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Derry City and Strabane bin collection dates

Then choose your address. Dates come from Derry City and Strabane District Council's own bin checker. We are not the council.

  • Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
  • Get an email the evening before
  • Print an A4 sheet for the fridge

Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Derry City and Strabane

These are the containers used in Derry City and Strabane. Which ones a home has depends on its address.

  • Mixed food and garden waste

    Brown wheelie bin

  • Black bin

    Black wheelie bin

  • Blue bin

    Blue wheelie bin

Container details

The container pictures and words are Derry City and Strabane District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.

  • Mixed food and garden waste: Residents with a brown wheelie bin
  • Mixed food and garden waste: Derry area
  • Mixed food and garden waste: Not Areas using food waste caddies instead

Container descriptions checked 19 September 2026.

Links checked 19 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

We do not hold a verified missed-bin reporting link for Derry City and Strabane District Council. Check the council’s official website for how to contact its collection service.

Local bins and recycling news

AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.

Derry and Strabane’s September 2026 Recycle Week campaign urged households to check their black bins after council analysis found more than half the contents could be recycled through blue or brown collections.

The council highlighted food waste, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, aerosol cans and cardboard as materials still being thrown away incorrectly. It said food and garden waste collected in brown bins becomes compost used in parks, open spaces and schools. The 14–20 September campaign promised practical advice through the council’s digital channels to help residents recycle correctly.

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