Belfast bin collection days
Find out when Belfast City Council will collect your rubbish, recycling, food and garden waste.
Bin day reminders
After you find your collection days, you can add them to your calendar and get a reminder the evening before. How bin day reminders work
Christmas and New Year
Find out if Belfast bin collection days change over Christmas 2026
Bins in Belfast
Belfast City Council collects:
- General waste bin
- Glass recycling bin
- Recycling bin
- Compost bin
From the collections we've found for homes in Belfast. Your street may have a different mix of bins.
Many councils charge for garden waste collections, so they only show for homes that have signed up. Check Belfast City Council's website to find out about garden waste.
What you can recycle at home
What you can recycle, and which bin it goes in, depends on your council. Check Belfast City Council's website.
What you'll need
To find your bin days in Belfast, you'll need your postcode, then you choose your address from a list.
Areas covered
Belfast City Council collects household bins across its 60 wards in Northern Ireland:
- Andersonstown
- Ardoyne
- Ballygomartin
- Ballymacarrett
- Ballymurphy
- Ballysillan
- Beechmount
- Beersbridge
- Bellevue
- Belmont
- Belvoir
- Blackstaff
- Bloomfield
- Cavehill
- Central
- Chichester Park
- Cliftonville
- Clonard
- Collin Glen
- Connswater
- Cregagh
- Duncairn
- Dunmurry
- Falls
- Falls Park
- Finaghy
- Forth River
- Fortwilliam
- Garnerville
- Gilnahirk
- Hillfoot
- Innisfayle
- Knock
- Ladybrook
- Lagmore
- Legoniel
- Malone
- Merok
- Musgrave
- New Lodge
- Orangefield
- Ormeau
- Poleglass
- Ravenhill
- Rosetta
- Sandown
- Shandon
- Shankill
- Shaw's Road
- Stewartstown
- Stormont
- Stranmillis
- Sydenham
- Turf Lodge
- Twinbrook
- Upper Malone
- Water Works
- Windsor
- Woodstock
- Woodvale
Ward names from the Office for National Statistics.