Christmas bin collection changes across Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire

Residents have been warned that bin collections days will change over the festive period.

Across the west of England, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day collections will not take place.

Residents have been urged to check their postcode-based collection calendar and to use recycling and food waste collections as much as possible during the festive period.

Below is breakdown of timetable changes for each area.

Rubbish and recycling crews will not operate on 25 December, 26 December or 1 January.

Collections due on those days will be rearranged, with some taking place earlier or later in the same week.

Residents are being advised to use the council’s bin finder tool or download their festive collection calendar to check exact dates for their address. Recycling centres will also be closed on bank holidays.

And to keep on top of the extra recycling over Christmas, Bristol Waste has said it will be temporarily loading “mixed recycling into one big truck” instead of separating it out. Bosses wanted to reassure residents that it is still being recycled.

Find out more here.

In this area, bin collections will also pause on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Collections either side of those dates will be rescheduled, and residents are advised to check their individual collection dates online, as changes vary by area.

The council has said bins should be put out by early morning on revised collection days and left out until emptied.

You can find out more here.

Collections will change between Christmas Day and early January.

The council has said that revised dates are available via household collection calendars and its online lookup service.

Garden waste collections are paused over the winter period, and recycling centres will be closed on 25 December, 26 December and 1 January.

Find out more here.

Somerset Council has confirmed that rubbish and recycling collections will not take place on bank holidays, including Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Collections due on those days will be rescheduled, and residents are being advised to check their postcode-based collection calendar on the council’s website for revised dates over the festive period.

Recycling centres will also be closed on the three bank holidays.

Check collection dates here.

Household waste and recycling collections are run by district councils, but all authorities confirm that collections do not operate on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day.

Residents are being advised to check their local district council website for details of revised collection dates and festive opening hours at recycling centres.

Household waste and recycling collections change over Christmas and the New Year.

Revised collection dates are available through Wiltshire Council’s online collection calendar, which residents can check by address.

The council has also confirmed that garden waste collections will pause over the festive period, with services resuming in January.

Find out more here.