Bank holiday bin collection day changes

Bank holiday bin collection day changes

Your recycling and waste collection day will change over the festive period. This includes earlier, later and some same day collections, so please don't forget to make sure you check your revised collection day before presenting your containers for their scheduled collection.

Don't forget the Household Recycling Centres will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

Please note: collection days return to normal from Monday 4th January 2027.

Tips for your recycling collection

• Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. If you do plan on visiting over the festive period, remember to take proof of your address with you. Please visit our webpage for more information about visiting the HRCs, including tips on how to pack your boot and take a look at the live queue camera.

• Christmas cards and wrapping paper with glitter, foil, or metallic decorations are not recyclable. Where possible, reuse these items. If they cannot be reused, please place them in your red top bin.

• Food is the biggest waste over the festive season. To help reduce this waste remember to buy less, eat what you buy, compost or recycle what is left over. If you don’t have a caddy please complete the online form to order one for free, remember food waste is collected every week.

  For top tips about reducing food waste visit the Love Food Hate Waste website.

• Large card cannot fit in the back of the collection vehicles, so if you can please try to break this down to the size of the wheelie bin and secure underneath your blue bag.

• Collection day reminders - Why not sign up for our free weekly email reminder service? You'll receive an email the day before your scheduled collection, letting you know which bins and containers need to be presented for collection by 7:00am the following day.

• Batteries cause fires! – batteries placed in any of your recycling and waste containers can cause fires. Keep everyone safe by recycling them in a clear container and pop them on top of your purple top bin.

• Missed collection ?, If your bins/containers were placed out for 7am on your scheduled collection day on the footpath nearest the edge of your property, or if we have an agreement to collect these from your property, and they have been missed, please let us know and complete our online form to report a missed bin collection.

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