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Will my bin day change?

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Council notices for winter 2026–2027

We check every council’s website, news pages and email bulletins each week until Christmas. Councils publish their arrangements from October to mid-December, so many have not published yet. A notice may apply to only one service.

Adur District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

There are no recycling and waste collections on Christmas Day (Friday 25 December 2026), Boxing Day (Saturday 26 December 2026), the bank holiday on Monday 28 December 2026 or New Year's Day (Friday 1 January 2027), and your normal collection day slips on after each bank holiday; check the council's bin day look-up for your usual day. The last garden waste collections are on Thursday 24 December 2026, and they resume from Wednesday 13 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Babergh District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections are as normal up to Thursday 24 December 2026. From Friday 25 December 2026 to Saturday 16 January 2027 refuse, recycling, paper and card, and food waste follow an amended schedule, one to four days later than usual; normal days return from Monday 18 January 2027. Garden waste due on 25 December is collected on Tuesday 29 December, then pauses from 28 December 2026 to 10 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Bath and North East Somerset Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

There is a midwinter break in the garden waste service: collections run until 4 December 2026 and restart on 18 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Bath and North East Somerset Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Waste and recycling collections move later from Christmas Day: Friday 25 December moves to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Belfast City Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Bin collections due on Friday 25 December (Christmas Day) take place on Saturday 19 December, and those due on Friday 1 January (New Year's Day) on Saturday 2 January; collections on Monday 28 and Thursday 31 December are as normal. Kerbside recycling box collections due on Friday 25 December move to Sunday 27 December, and those due on Friday 1 January to Saturday 2 January.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Blackpool Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

In Christmas week some collections are earlier: Monday 21 December moves to Saturday 19 December, Tuesday 22 to Monday 21, Wednesday 23 to Tuesday 22, Thursday 24 to Wednesday 23 and Friday 25 December to Thursday 24 December. There is no change from Monday 28 to Thursday 31 December, Friday 1 January moves to Saturday 2 January, and normal collections resume from Monday 4 January 2027. The garden waste service takes a winter break from 20 November 2026 to 18 January 2027.

Source: enveconw.co.uk. Checked 10 November 2026.

Boston Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Green bin and black sack collections due on Friday 25 December move to Monday 28 December 2026. Purple and purple-lidded bin collections due on Monday 28 December are collected between Tuesday 29 December 2026 and Saturday 2 January 2027. All other collections stay the same.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Service notice verified. 2026 garden waste subscribers.

The last garden waste collections of the 2026 service are in the week ending 11 December. This does not describe rubbish or recycling collections, or the start of the 2027 service.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Bradford City Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

Garden waste collections pause after 18 December 2026 and restart on 19 January 2027. Check your address for its next collection; the restart date is not every household’s bin day.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Braintree District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

From Christmas Day collections are one day later: Friday 25 December moves to Monday 28 December, Monday 28 to Tuesday 29, Tuesday 29 to Wednesday 30, Wednesday 30 to Thursday 31 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 8 January, which is collected on Saturday 9 January. Normal service resumes on Monday 11 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Bristol City Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections pause on Christmas Day (25 December), the Boxing Day bank holiday (28 December) and New Year's Day (1 January), so bin days change for a few weeks; check your collection calendar. Paid garden waste and bulky waste collections pause from 21 December 2026 and restart on 25 January 2027.

Source: bristolwastecompany.co.uk. Checked 10 November 2026.

Bromley Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

From Christmas Day collections move later: Friday 25 December moves to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January. Collections return to normal in the week commencing 18 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Castle Point Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

From Christmas Day collections move later: Friday 25 December moves to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January. All collections return to normal in the week commencing Monday 18 January 2027. Garden waste pauses after the final service on 18 December 2026 and resumes on 11 January.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Cheltenham Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

In Christmas week collections are a day earlier: Monday 21 December 2026 moves to Saturday 19 December, through to Friday 25 December, which moves to Thursday 24 December. 28 to 31 December are normal, Friday 1 January 2027 moves to Saturday 2 January, and normal collections resume on Monday 4 January 2027. Garden waste stops after Friday 18 December 2026 and restarts from Monday 18 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

City of Edinburgh Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste permit holders.

