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Ramsey bin collection days

Ramsey is the Island’s northern town, and its Commissioners provide a free weekly kerbside refuse collection with their own crews, paid for through the rates. Ramsey produces around 4,200 tonnes of waste a year, all of it taken to the Isle of Man Government’s Energy from Waste facility, which is why the Commissioners stress that only waste suitable for incineration belongs in the bin.

Last checked against 2 sources (ramsey.gov.im, www.gov.im).

What goes in each bin

Wheeled bin, weekly kerbside refuse collection · General waste

Bin · Every week

Yes please

  • Household refuse suitable for incineration at the Energy from Waste facility

Not in this one

  • Anything not suitable for incineration, because every bin is tipped at the Isle of Man Government’s Energy from Waste facility
  • Commercial waste, which is a separate on-request service charged by weight and bin size

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

Recycling banks at the Station Road Car Park entrance · Mixed recycling

Container

Yes please

  • Glass, aluminium and tin cans, paper, magazines, packaging card and textiles

Not in this one

  • Ceramics and glazing glass, which cannot go in the Island’s glass banks

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

Bulky waste and recycling at the Northern 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 and dirty engine oil

Not in this one

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

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

Check your bin day

Use Ramsey’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 ramsey.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 Ramsey. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (ramsey.gov.im).

Wheeled bin, weekly kerbside refuse collection · General waste

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

Recycling banks at the Station Road Car Park entrance · Mixed recycling
Bulky waste and recycling at the Northern 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 Ramsey
BinCollected
Wheeled bin, weekly kerbside refuse collection · General wasteEvery week

If your bin was missed

Ramsey Town Commissioners collect with their own crews. For a bin that was not emptied, or to ask about assisted collections, call the technical department on 810100 or use the contact link on the refuse page; the Town Hall is on Parliament Square.

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

Your nearest tip

Good to know in Ramsey

  • Domestic refuse is collected weekly from the kerbside and the cost is included in the rates. Householders bring their wheeled bins to the kerbside collection point and take them back once emptied; the Commissioners publish a household refuse leaflet and a collection-days document on the refuse page.
  • Elderly and disabled householders can ask for an assisted collection, where the crew collects the bin from and returns it to its normal position. These arrangements are reviewed every year.
  • Recycling banks for glass, aluminium, tin cans, paper, magazines, packaging card and textiles are at the entrance to the Station Road Car Park. Commercial customers are charged by weight and bin size under the Government’s User Pays policy.
  • The Northern Civic Amenity Site at Balladoole on the Ramsey/Bride Coast Road in Lezayre takes bulky items, and from 1 July 2026 opens Monday to Thursday 8am to 4:30pm, Friday 8am to 4pm, Saturday 8am to 4:30pm and Sunday 9am to 4:30pm, gates shutting 15 minutes before closing. It takes debit cards only. Ramsey’s own page lists a lunchtime closure, so check before a midday trip.
  • Charges for bulky electrical disposal at the Island’s civic amenity sites, as listed by Ramsey, are £34.00 for an under-counter fridge, £53.00 for a chest fridge or freezer, £87.00 for an American-style fridge, £14.00 for a PC monitor or laptop, £27.00 for a television and £34.00 for a dehumidifier.
  • The Commissioners will, by prior arrangement, lend gloves and refuse sacks to beach clean-up volunteers and collect what they remove from the beaches.

Bin questions in Ramsey

How often is rubbish collected in Ramsey?

Weekly, from the kerbside, free of charge to householders. Collection days are published as a document on the Commissioners’ refuse page.

Can I get help putting my bin out in Ramsey?

Yes. Elderly and disabled householders can request an assisted collection; where agreed, the bin is collected from and returned to its normal position. Arrangements are reviewed annually.

Where do I take bulky waste in Ramsey?

The Northern Civic Amenity Site at Balladoole, Ramsey/Bride Coast Road, Lezayre, on 882006. Charges apply to fridges, freezers, televisions and monitors, and the site takes debit cards only.

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