Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Landlords and tenants in the local area have a responsibility to the wider community to ensure household waste from rental properties is properly recycled or disposed of.

Landlords should:

• Ensure tenants are provided with the containers needed to access the collection services provided by the Council. If Landlords do not provide bins to their tenants, they must make them aware of their responsibility to obtain their own bins from Council.
• Provide tenants with information on their bin collection days.
• Ensure any additional waste at the end of tenancies is properly disposed of and not illegally dumped.

Each property should have one each of the following:

• Black Residual 240L Bin
• Green Recycling 240L Bin
• Brown Food and Garden Waste 240L Bin

Bins can be bought from the Council –

https://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/resident/bin-costs/

Smaller 140 litre bins are available for households with limited storage space.

Properties with a larger number of tenants residing at the address on a permanent basis can apply for larger capacity bins: Information on larger capacity bins can be found online at:

https://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/resident/additional-bins-for-medical-waste-large-families/

or contact Tel: 033 0056 1020

• The Council operates a fortnightly collection for all bins. Please check our website for the day of collection for a given property.
• https://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/resident/when-is-my-bin-day/
• Bins should be placed at the bin collection point by 7am on the day of collection.
• Lids should be shut, with no excess rubbish, on top or by the side of the bin.
• Bins must be taken off the pavement after collection.
• Green Recycling and Brown Food & Garden waste bins must contain the correct materials.
• We can help you with your bin if you are unable to take it to the kerbside for collection. Complete the appropriate form on our website – https://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/resident/need-help-with-your-bin-collection/

• It is a landlord’s responsibility to make sure that any bins provided to tenants are left at the property when they move out.
• When tenants move out, please do not put ‘moving out’ rubbish into the green and brown bins as these will not be emptied if they contain incorrect items.
• Tenants should also not leave excess waste beside their bins as our collection crews will not collect the excess. Excess waste can be brought to a local Household Recycling Centre.
• Bulky waste collections can be arranged with the Council for larger items that do not fit into household bins – contact 033 0056 1020.
• Most household items can be taken to Household Recycling Centres free of charge for more information please visit https://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/resident/recycling-centres/

• On your bin collection day all your waste items must be placed securely inside the appropriate colour wheeled bin. Do not leave loose waste beside the bin or at the collection point.
• Offenders leaving loose waste may receive a £120 Fixed Penalty fine.
• If your waste is left at another location away from the bin collection point, offenders may receive a £400 Fixed Penalty fine.
• If you can’t take large items of furniture to your local recycling centre, they can be collected via the council’s Bulky Waste system. Illegal dumping of bulky items may lead to a £400 Fixed Penalty Fine.