Garden waste collections pause from 14 December 2026 to 10 January 2027. After the pause, use your next normal scheduled collection day; 11 January is not a collection date for every address.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

City of York Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Some waste and recycling collection days change over the Christmas and New Year period. Check the council's online bin collection days for your usual day.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Colchester Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Rubbish and recycling collections due on Friday 25 December 2026 take place on Monday 28 December 2026, including garden waste, and collections due on Friday 1 January 2027 take place on Saturday 2 January 2027. Garden waste collections are paused from Tuesday 29 December 2026 to Friday 8 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Cornwall Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Food waste, recycling, rubbish and garden waste collection days change. Collections up to Thursday 24 December are as normal; from Friday 25 December each collection moves one day later, so Friday 25 December moves to Monday 28 December and Friday 1 January to Saturday 2 January. Collections are back to normal from Monday 4 January.

The page does not state the year; its days and dates match this winter.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Crawley Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collection days change over Christmas and New Year, and the council's 2026/27 collection calendars mark the changed dates. On the Monday calendar, for example, the collection due on Monday 28 December moves to Tuesday 29 December and the one due on Monday 4 January moves to Tuesday 5 January. Check the council's calendar for your usual day.

Source: fs-filestore-eu.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Checked 10 November 2026.

Dacorum Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

In Christmas week blue-lidded bins and food caddies are collected a day earlier: Monday 21 December 2026 moves to Saturday 19 December, through to Friday 25 December, which moves to Thursday 24 December. The following week grey bins and food caddies are collected later: Monday 28 December moves to Tuesday 29 December, Tuesday 29 to Wednesday 30, Wednesday 30 to Thursday 31 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January 2027 and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Derby City Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

In Christmas week bins are collected one day earlier: Tuesday 22 December 2026 moves to Monday 21 December, Wednesday 23 to Tuesday 22, Thursday 24 to Wednesday 23, and Friday 25 to Thursday 24 December. There are no collections between 25 December and 1 January, and collections are back to normal from Tuesday 5 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Dorset Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Thursday 24 December is collected as normal. From Friday 25 December rubbish and recycling collections move a day later, up to Friday 8 January, which is collected on Saturday 9 January; for example Friday 25 December moves to Monday 28 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January. Collection days return to normal from Monday 11 January, and there are no garden waste collections from Christmas Day until Friday 8 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

East Ayrshire Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections are as normal except two days: Friday 25 December 2026 moves to Sunday 27 December, and Friday 1 January 2027 moves to Sunday 3 January. There are no garden waste collections until February 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

East Cambridgeshire District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Rubbish, recycling and food waste are collected over Christmas and New Year, but from Friday 25 December 2026 collections move later: Friday 25 December moves to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January 2027. Collections return to their normal schedule from Monday 18 January 2027. The garden waste service takes a winter break from 7 December 2026 to 16 January 2027 and returns from Monday 18 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

East Devon District Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

Green waste collections are suspended over Christmas and New Year. The last collections are between Monday 7 and Friday 18 December, and collections restart between Monday 18 and Friday 29 January, depending on your round; check the council's table for your usual day.

Council source. Checked 9 November 2026.

East Devon District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections up to Thursday 24 December are unchanged. From Christmas Day they move later: Friday 25 December to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January. Collections return to normal from Monday 18 January.

Council source. Checked 9 November 2026.

East Hampshire District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Refuse, recycling, food waste and glass collections up to Thursday 24 December are unchanged. From Friday 25 December each collection moves a day later, up to Friday 8 January, which is collected on Saturday 9 January; for example Friday 25 December moves to Monday 28 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January 2027 and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January. Normal service resumes on Monday 11 January 2027, and garden waste is suspended from Monday 21 December, restarting on Monday 4 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

East Staffordshire Borough Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

The brown bin garden waste service stops for its winter break on 11 December 2026. Check your collection calendar for your last collection date.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Epping Forest District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Friday 25 December moves to Tuesday 29 December, Tuesday 29 to Wednesday 30, Wednesday 30 to Thursday 31 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January, and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January. Collections return to normal on Tuesday 5 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Erewash Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

