Christmas and New Year information
Information about our services over the Christmas and New Year period.
More information will be added to this page soon
Bins and recycling
Household waste collections
Over the Christmas and New Year period, the following changes will be made to household waste collections that usually take place on a Monday:
- Household waste collections for Monday 25 December 2023 will be collected on Saturday 23 December 2023
- Household waste collections for Monday 1 January 2024 will be collected on Saturday 30 December 2023
All other household waste collections will take place as usual. Please make sure your bins are out by 7am.
Bin collection dates
Find out when your bins will be collected and download your collection day calendar.
Disposal and recycling guide
Find out information about disposing or recycling the following items:
Commercial waste and recycling collections
Commercial waste and recycling collections will take place on the usual days over the Christmas and New Year period.
Garden waste collections
The following changes will be made to garden waste collections that usually take place on a Monday:
- Garden waste collections for Monday 25 December 2023 will be collected on Saturday 23 December 2023
- Garden waste collections for Monday 1 January 2024 will be collected on Saturday 30 December 2023
Please make sure your bin is out by 7am.
Garden waste subscriptions
Any online subscriptions, renewals or upgrades for garden waste collections made after 4pm on Thursday 21 December 2023 will not be processed until Wednesday 3 January 2024. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Christmas trees
Find out information about disposing or recycling Christmas trees.
Free parking after 3pm
Parking in some of our car parks is free after 3pm until 31 December 2023.
Find out more about free parking after 3pm.
Libraries
Our online library is open throughout the festive period and you can join the library free online.
You can download ebooks, e-audiobooks, newspapers and magazines free as a library member. Find out more about digital and information services in libraries.
You can also visit our tools for readers to find online resources and information on how to use them.
School holidays
Find out when the schools finish for Christmas and when they go back in January.
Opening and closing times
Opening and closing time information for our services and buildings over the Christmas and New Year period.