Tuesday 17 December 2019

Bin collections over the Christmas period

Household waste collection arrangements for the Christmas and New Year period:



Christmas and New Year bin collections                                           

Bins will be emptied as normal up to and including Friday 20 December 2019 

Over Christmas and New Year the following changes will apply:


Normal collection day
Revised collection days
                   Christmas                                     New Year
Tuesday
As normal 24 December
As normal 31 December
Wednesday
Friday 27 December
Thursday 2 Jan 2020
Thursday
Saturday 28 December
Friday 3 Jan 2020
Friday
Monday 30 December
Saturday 4 Jan 2020

Normal collections will resume from Tuesday 7 January 2020

You can also find out collection details online by entering your house number and postcode into the ‘My Durham’ section at www.durham.gov.uk

Real Christmas tree collections

If you’d like your real Christmas tree collected free of charge, either book online at www.durham.gov.uk or call 03000 260 000 between 16 December 2019 and 12 January 2020 

Alternatively, take your real Christmas tree to a household waste recycling centre (all centres are closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day)

Visit www.durham.gov.uk/hwrc for locations and opening hours

There will be no large waste (bulky) collections between 23 December 2019 and 3 January 2020