes.

Bin questions in Douglas

How often are bins collected in Douglas?

Fortnightly. Rounds are split into Week 1 and Week 2, and the downloadable collection calendar shows which week your address is on. Kerbside recycling is also fortnightly.

What time do bins need to be out in Douglas?

The night before, or before 6am on your usual collection day.

How do I get more recycling boxes in Douglas?

They are free of charge. Call 696445 or email refuse@douglas.gov.im, and use the Recycling Information Reminders link to find your round.

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