Christmas and New Year 2025/26 Waste and Recycling Collections
The Christmas and New Year 2025/26 waste and recycling collection days are as follows:
| Bin Type | Normal Collection Day | Revised Collection Day |
| Black Bin | Monday 22 December 2025 | Saturday 20 December 2025 |
| Black Bin | Tuesday 23 December 2025 | Monday 22 December 2025 |
| Black Bin | Wednesday 24 December 2025 | Tuesday 23 December 2025 |
| Black Bin | Thursday 25 December 2025 | Wednesday 24 December 2025 |
| Black Bin | Friday 26 December 2025 | Saturday 27 December 2025 |
| Brown Bin | Monday 29 December 2025 | No change |
| Brown Bin | Tuesday 30 December 2025 | No change |
| Brown Bin | Wednesday 31 December 2025 | No change |
| Brown Bin | Thursday 1 January 2026 | Friday 2 January 2026 |
| Brown Bin | Friday 2 January 2026 | Saturday 3 January 2026 |
Food waste collections will continue to be weekly, but will change in line with the collection schedule above.
Garden waste collections will not take place between Monday 22 December 2025 and Saturday 3 January 2026.
Don't forget you can always check online when your next household waste and recycling collections will take place. You can also check when we'll be collecting your garden waste if you subscribe to the Garden Waste Collection Service. To check when your bins are collected click here.
Excess waste
During the Christmas and new year period you often have more rubbish than usual, so you can place excess waste in a bag beside your black bin on your household waste collection day. Collection teams will only empty one black bin per property unless we have previously authorised extra bin capacity for your household.
Excess recyclables
We will collect recyclable materials in cardboard boxes left beside your brown bin on recycling weeks throughout the year. Please try to keep it as dry as possible.
Do not put gift wrap in the brown recycling bin. Most gift wrap is plastic film, foil or heavily over-printed, low grade paper. Used gift wrap is also often scrunched up and covered with sticky tape. Overall, it's not great for recycling, so please pop it in your black bin instead.
During the festive period, we will regularly monitor and empty the Local Recycling Centres.
The Household Waste Recycling Centres will be open apart from Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Excess food waste
For most households, one 23 litre kerbside caddy is enough capacity, as it is emptied weekly. However, if you feel your household needs an additional caddy, please contact Customer Services on 01264 368000 or 01794 527700. Please note, side or excess waste will not be collected at any time.
Recycling your real Christmas tree
We publish the details of our Christmas tree recycling sites in December. You can also pop your real Christmas trees out for collection with your garden waste if you've signed up to our Garden Waste Collection Service.