Welcome to Derry City Council Waste Management Section

Derry City covers an area of approximately 420 square kilometres, with a population of 106,000 and 37,500 households, stretching south and east from the city including parts of the Sperrin Mountains with the western boundary consisting of the River Foyle and Donegal. The area is well served for communications having the A2 and the A6 roads dissecting the area, with the principle centres of population outside the city being along these routes.

Derry City is connected to Northern Irelands rail network and Derry port at Lisahally can handle ships up to 50,000 tonnes. The City of Derry airport, located off the A2 between Derry and Limavady, is the North West Regions main air terminus.

Derry City Council is responsible for waste management and recycling in the Council area. Recent changes in both EU and national legislation have resulted in significant change in how local authorities deal with waste. Waste reduction, reuse and recovery form an important part of the waste process and Derry City Council has had to respond to the changes by amending waste collection and disposal procedures. One result of this has been the formation of the North West Region Waste Management Group, with Derry City Council teaming up with a number of other regional local authorities.

The members of the NWRWMG are in alphabetical order :

Ballymoney Borough Council
Colraine Borough Council
Derry City Council
Limavady Borough Council
Magherafelt District Council
Moyle District Council
Strabane District Council

The Council’s have formed this grouping expressly for strategic waste planning purposes.

Derry City Council Working With The Community

Derry City Council places community needs and relations at the core of its services and are commited to delivering quality services to local rate payers. We are fully committed to assisting the community wherever possible.

We are involved at different levels with community waste projects throughout the City. These projects are varied and include community clean ups, tidy garden competitions, advice on bonfires etc. Our involvement ranges from supplying prizes for community and schools projects to supplying bins to community festivals. For further information contact:

Derry City Council
Waste Management section
City Engineers Department
02871 374107.