In Christmas week bins are collected a day earlier: Monday 21 December moves to Saturday 19 December, Tuesday 22 to Monday 21, Wednesday 23 to Tuesday 22, Thursday 24 to Wednesday 23 and Friday 25 to Thursday 24 December. There is no change from Monday 28 to Thursday 31 December, and Friday 1 January moves to Saturday 2 January. Normal service resumes from Monday 4 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Fareham Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Only Friday collections change; Monday to Thursday collections take place as usual. Refuse and food waste due on Friday 25 December 2026 is collected on Monday 28 December and recycling and food waste on Tuesday 29 December; for Friday 1 January 2027 the dates are Monday 4 January and Tuesday 5 January. The final garden waste collection of 2026 is on Friday 18 December 2026, and collections resume on Monday 4 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Gosport Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections due from Friday 25 December to Friday 8 January 2027 move later. For example, Friday 25 December moves to Monday 28 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January 2027, Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January and Friday 8 January to Saturday 9 January 2027. Check the council's calendar for your usual day.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Gwynedd Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

The 2026 garden waste service runs until the end of November or early December 2026. There are no garden waste collections over Christmas and New Year, or during January.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Hillingdon Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections run as normal up to Thursday 24 December. From Friday 25 December collections move later, up to Friday 8 January, which is collected on Saturday 9 January; for example Friday 25 December moves to Monday 28 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January.

The page does not state the year; its days and dates match this winter.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

In the council's Week One calendar for 2026-2027, collections due on 25 December move to Thursday 24 December, those due on 28 December move to Wednesday 30 December, and those due on 1 January move to Monday 4 January. Brown bin collections are suspended between Tuesday 22 December and 4 January inclusive. Which bins go out depends on your collection week, so check the council's calendar for your usual day.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Lambeth Borough Council

Council confirms no change for this scope. Kerbside collections.

The council's 2026/27 kerbside collection calendars say collection days won't change over Christmas and the New Year.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Lewisham Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

In Christmas week collections are a day earlier: Monday 21 December moves to Saturday 19 December, Tuesday 22 to Monday 21, Wednesday 23 to Tuesday 22, Thursday 24 to Wednesday 23 and Friday 25 to Thursday 24 December. Collections from Monday 28 to Thursday 31 December are unchanged, and Friday 1 January moves to Saturday 2 January. Normal collections resume from Monday 4 January.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

General waste bins due on Friday 25 December are collected on Tuesday 22 December, those due on Monday 28 December on Thursday 24 December, and those due on Friday 1 January on Wednesday 30 December. Kerbie and wheelie box collections due on Friday 25 December move to Sunday 27 December and those due on Friday 1 January to Saturday 2 January; all other general waste and recycling collections are as normal. There are no brown bin collections between Monday 21 December and Sunday 3 January.

The page does not state the year; its days and dates match this winter.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Maidstone Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collection dates change from Friday 25 December 2026 until Monday 18 January 2027: Friday 25 December moves to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January 2027, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 8 January, which moves to Monday 11 January. All collections in the week beginning Monday 11 January 2027 are one day later than usual. Garden waste and bulky collections are suspended from Friday 25 December 2026 until Friday 8 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Medway Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections up to Thursday 24 December are unchanged. From Friday 25 December each collection moves a day later, up to Friday 8 January, which is collected on Saturday 9 January; for example Friday 25 December moves to Monday 28 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January. Collections are back to normal from Monday 11 January, and there are no bulky item collections from Monday 21 December 2026 to Friday 8 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Merton Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Recycling and waste collections change from Christmas Day: Friday 25 December 2026 moves to Monday 28 December, Monday 28 to Tuesday 29, Tuesday 29 to Wednesday 30, Wednesday 30 to Thursday 31 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January 2027 and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 8 January, which is collected on Saturday 9 January 2027. Collections return to the normal schedule from Monday 11 January 2027. Flats above shops have a different schedule and are sent written details.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Mid Suffolk District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Neath Port Talbot Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections due on Friday 25 December 2026 take place on Sunday 27 December 2026, and the following Friday's collections take place on Sunday 3 January 2027. Collections on all other days in the weeks starting 21 and 28 December are unchanged.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

New Forest District Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

There are no garden waste collections from Monday 21 December 2026 to Friday 1 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Newham Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

From Christmas Day collections move later: Friday 25 December 2026 moves to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January 2027, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January 2027, which is collected on Saturday 16 January.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

North Devon Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collection days change from Christmas Day into early January, and black waste and recycling move on different days, so check the council's table for your usual day. Green bin collections stop for two weeks from Monday 21 December and restart on Monday 4 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

North East Derbyshire District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

There are no collections from Friday 25 to Monday 28 December 2026, or from Wednesday 30 December 2026 to Friday 1 January 2027. Tuesday 29 December 2026 is the only collection day in between, and bins due on 25 December are collected then; collections start again on Monday 4 January 2027. Which bins go out depends on your area, so check the council's calendar for your usual day.

