How it works
"Let's Get Sorted" is the name of Craigavon Borough Council's domestic refuse collection and recycling service. The service provides every house in the Borough with at least two bins: a blue bin, for general household rubbish and a green bin, for materials that we send for recycling. Some households, however, also have a brown bin for garden waste.
What can I put in my green bin?
You can put the following into your green bin : cardboard ; rinsed food and drinks cans ; newspapers and magazines ; and plastic bottles. For a more detailed breakdown of what you can put in your green bin please click here.
Please do not put plastic bags, glass or leftover food into your green bin.
What can I put in my brown bin?
Including garden waste you can now put the following into your brown bin : fruit ; vegetables ; tea bags ; eggshells ; and cold ashes. For a more detailed breakdown of what you can put in your brown bin please click here.
Please do not put food leftovers, plastic bags, bin liners, gravel, stones, soil, cat or dog waste in your brown bin.
Alternate weekly collections
Your blue bin is collected one week and your green bin the next. From the beginning of April to the end of October brown bins will be collected once a fortnight. From November to March they will be collected approximately every 4 weeks. In some areas brown bins are collected on the same day as green bins, whilst in other areas they are collected on the same day as blue bins. Please call us on our Freephone helpline 0800 3898203 if you need advice on when to put out your bins. Bins should be put out for collection by 8am.
To help you remember which bin to put out each week you can log onto our collection calendar by clicking here.
What will happen if I put the wrong materials into my green or brown bin?
Recycling Inspectors will be inspecting green and brown bins and if they contain the wrong materials they will be sealed and not collected.
If this happens please remove all unsuitable items and put your bin out on your next scheduled green/brown collection day.
Why is it so important that I do not put the wrong materials into my green or brown bin?
All material collected in the green and brown bins will be taken away for sorting and recycling. If we deliver the wrong materials to the recycling facility, Council may have to pay high penalties which will have be found through rate payers money.
Under European legislation local authorities must recycle 40% of household waste by 2010.
