Residents will be charged £25 if they mix up their recycling in bins or don’t put them out — and the council must make a second trip for collection.
The new cost is part of £1.96 million cuts and charges coming in South Ayrshire Council’s £284.9 million revenue budget.
The council expect to make £30,275 during the year from the “return to service charge for bins that have not been presented or contaminated,” according to the budget document.
Ruling administration councillor Philip Saxton said: "If council staff see waste is contaminated, they will put a sticker on the bin. If they have to come back and get it the cost will be £25."
He added: "I think people need to get more experienced with how they carry out their recycling. Landfill costs are getting expensive and we can’t afford it as a council.
"We have to encourage people to recycle more. The majority of people are okay at recycling. It could be just one family not recycling properly which causes upset to everyone else."
Labour councillor Saxton described the budget as "probably one of the best budgets we have had in this administration."
He said: "We are taking a common sense approach to this budget."
The balanced budget was approved on Thursday and will see council tax frozen for the year ahead.
There will be an £86m capital spend on schools, roads, IT and other investments.
Other cuts and savings include the closure of the Ayr County Buildings office canteen for the year. It will be replaced by a vending machine to save £16,000.
The price of commercial bin lifts is to go up by five per cent for general waste and three per cent for blue bins.
And funeral charge increases will bring in additional revenue of £40,000.
South Ayrshire budget for year ahead from April 1:
•The revenue budget to be spent is £284.9m.
•£79m for the health and social care partnership.
•Council tax is frozen.
•£1.96m cuts.
•Capital investment of £86m including on schools and roads.
Council leader Peter Henderson said: “I am extremely proud that we have been able to deliver a balanced budget, particularly as we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.
“The impact COVID-19 has had on our communities has been immense and this budget targets resources where they are needed most.”
Conservative opposition leader councillor Martin Dowey said: "The council have had a neutral budget with no major cuts or charge increases."
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