Council source. Checked 9 November 2026.

North Tyneside Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections due on Friday 25 December 2026 move to Sunday 27 December, and those due on Friday 1 January 2027 move to Saturday 2 January.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Norwich City Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

There are no garden waste collections between Monday 21 December 2026 and Friday 1 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections due on Friday 25 December 2026 move to Sunday 27 December, and those due on Friday 1 January 2027 move to Saturday 2 January. Monday 28 December is collected as normal, and all other collection days stay the same.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Pembrokeshire Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

The 2026 garden waste service runs fortnightly until 4 December 2026, and there are no garden waste collections from December to February.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Pendle Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

The council's 2026/27 collection calendars show collection days changing because of the Christmas and New Year holidays. Check the council's calendar for your usual day.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Redbridge Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

The page does not state the year; its days and dates match this winter.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Rochford District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Friday 25 December 2026 moves to Monday 28 December, Monday 28 to Tuesday 29, Tuesday 29 to Wednesday 30, Wednesday 30 to Thursday 31 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January 2027 and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 8 January, which is collected on Saturday 9 January. Normal collections resume in the week commencing Monday 11 January 2027. There are no garden waste collections from Friday 25 December 2026, resuming on Saturday 9 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Rugby Borough Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

The garden waste service is suspended over Christmas and New Year, for a period covering at least 14 December 2026 to 15 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Runnymede Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

In Christmas week collections are a day earlier, so Monday 21 December moves to Saturday 19 December and Friday 25 December to Thursday 24 December. From 28 December to 15 January collections are one to three days later; for example Friday 1 January moves to Tuesday 5 January and Friday 15 January to Saturday 16 January.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Rushmoor Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

From Friday 25 December collections move later, up to Friday 8 January, which is collected on Saturday 9 January. For example, Friday 25 December moves to Monday 28 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January. Check the council's calendar for your usual day.

Council source. Checked 9 November 2026.

Rutland County Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collection days change over the Christmas and New Year period; collections on all other bank holidays stay the same. Check the council's calendar for your usual day.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Sandwell Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Only two collection days change: Friday 25 December (Christmas Day) moves to Sunday 27 December, and Friday 1 January (New Year's Day) moves to Sunday 3 January. Collections on the other days from 21 to 31 December are unchanged.

The page does not state the year; its days and dates match this winter.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Sevenoaks District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

General waste, recycling and food waste collection days are unchanged up to Thursday 24 December. From Friday 25 December they move later: Friday 25 December to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January. Normal collection days resume from Monday 18 January, and garden waste collections are suspended from Monday 21 December 2026 and resume on Monday 18 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Slough Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

No change up to Thursday 24 December 2026. Friday 25 December moves to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January 2027, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January; later January days are also moved.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

South Hams District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

The page does not state the year; its days and dates match this winter.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

South Holland District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

In Christmas week collections are a day earlier: Monday 21 December is collected on Saturday 19 December, Tuesday 22 on Monday 21, Wednesday 23 on Tuesday 22, Thursday 24 on Wednesday 23 and Friday 25 December on Thursday 24 December. Friday 1 January is collected on Saturday 2 January 2027. The calendar gives separate arrangements for purple-lidded paper and card bins, so check the council's calendar for your usual day.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

South Kesteven District Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

The council's 2026/27 green bin calendar shows no garden waste collections in the weeks beginning 21 December 2026, 28 December 2026 and 4 January 2027. Collections restart in the week beginning 11 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

South Kesteven District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Silver bin collections on Monday 21 December move earlier, to Saturday 19 December, and collections due on 22, 23, 24 and 25 December are one day earlier. Collections due on 28, 29, 30 and 31 December are as normal, and collections due on 1 January are one day later, on 2 January.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

South Oxfordshire District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Southwark Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Some collections over Christmas run a day or two behind: collections due on 25 December 2026 move to 27 December 2026, and those due on 1 January 2027 move to 2 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 9 November 2026.

