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About the Industrial Action
There may be some disruption to council services from Monday 21 to Sunday 27 March, as a result of a seven-day strike by Unite the Union.
This industrial action is impacting on local government services across Northern Ireland, as well as in England and Wales.
The majority of our services are expected to operate as normal, or with minimal disruption, but it is likely the strike will have an impact on some waste collection and street cleaning routes, as well as other frontline services and council venues.
We are working hard to minimise the impact on residents and businesses and will provide regular updates here, and also via our social media channels – Twitter (link opens in new window) and Facebook (link opens in new window)
Please check back to this page regularly for updates from Monday 21 March.
What is affected?
Last updated: 12 noon Monday 21 March 2022
Why is this strike taking place?
The industrial action is taking place across NI councils and other public sector organisations.
It is in relation to NJC pay, which is negotiated nationally on behalf of council and other local government organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland under joint union collective bargaining arrangements.
Belfast City Council then implements the outcome of these negotiations. It cannot enter into separate local negotiations on pay with Unite the Union.
- Bin collections
All general waste (black) bins are being collected as normal today (Monday 21 March). Bryson Recycling box collections are also taking place as normal.
Collections impacted on Monday 25 April
- Street names beginning with A to D
Street Collection Street 1 Bin Street 2 Bin Street 3 Bin - Street names beginning with E to G
Street Collection Street 1 Bin Street 2 Bin Street 3 Bin
- Street names beginning with A to D
- Bulky waste collections
If you had a bulky waste collection booked with us for today or tomorrow, we have been in touch with you about your booking.
If you have a collection booked for Wednesday 23 to Sunday 27 March and it is impacted by the industrial action, we will contact you directly about your booking.
- Recycling centres and civic amenity sites
Ormeau Recycling Centre is closed today. Please use our other centres, at Alexandra Park Avenue, Palmerston Road and Blackstaff Way, instead. They are open as normal today.
All our civic amenity sites are open as normal.
- Community and play centres
North Queen Street Community Centre is closed today. All our other community and play centres are open as normal.
- Belfast Zoo
Belfast Zoo is open as normal.
- Registration office
Our Registration Office at City Hall is open as normal for the registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships.
- Parks, playgrounds and pitches
All our parks, playgrounds and pitches are open as normal today.
- Council services
Our Noise Control, Pest Control and Dog Warden services are operating as normal today.
- Burials and cremations
All burials, cremations will take place as normal this week. They are not impacted by the industrial action.
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Bin and boxes
Collections impacted
- Bin and box collections
We are unable to complete all our bin and box collections from Monday 25 April to Sunday 8 May.
Bins and boxes should still be left out as normal for collection, however a list of streets impacted by the strike action will be updated daily.
If your street is included in our list it will not be collected. Please bring your bin or boxes back to your property and present them again on your next scheduled collection date.
If your street is not included in our list but hasn’t been collected for a different reason, your bin will be collected on your next scheduled collection date. Find your next bin collection day
The list will be available on Monday 25 April.
Commercial waste customers are advised to present their bins on their normal collection day. If bins are not collected please bring them back in and present them again on your next scheduled collection date.
- Bin and box collections