East Ayrshire bin collection days
Find out when East Ayrshire 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 East Ayrshire bin collection days change over Christmas 2026
Bins in East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire Council collects:
- General Waste+Food (+food only after transition week)
- Glass+Food
- Paper/Card+Food
- Plastic/Cans+Food
- Trolley+Food
- Garden waste
- Transition week
From the collections we've found for homes in East Ayrshire. Your street may have a different mix of bins.
What you can recycle at home
What you can recycle, and which bin it goes in, depends on your council. Check East Ayrshire Council's website.
What you'll need
To find your bin days in East Ayrshire, you'll need your postcode, and your house number or name.
Areas covered
East Ayrshire Council collects household bins across its 9 wards in Scotland:
- Annick
- Ballochmyle
- Cumnock and New Cumnock
- Doon Valley
- Irvine Valley
- Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
- Kilmarnock North
- Kilmarnock South
- Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse
Ward names from the Office for National Statistics.