Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon bin collections
Three bins, all fortnightly, and the brown one takes food scraps and garden waste together. The council doesn't list a separate garden charge for it. Have everything out by 7am.
New collection days from 26 October 2026
ABC Council redrew its bin routes across the whole borough from the week of Monday 26 October 2026, and more than three in four households now have a different collection day. Black, green and brown bins are still emptied fortnightly and take the same things as before. The day has moved, and the lorry may reach you at a different time than you're used to, so have bins out by 7am.
Every household was sent a leaflet with a six-month calendar between 5 and 15 October. Lost it? The council's Find My Bin Day search has the same dates, so does the ABC Council app, or ring 03300 561 020.
Two catches while the new routes bed in. Some streets will wait longer than usual between collections, and the council suggests taking any overflow to a household recycling centre. A bin left out on your old day won't be emptied either: it waits for the next date on the new calendar. Assisted lifts carry on as before.
Which bin is which in Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
Black for general waste, green for recycling, brown for food and garden waste.
Garden waste collection
Garden waste goes in the brown 240 litre bin alongside your food waste, collected fortnightly.
Fortnightly food waste collection
Food goes in the brown bin with the garden waste, every fortnight.
Bulky waste collection from £15.30
£15.30 buys one lift of up to three items, or £30.60 for two lifts and up to six items. Two lifts a year is the limit.
Recycling centres in Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
There are nine recycling centres across the borough, from Lurgan and Portadown down to Keady and Rathfriland.
- New Line Recycling Centre, Lurgan BT66 8QS
- Fairgreen, Portadown BT62 3EX
- Banbridge (Scarva Road) BT32 3QD
- Dromore BT25 1DG
- Rathfriland BT34 5DZ
- Armagh (Station Road) BT61 7NP
- Keady BT60 2RP
- Markethill BT60 1PW
- Tandragee BT62 2DG
Worth knowing in Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
Loose rubbish left beside your bin can earn a £120 fixed penalty, and waste dumped away from the collection point £400. If you can't get your bins out, there's a free assisted lift: apply with a form signed by a health professional, and allow up to four weeks for it to be assessed. Environmental Services are on 0330 056 1020.
Get told the night before
Binformation is a free Android app. Put your postcode in once and it sends a notification the evening before each collection, saying which bins are going. If the council moves your day for a bank holiday, the reminder moves with it.
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Where this comes from
Every fact on this page was read from the council's own website, last checked on 26 October 2026. Councils change prices each April, so check the link before you pay for anything.
- Collection changes: armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
- Collection frequency: armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
- Bulky waste: armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
- Recycling centres: armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
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