Christmas recycling and waste collections

11 December 2024

Revised waste and recycling collections days for over Christmas and New Year have been confirmed.

Our waste and recycling crews will be spending the Christmas and New Year bank holidays with friends and family, meaning there will be a change to the normal collection days over the festive period.

There will be no collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day.

Christmas Week

Collections days for the first half of Christmas week (until Wednesday 25 December) will be one day earlier than normal. Collections for the second half of the week (from Thursday 26 December) will be one day later than normal, with crews working on both Sunday 22 December and Saturday 28 December.

Normal collection day	Planned collection day
Mon 23 Dec	Sun 22 Dec
Tue 24 Dec	Mon 23 Dec
Wed 25 Dec	Tue 24 Dec
Thu 26 Dec	Fri 27 Dec
Fri 27 Dec	Sat 28 Dec

 

New Year Week

There will be no change to collections of the first two days of New Year week, with collections one day later than normal from 1 January, with crews working on Saturday 4 January.

Normal collection day	Planned collection day
Mon 30 Dec	Mon 30 Dec
Tue 31 Dec	Tue 31 Dec
Wed 1 Jan	Thu 2 Jan
Thu 2 Jan	Fri 3 Jan
Fri 3 Jan	Sat 4 Jan

 

We will endeavour to complete all collections, as planned, however, if you have not received a collection by 5pm, please check online for an update - www.powys.gov.uk/binday

All Household Waste Recycling Centres will be closed on Christmas Day (25 Dec), Boxing Day (26 Dec) and New Year's Day (1 Jan). Centres will be open as normal at other times, please check online for full details of the normal opening times - www.powys.gov.uk/recycle

"With collections scheduled throughout the festive period, we are encouraging households to make use of the service and reduce, reuse, and recycle as much of their household waste as possible." Explains Cllr Jackie Charlton, Cabinet Member for a Greener Powys.

"We all generate more waste than normal over Christmas and New Year, but most of it can be recycled - tin foil, food, glass jars and bottles, real Christmas trees, plain Christmas cards and wrapping paper, batteries, plastic pots, and bottles - we can all do our bit to make sure as much as possible is recycled."

Please check our website and keep an eye on our social media pages for any service changes needed because of extreme winter weather or any other unforeseen circumstances.

Please use the online bin day checker to find your revised festive collection dates - www.powys.gov.uk/binday