Bin Collection Antrim: Find Your Date, Day, Bin Type & Calendar
If you live in Antrim town or another property served by Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council, start with the council’s live collection checker. Search your street name or postcode and use the schedule returned for your own property rather than relying on an old blue-bin calendar.
Antrim’s recycling service changed substantially from September 2025. The newer three-tier Wheelie Box is collected weekly, the streamlined black residual-waste bin remains on a fortnightly collection, and the brown-bin service continues on its existing schedule.
Antrim Bin Collection: Quick Answer
Check your own address before putting anything out. Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council provides a live Bin Schedule service and also lets residents search by street name or postcode from the council website.
Put the scheduled bin or Wheelie Box at the edge of your property or designated collection point by 7am. For standard wheeled bins, the council says the handle should face out. Collection can take place at any time from 7am onwards.
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How to Check Your Antrim Bin Collection Date
Antrim collection days are property-specific. The council’s current website provides a Bin Schedule service and a street-name or postcode search. That live result should take priority over an old printed calendar, saved screenshot or neighbour’s collection day.
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Open the official Bin Schedule.
Use the council’s current checker rather than searching for an old Antrim PDF calendar. -
Search your street or postcode.
Make sure the result relates to your own property and not another road with a similar name. -
Check the container as well as the date.
Record whether the result refers to your Wheelie Box, black bin or brown bin. -
Look for an amended date around holidays.
Public-holiday arrangements can move an otherwise normal collection. -
Have the correct container ready by 7am.
Collection times vary during the route, so the normal arrival time of the vehicle is not a safe set-out deadline.
Antrim’s Bin System Changed: Do Not Follow an Old Blue-Bin Calendar
Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council began rolling out its harmonised Wheelie Box system to Antrim, Randalstown, Crumlin, Templepatrick, Toome and surrounding areas from September 2025.
That change matters because older Antrim calendars can still appear in search results. Those documents may show the previous blue mixed-recycling bin. Current residents should use the live checker and the containers actually issued to their property.
Wheelie Box
Three stackable recycling boxes on a wheeled trolley, collected every week.
Streamlined black bin
The newer black residual-waste bin continues on a fortnightly collection schedule.
Brown bin
The council says the brown-bin service was not changed by the Wheelie Box rollout. Use the live schedule for its exact dates.
Antrim Bin Types and Collection Pattern
| Container | Main use | Current pattern | Key action |
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| Wheelie Box | Separated dry recycling | Weekly | Sort each material into the correct tier and present by 7am. |
| Black bin | Residual household waste after recycling | Fortnightly | Keep the lid completely closed and do not leave extra black bags. |
| Brown bin | Accepted food and garden waste | Check live property schedule | Avoid making it excessively heavy, particularly with wet garden material. |
What Goes in the Antrim Wheelie Box?
The Wheelie Box has three separate recycling compartments with a combined capacity of 180 litres. Keeping the streams separate is important because the collection system is designed to produce cleaner recyclable material.
Paper and cardboard
- Letters and envelopes
- Magazines and newspapers
- Brochures and catalogues
- Cereal boxes
- Egg cartons
- Postal and cardboard packaging
Plastics, metals and cartons
- Plastic bottles
- Plastic pots, tubs and trays
- Food and drink cans
- Empty aerosols
- Clean foil
- Food and drink cartons
Glass bottles and jars
Use the lower compartment for clean, empty glass bottles and jars. The council says lids can remain attached.
What if the Wheelie Box is full?
The council permits additional separated recycling in overflow bags or containers. Keep each material stream separate in the same way as the Wheelie Box. Glass must not be placed in an overflow bag.
Antrim Collection-Day Rules: Avoid an Easily Preventable Miss
Present by 7am
Bins and Wheelie Boxes should be ready by 7am. The vehicle may arrive at any time after that.
Use the correct collection point
Place the bin at the edge of your property or the designated point. The council asks for the wheeled-bin handle to face out.
Close the black-bin lid
A black bin with a raised lid can be rejected. Extra bags beside the black bin are not accepted.
Watch the weight
An overweight container may not be lifted safely. Wet organic waste can make a brown bin particularly heavy.
Antrim Bin Not Collected: When and How to Report It
A missed bin should first be checked against the exact schedule. Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council says collections can occasionally be affected by parked vehicles, roadworks, difficult road conditions or severe weather.
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Check that the container was actually scheduled.
Reopen the council’s live Bin Schedule and confirm the date and container. -
Confirm it was ready before 7am.
The council may not return for a container presented late. -
Check the lid, weight and container size.
Overfilled bins, raised lids and unauthorised larger or multiple bins can be refused. -
Check for an access problem.
