Recycling calendars will be available from Friday 1 May

The new recycling calendar will be available online from Friday 1 May. This will show collection days and the changeover week.

The new collection service will see the recycling trolley replaced with three separate wheeled bins for paper and cardboard, plastics and cans, and glass. Each of the new bins, along with the general waste bin, will be collected once every four weeks, while the food caddy will be collected weekly alongside.

The trolley will be removed after its last collection, and the new bins will be delivered between Monday and Friday of the changeover week. This means that the new bins could be delivered before the trolley is removed or a few days after the trolley has been removed. Trollies will start to be collected during the week of Monday 11 May.

The first collection of the new service will always be general waste, followed by paper and card, plastics and cans, then glass on the same day each week.

Garden waste bins will be collected as normal every four weeks, March to November, with the purchase of an annual permit.

If you have a small garden or no outdoor space at your home and are concerned about where to place your new bins please email communitywasteofficer@east-ayrshire.gov.uk and a community waste officer will survey your property.

Detailed FAQs are available online https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Housing/RubbishAndRecycling/Your-bins-and-containers/changes-to-bin-collection-services.aspx