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Garff bin collection days

Garff is the east-coast authority formed on 1 May 2016 when Laxey, Lonan and Maughold merged, running from Baldrine up through Laxey to Maughold Head. The Commissioners collect their own refuse and charge for it separately, but their website sits behind a bot challenge BinWeek does not try to pass, so this page is built from the Isle of Man Government’s pages.

Last checked against 3 sources (www.gov.im).

What goes in each bin

Household bin, Garff · General waste

Bin · Varies by area, so check your address

Yes please

  • Household refuse for the Island’s Energy from Waste facility

Not in this one

  • Lead-acid batteries, which are hazardous waste and go to a civic amenity site
  • Fridges and freezers, which must be de-gassed at specialist facilities and are taken at civic amenity sites for a charge
  • Lamps, bulbs and fluorescent tubes, recycled at civic amenity sites for a small charge

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

Public recycling sites, with the Eastern and Northern civic amenity sites · Mixed recycling

Container

Yes please

  • Glass bottles and jars, cans, paper, clothing and batteries at the Island’s public recycling sites
  • Flattened corrugated cardboard and small electrical items at the Eastern and Northern civic amenity sites

Not in this one

  • Ceramics and glazing glass, which the glass banks 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
  • Scrap metal, garden waste, glass, cans, plastic bottles, paper, clothing, dirty engine oil and small electrical items

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 Garff’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.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 Garff. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (www.gov.im).

Household bin, Garff · General waste
Public recycling sites, with the Eastern and Northern civic amenity sites · Mixed recycling
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 Garff
BinCollected
Household bin, Garff · General wasteVaries by area, so check your address

If your bin was missed

Garff Parish District Commissioners are at 35 New Road, Laxey, on +44 1624 861241, open Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm. The website is garff.im, which BinWeek could not read.

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

Your nearest tip

Good to know in Garff

  • The former local authorities of Laxey, Lonan and Maughold formed Garff Parish District Commissioners on 1 May 2016. The Government lists refuse collection as a service the Commissioners provide themselves, and the refuse rate for 2026/27 as £242.12 per household, up from £230.59.
  • The Commissioners’ office is at 35 New Road, Laxey, IM4 7BG, on +44 1624 861241, open Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm. Their website is garff.im.
  • Garff is unusual in using two civic amenity sites: the Eastern site at Middle Park Industrial Estate, Braddan, and the Northern site at Balladoole, Lezayre. Both take flattened corrugated cardboard and small electrical items as well as the usual recyclables.
  • The Eastern site opens Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm and Sunday and bank holidays 8am to 4pm in summer (1 April to 30 September), and 8am to 4pm daily in winter (1 October to 31 March). The Northern site from 1 July 2026 opens 8am to 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and Saturday, 8am to 4pm Friday and 9am to 4:30pm Sunday, and takes debit cards only.
  • Garff had 4,255 residents at the 2021 Census and its general rate for 2026/27 is 215.16 pence in the pound. Residents can use the Henry Bloom Noble Library in Douglas.

Bin questions in Garff

Who collects the bins in Garff?

Garff Parish District Commissioners themselves. BinWeek could not read the garff.im website, so ring the Laxey office on +44 1624 861241 for your collection day.

How much is the refuse rate in Garff?

£242.12 per household for 2026/27, up from £230.59.

Which civic amenity site does Garff use?

Both the Eastern site at Middle Park, Braddan, and the Northern site at Balladoole, Lezayre.

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