Sunday 28 December 2014

Changes to bin collection times over Christmas and the New Year

We have published below details of revised bin collection dates and times over the festive period:

Christmas bin collections
Residents are reminded that bins will be emptied as normal up to and including Wednesday 24 December with collection days then changing during Christmas and New Year.
The following collection dates are in place:


Normal collection days     
 Revised collection days:
Revised collection days

Christmas
New Year
Tuesday
Collection as Normal 23 Dec        
Wednesday 31 December
Wednesday
Collection as Normal 24 Dec
Friday 2 Jan
Thursday     
Monday 29 Dec                      
Saturday 3 Jan
Friday    
Tuesday 30 Dec                      
Monday 5 Jan


Normal collections will resume from Tuesday, 6 January 2015.
To check your normal collection day enter your house number and postcode into the ‘My Durham’ facility on www.durham.gov.uk

If you want your real Christmas tree collected free of charge contact 03000 261 000 before 9 January 2015.

You can also take your tree to any of the household waste recycling centres. To check your local site and opening hours visit www.durham.gov.uk/hwrc. All sites are closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.