The City Bin Co. has been a familiar name on the streets of Galway for almost 30 years. For the past few years, the Galway business has undergone one of the biggest periods of change in its history.
A major programme of investment has transformed the business – expanding its services, increasing capacity, investing in new technology and its fleet, and giving households and businesses across Galway more ways to recycle and manage their waste.
And while much has changed, one thing remains instantly recognisable: City Bin’s distinctive red bins, which have become a familiar sight outside homes and businesses throughout Galway.
At the heart of that investment is City Bin’s Oranmore facility, where significant resources have been committed to developing the site and the services available to customers.
For Galway householders, the message is simple: if you have bulky waste to get rid of, bring it to them.
The City Bin Civic Amenity Facility in Oranmore provides a convenient local option for disposing of a wide range of household items and recyclable materials. Whether you are clearing out the house, tidying the garden or simply have items that won’t fit in your regular bins, customers can bring their waste directly to the facility.
Skip hire for homes and businesses
Skip hire is another area where City Bin has expanded significantly.
Through City Bin Skips, Galway householders can order skips for home clear-outs, renovations, garden projects and other jobs, with a choice of skip sizes depending on what they need.
The service extends well beyond household projects. City Bin provides skip hire for businesses, builders and contractors throughout Galway, from once-off clear-outs and refurbishment projects to larger and ongoing commercial requirements.
With straightforward online ordering and a local Galway team behind the service, City Bin Skips has become an important part of the company’s growing range of services.
Helping Galway businesses recycle more
City Bin is also putting an increased focus on helping local businesses improve how they manage their waste.
Significant investment in recycling infrastructure and processes over the past few years has transformed what happens to the waste City Bin collects in Galway. Compared with just a few years ago, considerably more can now be recovered and recycled, helping to keep valuable materials in use and reduce the amount of waste requiring disposal.
For Galway businesses, that investment means their waste is being managed through a much more advanced recycling operation – but City Bin also wants to help customers improve what happens before their waste is collected.
The City Bin team can work directly with businesses to review their current waste practices, examine how different waste streams are being used and identify practical opportunities to improve segregation and increase recycling.
Any Galway business interested in improving its recycling performance can contact City Bin to arrange a free waste and recycling audit.
The message to Galway businesses is simple: if you want to understand where your waste is going, recycle more and improve how waste is managed within your organisation, talk to the City Bin team.
Investing in the future
Technology is playing an increasingly important role across the business. Investment in City Bin’s online services has made it easier for customers to manage their accounts and access services, while continued investment in the fleet is modernising collections on the road.
A new electric collection truck is also set to join the City Bin fleet, representing another major step in the continued modernisation of the business.
Part of Galway
While City Bin has changed considerably, its connection with Galway remains as strong as ever.
The City Bin Co. is the only Guaranteed Irish waste operator serving Galway, reinforcing its commitment to supporting local communities, employment and the Irish economy.
That local commitment can also be seen through its community partnerships. City Bin is proud to support Galway United FC and Connacht Rugby by providing waste and recycling services at no cost at Eamonn Deacy Park and Dexcom Stadium, while also supporting RNLI Galway.
The company’s contribution to sustainability in the region has also been recognised, with The City Bin Co. winning the Galway Chamber Sustainability Innovation Award in 2024.
Founded in Galway in 1997, City Bin has grown into a comprehensive recycling and waste services business serving households and businesses across the region.
As City Bin approaches its 30th anniversary in 2027, the focus is firmly on what comes next: greater capacity, more convenient recycling options, a growing skip hire business, new technology and an expanding range of services for Galway homes and businesses.
The distinctive red bins and flying bin logo may be familiar, but the business behind them has been transformed.
Have bulky waste? Visit the City Bin Civic Amenity Facility in Oranmore.
Need a skip? City Bin Skips provides skip hire for homes and businesses across Galway.
Want your business to recycle more? Contact the City Bin team to arrange a free waste and recycling audit.
Find out more at citybin.com
