North Ayrshire bin collection days

Yes please

• Plastic and black bags, polystyrene, crisp and sweet wrappers and cling film
• Tissues, wipes, paper towels, takeaway pizza boxes and light bulbs
• Pet litter, nappies, hygiene products, food pouches and hard plastics
• Padded envelopes, tablet blister packs, drinking glasses, ceramics and photographs

Not in this one

• Batteries and anything with a battery, including vapes, and gas cannisters
• Plastics, cans, glass, cartons, paper and card, which have their own bins on the mainland
• Food and garden waste on the mainland and Cumbrae
• On Arran, food goes in the grey bin because there is no organic collection

Yes please

• Loose, clean, dry cardboard, cereal boxes, newspapers, magazines and paperback books
• Shredded paper, envelopes, greetings cards and wrapping paper that is not glittery, shiny or foil
• Large cardboard flattened and tied beside the bin

Not in this one

• Plastic bags and liners
• On Arran the blue bin is mixed recycling, not paper only: it also takes glass, metals, plastics and cartons

Yes please

• Glass bottles and jars, food and drink tins, aerosols, foil and foil trays
• Plastic bottles, tubs, trays, punnets, toiletry and cleaning bottles, and cartons
• Loose, empty, clean and dry, not in a bag

Not in this one

• Plastic bags and liners
• The purple bin is the mainland and Cumbrae container; Arran uses the blue bin for this mix

Yes please

• Cooked and uncooked food, dairy, fish, meat and bones, fruit and vegetables
• Bread, rice, pasta, tea, coffee and egg shells

Not in this one

• Gas cannisters, non-compostable bags, plastic, rubble, turf, wood and textiles
• Food or drink containers, animal waste, nappies and soil, which the page says can only go to Bartonholm Recycling Centre
• Arran has no organic collection

Yes please

• Grass cuttings, weeds, dead flowers, leaves, bark and windfall fruit
• Hedges and branches tied in bundles of about one metre and set beside the bin over a few weeks

Not in this one

• The same rejects as the food half of the brown bin, including plastic, rubble, turf, wood and animal waste
• No brown bin service on Arran

Yes please

• Non-upholstered items such as bed frames, mattresses, white goods, garden tools and large toys
• Upholstered seating such as sofas and sofa beds, kept separate because of SEPA guidance
• Furniture in good condition, which Cunninghame Furniture Recycling Company may collect free of charge

Not in this one

• Items with rips, missing parts or deep stains if you want the free furniture collection
• Contractor and letting-agent waste
• Torn upholstery that is not covered, which crews can refuse