Over the Christmas and New Year period all kerbside recycling and refuse collections are operating as normal except for those scheduled for uplift on Wednesday 25 December and Thursday 26 December 2024 and Wednesday 01 January and Thursday 02 January 2025 when no collections will take place.
Green, burgundy and blue bins
Where wheeled bins are scheduled for collection on Wednesday 25 December and Thursday 26 December 2024 and Wednesday 01 January and Thursday 02 January 2025, residents are advised to check their collection calendar in advance as different collection days will operate, including earlier collections than normal.
Food waste, black box and AHP collection services
- Uplifts scheduled for Wednesday 25 December will be collected on Saturday 28 December 2024
- Uplifts scheduled for Thursday 26 December will be collected on Sunday 29 December 2024
- Uplifts scheduled for Wednesday 01 January will be collected on Saturday 04 January 2024
- Uplifts scheduled for Thursday 02 January will be collected on Sunday 05 January 2025
All collections scheduled for Friday 27 December 2024 and Friday 03 January 2025 will operate as normal (wheeled bins, food waste, black box and AHP collections).
Bulky uplifts
The bulky uplift service is operating as normal over the festive period.
Any uplifts scheduled for Wednesday 25 December and Thursday 26 December 2024 will be completed on Friday 27 December 2024.
Any uplifts scheduled for Wednesday 01 January 2025 and Thursday 02 January 2025 will be completed on Friday 03 January 2025.
On-demand brown bins (with permits)
The last on-demand brown bin collection will take place on Friday 13 December 2024. On-demand brown bin collections will restart on Monday 13 January 2025.
During this period On-demand brown bin requests should be made as normal, with any requests scheduled for uplift during this period, collected from 13 January 2025 onwards. Residents should present their bins on 13 January 2025 and leave at the kerbside until serviced. Residents are also advised to check the website for any service updates from 13 January 2025 onwards.
Bin deliveries
Bin deliveries will be operating as normal over the festive period.
Any deliveries scheduled for Wednesday 25 December and Thursday 26 December 2024 will be completed on Friday 27 December 2024.
Any uplifts scheduled for Wednesday 01 January 2025 and Thursday 02 January 2025 will be completed on Friday 03 January 2025.
Household waste recycling centres
Both Kinneil Kerse and Roughmute recycling centres will be closed on Wednesday 25 December and Thursday 26 December 2024 and Wednesday 01 January and Thursday 02 January 2025.
The recycling centres will be open as below, with the last entry 15 minutes before closure (5:45pm), which is subject to weather conditions. You will need to book a slot before each visit to a recycling centre.
Recycling centres festive opening hours
| Day |
Kinneil |
Roughmute |
| Monday 23 December |
10am to 6pm |
10am to 6pm |
| Tuesday 24 December |
10am to 4pm |
CLOSED |
| Wednesday 25 December |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
| Thursday 26 December |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
| Friday 27 December |
CLOSED |
10am to 6pm |
| Saturday 28 December |
10am to 6pm |
10am to 6pm |
| Sunday 29 December |
10am to 6pm |
10am to 6pm |
| Monday 30 December |
10am to 6pm |
10am to 6pm |
| Tuesday 31 December |
10am to 4pm |
CLOSED |
| Wednesday 01 January |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
| Thursday 02 January |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
| Friday 03 January |
CLOSED |
10am to 6pm |
| Saturday 04 January |
10am to 6pm |
10am to 6pm |
| Sunday 05 January |
10am to 6pm |
10am to 6pm |
Bad weather
In the event of any unforeseen disruptions to recycling and waste services the latest information will be available on our service disruptions page.
Festive recycling top tips
Festive recycling top tips to reduce and recycle waste:
- Reuse your Christmas food leftovers with top tips for leftover recipes - Love Food Hate Waste. Recycle any food scraps in your grey food caddy (including carcasses, bones, seafood shells, nutshells and brussel sprouts).
- Christmas cards and wrapping paper without glitter or embellishments can go in the burgundy bin. Foil/plasticised/glittery cards and wrapping paper should be placed in the green bin.
- Real Christmas trees and real holly wreaths (bauble & ribbon free) can be recycled at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
- Synthetic Christmas tree – reuse next Christmas, donate to a charity shop or take to your Household Waste Recycling Centre.
- Recycle old or broken electrical items at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre or to the shop where your new item was bought.
- Batteries and small electrical items can be recycled in your black box.
- Donate unwanted presents to reuse organisations or to a local charity shop.
- Food cans and dried goods can be donated to your local food bank. Make sure these are unopened and in date.
Remember
- Recycling and waste bins should be presented by 6:30am on the kerbside with the lids closed.
- Recycling and waste presented beside your bin will not be collected. All material must be in the container. Excess material can be taken to your local recycling points or your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
- No plastic bags should be placed in either the burgundy (paper & card) or blue (plastics, cans or cartons) bins. If you use plastics bags to collect your materials, please tip the content into the bin and place the emptied plastic bags in the green (landfill) bin.
- Please report any missed collections within 24 hours.