Parked vehicles, roadworks, weather or difficult road conditions can prevent the crew reaching the property. -
Report in the council’s stated window.
Where the miss was not your fault, contact Waste Management after 9am on the next working day and within 24 hours of the missed collection. -
Leave the correctly presented container available.
The council says it will aim to return where the miss was not caused by the resident and resources allow.
Waste Management contact
Telephone: 028 9034 0056
Email: [email protected]
Antrim Bin Collection Calendar: Remaining 2026 Holiday Changes
Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council approved borough-wide refuse and recycling arrangements for the 2026 public holidays. As of September 2026, the main remaining changes affect Christmas and New Year.
| Holiday | Normal date | Approved arrangement |
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| Christmas Day | Friday 25 December 2026 | No service. Approved alternative collection date: Sunday 27 December 2026. |
| Boxing Day | Saturday 26 December 2026 | No collection required. Collections are scheduled normally from Monday 28 December. |
| New Year’s Day | Friday 1 January 2027 | No service. Approved alternative collection date: Saturday 2 January 2027. |
Brown Bin: Food and Garden Waste
The council’s harmonisation information says the brown-bin service was not changed when Antrim moved to the Wheelie Box system. Continue to use the live property schedule for your exact brown-bin dates.
Keep organic waste separate
Food and accepted garden material belong in the appropriate organic-waste service rather than the black residual-waste bin.
Do not overload it
Wet grass and other dense garden waste can make the bin too heavy for the lifting equipment. If necessary, present a less-full brown bin.
Bulky Waste Collection in Antrim
Furniture, mattresses, large white goods and other qualifying bulky household items use a separate council collection rather than the normal black bin.
The current policy applies the one-free-collection allowance per household per financial year, from 1 April to 31 March. Additional collections cost £10 for up to three items. A further charge can apply where a collection requires more than 15 minutes because of the quantity, location or accessibility.
Once booked, items should be outside and accessible. The council says residents should have them presented by 7am on the next working day following the request and should keep requested items clearly separate from objects that are not for collection.
Assisted Collection and Extra Bin Capacity
Assisted collection
The council provides an assisted collection service for residents who cannot present or retrieve their bins because of age or disability and have no other means of support.
Additional residual capacity
Larger-capacity domestic waste collections can be assessed where there are six or more permanent residents, two or more babies in nappies, or a medical condition that generates additional waste.
Newpark Household Recycling Centre in Antrim
For household items that do not belong in the normal kerbside collection, Antrim residents have the Newpark Household Recycling Centre in the town.
Newpark Household Recycling Centre
Address: Orchard Way, Antrim, BT41 2RU
The council lists the site as closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and 12 July, with normal opening on other bank and public holidays.
Official Antrim Bin Collection Services
BinCollectionGuide.org is an independent information site. Collection records, return visits, bookings and council waste accounts are controlled by Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council.
Open official Bin Schedule
Open council collection FAQs
Open Wheelie Box guidance
Antrim Bin Collection FAQs
How do I find my Antrim bin collection day?
Use Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Bin Schedule and search your street name or postcode. Use the result for your own property rather than an old Antrim calendar.
What time should I put my Antrim bin out?
Have the scheduled bin or Wheelie Box at the required collection point by 7am. The council says collections can occur at any time from 7am onwards.
How often is the Antrim Wheelie Box collected?
The three-tier Wheelie Box is collected every week.
How often is the black bin collected in Antrim?
The streamlined black residual-waste bin continues on a fortnightly collection schedule. Check the live Bin Schedule for your next exact date.
What goes in each Wheelie Box compartment?
The top blue-lid box is for paper and card, the middle red-flap box is for accepted plastics, metals, cartons and clean foil, and the bottom green-flap box is for clean glass bottles and jars.
When should I report a missed Antrim bin?
If the missed collection was not your fault, the council asks residents to contact Waste Management after 9am on the next working day and within 24 hours of the missed collection.
Can I leave extra rubbish beside my black bin?
No. The council says only waste contained inside the main body of the black bin can be collected. The lid should also be fully closed.
Where is the household recycling centre in Antrim?
Newpark Household Recycling Centre is at Orchard Way, Antrim, BT41 2RU. Check the live council page before travelling for current opening and vehicle-access information.
Your Best Next Step
Do not try to work out your Antrim bin day from an old blue-bin calendar. Open the council’s current Bin Schedule, search your street or postcode and check the exact container due for your property.
Once you know the date, have the correct Wheelie Box, black bin or brown bin ready by 7am and use the missed-collection checks above if it remains unemptied.
Independent guide: BinCollectionGuide.org is not Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council. We explain publicly available waste-service information, but live collection dates, reports, bookings and council decisions must be confirmed through the official services linked on this page.