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The household waste collection service in County Galway is provided by private sector operators. Various companies provide waste collection services throughout the county. Consumers should contact service providers for full details of services and costs.

Their contact details are:
Barna Recycling, Headford Road, Galway. Phone: 1890300450 / 091-771619
The City Bin Co. Oranmore Business Park, Oranmore, Co Galway. Phone: 1800248924
Morans Refuse Services, Carran Thomas, Craughwell. Co. Galway. Phone 091-846494
Mr. Binman, Luddenmore, Grange, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick. Phone 1890929240
WERS Waste, Weir Road Business Park, Tuam, Co. Galway. Phone: 093-24027
Ballinrobe Waste Disposal Service, Cloonee, Ballinrobe Co. Mayo. 094-9541847

Currently, if you are on a Serviced Route, (including within a 100m of a serviced route) the service available to you is a wheelie bin service for the segregated collection of recyclables and landfill waste, at minimum. 

If you are on a Serviced Route (including within 100m of a serviced route) and within an agglomeration exceeding 500 population, the service available to you is a wheelie bin service for the segregated collection of recyclables, food waste and landfill waste.  
If you are within100 ms of a serviced route and wish to apply for your household to be designated and approved to use bags as a method of disposal please complete and return this form GCC-ENV-21(B)-00.

If your household is outside the scope of the serviced routes, you may avail of a bag or wheelie bin service.

*This information was correct at the time of publication 04/08/2016‌

 

7/7/20 Please Note

All householders must manage their waste by complying with any one of the following options:

1. Registration with a permitted Waste Collector operating in the Galway County Council area for the provision of kerbside waste collection.

2. Municipal domestic waste is segregated and delivered directly by the waste holder to an
authorised waste facility. Receipts must be kept as proof that this is the option that is being used.

3. Bin-Sharing. This is an option for two households to come together sharing the same bins and waste account. Proof of the sharing arrangement will be required.

 

Contact Point

Environment Section, Galway County Council, Prospect Hill, Galway, 091-509510 or environment@galwaycoco.ie.

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