Christmas changes to waste collections

There will be no waste collections on Christmas Day or Boxing Day, and no green garden waste collections from 22 December to 2 January.

There will be no waste collections on Christmas Day or Boxing Day, and no green garden waste collections from 22 December to 2 January.

Household waste

Free collections of unwanted household items

Kerbside collection of household batteries and small electrical items

Book your bulky waste collection online

Search by postcode and house number to check your next bin days

Changes to waste collections over the Christmas and New Year period

Handy tips on how to compost successfully

How you can help prevent your bin from freezing

Signing up for the council's garden waste service

Disposing of needles, syringes and other sharps

Our new food waste collection service launches in summer 2026

How our waste collection service works

What to do if we have missed your bin

If your bin breaks, or you need a different size

Changes to recycling and what it means for you

Tips to reduce odours, particularly during hot weather

Help for residents who do not have other members of the household to help them

Use our handy directory to find out what goes in which bin.

What happens to your rubbish and recycling after it has been collected from the kerbside