North Ayrshire bin collection days
Find out when North 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 North Ayrshire bin collection days change over Christmas 2026
Bins in North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire Council collects:
- Grey bin
- Blue bin
- Brown bin
- Purple bin
From the collections we've found for homes in North Ayrshire. 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 North Ayrshire 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 North Ayrshire Council's website.
What you'll need
To find your bin days in North Ayrshire, you'll need your postcode, then you choose your address from a list.
Areas covered
North Ayrshire Council collects household bins across its 9 wards in Scotland:
- Ardrossan
- Arran
- Garnock Valley
- Irvine East
- Irvine South
- Irvine West
- Kilwinning
- North Coast
- Saltcoats and Stevenston
Ward names from the Office for National Statistics.