Bins and waste collections - check bin collection days

Garden waste collections over the winter period

We will temporarily pause garden waste collections for 12 weeks this winter, from Monday, 1 December 2025 to Friday, 20 February 2026. Collections will resume on Monday, 23 February 2026.

The final garden waste collection for each area will take place during the week beginning either Monday, 17 November or Monday, 24 November. All other waste and recycling collections will continue as normal during this period.

Please disregard any garden waste collection dates shown after 1 December. All dates up to 1 December are correct and will be your final garden waste collections for the year.

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Waste services over Christmas and New Year

Every year during Christmas and New Year, there are changes to your waste services. This includes adjustments to the days your bins are collected and the opening times of our recycling centres, to accommodate for bank holidays.

Christmas (2025) and New Year (2026) bin timetable

Please put your wheelie bin or bag out by 7am on your revised collection dates. You'll be back to your usual collection day from Monday, 5 January 2026.

Please note that the postcode checker (above) for bin collection days below does not reflect changes to Christmas (2025) and New Year (2026) bin timetables - this will be updated on 24 December.

Check your holiday bin collection schedule

Holiday bin collection schedule

Select your usual waste collection day to view the changes over Christmas and the New Year period.

After you choose a date, the table below will update.