Know when to put your bins out this Christmas

Residents will need to put their bins out on different days from those that they are used to over Christmas and New Year.

As part of the Council’s mission to get the new dates to every household, information will be included in its latest recycling leaflet about glass and cans – which will go out to every household in the borough before Christmas.

The dates are also listed on refuse and recycling collection calendars distributed to every home earlier in the year.

Councillor Irene Davidson, cabinet member for environment and sustainability, said: “As usual, our bin collection service will change over the Christmas and New Year period.

“We recognise people get into a routine and don’t look at their refuse and recycling calendars every week. That’s why we’re working hard to ensure every household in the borough is reminded of these changes and people aren’t left with uncollected bins.”

Christmas rubbish and recycling collection dates for the borough are below:

Christmas Week
If the usual collection day is:	The bin will be collected on:
Tuesday 22 December	Monday 21 December
Wednesday 23 December	Tuesday 22 December
Thursday 24 December	Wednesday 23 December
Friday 25 December	Thursday 24 December
New Year Week
If the usual collection day is:	The bin will be collected on:
Tuesday 29 December	Tuesday 29 December
Wednesday 30 December	Wednesday 30 December
Thursday 31 December	Thursday 31 December
Friday 1 January	Saturday 2 January

After the New Year, normal service will resume so people can start putting their bins out on the days they are used to.

Garden Waste collections will be suspended from week commencing 28 December and will resume from weeks starting 25 January and 1 February.