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South Ayrshire bin collection dates
- Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in South Ayrshire
These are the containers used in South Ayrshire. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Food Waste Caddy
Brown Bin
Glass bottles and jars
Purple lidded bin
Green lidded bin
Green/green lidded bin for waste that cannot be recycled
Blue/Blue Lidded Bin
Grey Bin
Purple Lidded Bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are South Ayrshire Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from South Ayrshire Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Purple-lid recycling bin guidanceSouth Ayrshire Council
- Garden waste collectionsSouth Ayrshire Council
- Food waste collectionsSouth Ayrshire Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemSouth Ayrshire Council
- Recycling centres and tipsSouth Ayrshire Council
- Get help putting your bins outSouth Ayrshire Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell South Ayrshire Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- Make a complaint to South Ayrshire CouncilIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors
If you've already reported the problem and used the council's complaints process, your unitary authority councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my unitary authority councillors on South Ayrshire Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.