Your refuse, recycling and food waste collections will change over Christmas and New Year
There will be no refuse, recycling or food waste collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day.
All collections will be affected by the following changes:
| Normal collection date | New collection date over Christmas |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 25 December 2024 | Friday 27 December 2024 |
| Thursday 26 December 2024 | Saturday 28 December 2024 |
| Friday 27 December 2024 | Monday 30 December 2024 |
| Monday 30 December 2024 | Tuesday 31 December 2024 |
| Tuesday 31 December 2024 | Thursday 2 January 2025 |
| Wednesday 1 January 2025 | Friday 3 January 2025 |
| Thursday 2 January 2025 | Saturday 4 January 2025 |
| Friday 3 January 2025 | Monday 6 January 2025 |
| Monday 6 January 2025 | Tuesday 7 January 2025 |
| Tuesday 7 January 2025 | Wednesday 8 January 2025 |
| Wednesday 8 January 2025 | Thursday 9 January 2025 |
| Thursday 9 January 2025 | Friday 10 January 2025 |
| Friday 10 January 2025 | Saturday 11 January 2025 |
Normal collections will resume on Monday 13 January 2025.
Please ensure that your bins are presented at the edge of your property by 6am on your amended collection day.
Garden waste collections
There will be no garden waste collections from Friday 27 December 2024 to Wednesday 8 January 2025.
If you have any garden waste over this time that can’t wait for the next collection, you can take it to your local recycling centre.
Garden waste collections will resume from Thursday 9 January 2025.
Download our app!
Our dedicated app will let you know what bin to put out and will keep you updated of any changes to services in the event of bad weather or other disruptions.
Bad weather disruption
In the case of snow, ice or other bad weather some services may be disrupted - please check the waste collection service disruption page for details of any service disruptions. We’ll also notify you through the app.
Recycling wrapping paper and Christmas cards
Wrapping paper and Christmas cards can be recycled in your blue-lidded bin.
We cannot recycle foil wrapping paper, glittery wrapping paper, glittery cards, ribbons, bows and tape.
For a full list of what can be recycled please visit our recycling pages.
Extra recycling over Christmas?
Put extra recycling in a sturdy container or red box and place beside your blue-lidded wheeled bin. Please flatten or cut large cardboard in pieces no larger than 1m x 1m.
Side waste
We are not able to collect any side waste from your grey bin or food caddy. Please ensure that all waste is inside your bin. Top tips on reducing food waste at Christmas.
Christmas tree recycling
Recycling Christmas trees
We’ll be collecting real Christmas trees from 9 to 21 January 2025, and you don’t need to have a garden waste permit subscription to have yours collected. Please ensure that all lights and decorations have been removed from the tree. Any tree that is over 5ft tall must be cut in half.
Leave your tree outside in a place that’s not obstructing the highway, and we’ll collect it for you.
If you’re subscribed to the garden waste service, you can chop it up and put it in your bin.
Charity Christmas tree collections
Local volunteers are collecting real Christmas trees between 10 and 12 January 2025 in return for a donation to two charities they are supporting - The Myton Hospices and Pass the Smile.
You can register for your tree to be collected on the Just Helping website. Registration opens on Friday 15 November 2024.
Other ways to recycle your Christmas tree
You can also take your tree to the nearest recycling centre at Princes Drive in Leamington Spa or Cherry Orchard in Kenilworth (pre-booking is required).
How to have a 'Sustainable(ish)' Christmas
Jen Gale, speaker and author of ‘The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide’ and ‘The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Parenting’, has provided us with some top tips on how to reduce waste at Christmas.