Do you know when your bins are being emptied over Christmas and New Year?

Do you know when your bins are being emptied over Christmas and New Year?

Refuse, recycling, food and garden waste collections will change for Tewkesbury Borough residents over Christmas and the New Year.

Throughout the weeks beginning Monday 26 December, Monday 2 January and Monday 9 January, residents will need to put their bins out later than normal.

The full list of rescheduled dates can be read below. Alternatively, residents can check their collection dates by entering their postcode at www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/recycling.

Usual collection day	Revised collection dates All dates apply to refuse (green bin), recycling (blue bin) and food waste (caddy)
Friday 23 December	All collections as normal
Monday 26 December	Wednesday 28 December *No garden waste collections*
Tuesday 27 December	Thursday 29 December *No garden waste collections*
Wednesday 28 December	Friday 30 December *No garden waste collections*
Thursday 29 December	Saturday 31 December *No garden waste collections*
Friday 30 December	Tuesday 3 January *No garden waste collections*
Monday 2 January	Wednesday 4 January *No garden waste collections*
Tuesday 3 January	Thursday 5 January *No garden waste collections*
Wednesday 4 January	Friday 6 January *No garden waste collections*
Thursday 5 January	Saturday 7 January *No garden waste collections*
Friday 6 January	Monday 9 January *No garden waste collections*
Monday 9 January	Tuesday 10 January *Includes garden waste (brown bin) collections*
Tuesday 10 January	Wednesday 11 January *Includes garden waste (brown bin) collections*
Wednesday 11 January	Thursday 12 January *Includes garden waste (brown bin) collections*
Thursday 12 January	Friday 13 January *Includes garden waste (brown bin) collections*
Friday 13 January	Saturday 14 January *Includes garden waste (brown bin) collections*
Monday 16 January	All services return to the normal collection schedule

Tewkesbury Borough Council’s Lead member for clean and green environment, Councillor Jim Mason, said: “We all generate more refuse than usual over Christmas and New Year, so please check these revised dates for putting out your bins and food caddy so you don’t miss any collections.

“With all the extra waste, it’s more important than ever to recycle the right items – have a look at our website if you’re not sure about something.

“This year, you can also use the new Gloucestershire Recycles Waste Wizard search function to find out different ways to repair, reuse or recycle household items. Visit www.gloucestershirerecycles.com/waste-wizard to find out more.

“On behalf of us all, I’d like to thank the collection crews for working extra hard over Christmas and helping us to get rid of all our waste.”

Information on how to get 2023 off to a green start by recycling your ‘real’ Christmas tree will be available shortly.