Christmas recycling and waste collections

15 December 2025

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 three days of Christmas week (up to and including Wednesday 24 December) will be as normal. Collections for last two days of the week (Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December) will be two days later than normal, with crews planning on working over the weekend.

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

New Year Week

There will be no change to collections on the first three days of New Year week, with collections one day later than normal from 1 January, with crews working on Saturday 3 January.

Normal collection day - Planned collection day
Mon 29 Dec - Mon 29 Dec
Tue 30 Dec - Tue 30 Dec
Wed 31 Dec - Wed 31 Dec
Thu 1 Jan - Fri 2 Jan
Fri 2 Jan - Sat 3 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 - Bin collection day

All Household 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 - Recycling Centres

"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 - Bin collection day