Bank holiday bin collection day changes
Easter bin collection day changes
Your recycling and waste collection day will change over the Easter bank holiday, some collections will be later and some will remain the same, 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 open as usual during the Easter bank holiday.
| Normal day | Revised collection day |
|---|---|
| Monday 30 March 2026 | Monday 30 March 2026 (same day collection) |
| Tuesday 31 March 2026 | Tuesday 31 March 2026 (same day collection) |
| Wednesday 1 April 2026 | Wednesday 1 April 2026 (same day collection) |
| Thursday 2 April 2026 | Thursday 2 April 2026 (same day collection) |
| Friday 3 April 2026 (Good Friday) | Friday 3 April 2026 (Good Friday) (same day collection) |
| Monday 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday) | Tuesday 7 April 2026 (later collection) |
| Tuesday 7 April 2026 | Wednesday 8 April 2026 (later collection) |
| Wednesday 8 April 2026 | Thursday 9 April 2026 (later collection) |
| Thursday 9 April 2026 | Friday 10 April 2026 (later collection) |
| Friday 10 April 2026 | Saturday 11 April 2026 (later collection) |
Please note: collection days return to normal Monday 13 April 2026.
Tips for your recycling collection
- Don't forget the Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) will be OPEN during the Easter bank holiday as normal. 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.
- Easter cards and Easter egg cardboard packing can be recycled in your blue bag, no glittery or metallic ones though please as we cannot recycle those now.
- 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.
- Food waste - there is still 31% of food waste in the borough's red top bins. If you don't have a caddy, please complete the online form to order one for free, remember food waste is collected every week.
- Food is one of our most precious resources, so we urge residents to buy what you need and eat what you buy, and to donate, compost or recycle what you can't use up. For more information and some top tips on reducing your food waste, please visit the Love Food Hate Waste website.
- If your bins were presented 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.
- Collection day reminders - why not sign up for our free weekly email reminder, you will receive an email the day before your scheduled collection to remind you what containers to present the following day for 7am.
Sign up for bin day reminders, view your collection days and download a calendar
Last updated : 13 January 2026
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