Christmas collection dates

Changes to waste and recycling collections during Christmas

During the Christmas and New Year period, there will be some changes to waste and recycling collections.

The collection days that are changing are as follows:

The following collection days remain the same:

• Tuesday 24 December
• Friday 27 December
• Tuesday 31 December

Please make sure bins are out for collection by 7:00am. 

Collections will resume as normal on Thursday 2 January 2025.

Garden Waste collections

Garden waste collections will be suspended from Monday 23 December until Tuesday 7 January, to allow our crews to prioritise the additional recycling and food waste that accrues over Christmas.

If you have any garden waste over this time that can't wait for the next collection, you can take it to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Christmas tree recycling

We will be collecting real Christmas trees from Tuesday 7 January until and including Friday 17 January.  Any tree that is over 5ft tall must be cut in half.  Please note, Christmas trees will only be collected on your recycling week, therefore please only leave your tree next to your blue recycling bin on collection day.

Leave your tree outside in a place that's not obstructing the footpaths and we'll collect it for you on your recycling collection day (blue bin week).

If you're subscribed to the garden waste subscription service, you can chop it up and put it in your bin.

Important

• Please ensure that all decorations are removed from the trees before putting them out for collection.
• Broken fairy lights and other small electrical items will be taken away by the crews if placed in a standard-size carrier bag and left on top of any bin on collection day.