St Albans City and District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

The council's 2026/2027 calendar says collections over the festive period will be up to 4 days behind, and normal collections resume on Monday 18 January 2027; check the council's calendar for your usual day. There is no garden waste collection for two weeks from 25 December, and the service restarts on 11 January.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Stratford-on-Avon District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

There are no household, recycling or food waste collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day. From Friday 25 December 2026 collections move a day later, up to Friday 8 January 2027, which is collected on Saturday 9 January; for example Thursday 31 December moves to Saturday 2 January and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January. Normal collections resume on Monday 11 January 2027, and there are no garden waste collections from Monday 28 December 2026 to Friday 8 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Sutton Borough Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

The garden waste service takes a four-week break from Wednesday 6 January 2027 to Sunday 31 January 2027, and restarts on Monday 1 February 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Swale Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Refuse, recycling, food waste and clinical collections move later from Christmas Day: Friday 25 December 2026 to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January 2027, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January 2027. Garden waste and bulky waste collections are suspended from Friday 25 December and resume from Friday 8 January 2027.

Source: news.swale.gov.uk. Checked 9 November 2026.

Swansea Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections are as normal until Thursday 24 December, and Friday collections that week move to Monday 28 December. In the week of 28 December collections are a day or more later: Monday moves to Tuesday 29 December, Tuesday to Wednesday 30, Wednesday to Thursday 31 December, Thursday to Saturday 2 January and Friday to Sunday 3 January. Normal collections resume on Monday 4 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Tandridge District Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

Garden waste collections do not take place in the weeks beginning 21 December 2026 and 28 December 2026.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Teignbridge District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Thursday 24 December is collected as normal. From Friday 25 December collections move later by one to four days until Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January; for example Friday 25 December moves to Tuesday 29 December. There are no garden waste collections from 25 December 2026 to 9 January 2027; they restart on Monday 11 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 9 November 2026.

Telford and Wrekin Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

In Christmas week collections are a day earlier: Monday 21 December 2026 moves to Saturday 19 December, and so on to Friday 25 December, which moves to Thursday 24 December. 28 to 31 December are normal; Friday 1 January 2027 moves to Saturday 2 January, and collections return to normal from Monday 4 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Tendring District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections up to Thursday 24 December are unchanged. From Friday 25 December collections move later: Friday 25 December to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Test Valley Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

In Christmas week bins and caddies are collected a day earlier: Monday 21 December 2026 moves to Saturday 19 December, through to Friday 25 December, which moves to Thursday 24 December. 28 to 31 December are normal, and Friday 1 January 2027 moves to Saturday 2 January. There are no garden waste collections from 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Tewkesbury Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Over Christmas and New Year collections take place earlier than normal, which is a change from the usual pattern of moving them later; the revised dates are on the council's collection calendar. The last garden waste collection is on Thursday 24 December, and the service resumes on Monday 11 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Thurrock Borough Council

Council confirms no change for this scope. Garden waste subscribers.

There is no winter pause in 2026/27: brown bins are collected over Christmas and New Year.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Torbay Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

From Christmas Day waste and recycling collections move later: Friday 25 December moves to Monday 28 December, Monday 28 to Tuesday 29, Tuesday 29 to Wednesday 30, Wednesday 30 to Thursday 31 December, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January. Collection days return to normal from Monday 18 January. The garden waste service's last collection before its winter break is on 24 December 2026, and it resumes on 18 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Torridge District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

There are no garden waste collections between Monday 21 December 2026 and Sunday 17 January 2027; they start again on Monday 18 January 2027. Some black bag and recycling collections around Christmas Day, 28 December and New Year's Day move or do not take place (for example Friday 1 January moves to Saturday 2 January), so check the council's table for your usual day.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Vale of White Horse District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Walsall Borough Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

The 2026 brown bin service has been extended and ends on Friday 4 December 2026. Check your postcode for your additional collection dates.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Warwick District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

There are no collections on Christmas Day or New Year's Day. From Friday 25 December 2026 collections move later, up to Friday 8 January 2027, which is collected on Saturday 9 January; for example Friday 25 December moves to Monday 28 December and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January. Normal collections resume on Monday 11 January 2027, and there are no garden waste collections from 28 December 2026 to 8 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Waverley Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Rubbish, recycling and food waste collections up to Thursday 24 December are unchanged. From Friday 25 December each collection moves a day later, up to Friday 8 January, which is collected on Saturday 9 January; for example Friday 25 December moves to Monday 28 December, Thursday 31 December to Saturday 2 January and Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January. Normal collections resume from Monday 11 January 2027, and there are no garden waste collections from 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collection days change over Christmas and New Year, and some late-December collections move into early January 2027. The changed dates are marked on the council's 2026/27 calendar, so check the council's calendar for your usual day.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

West Devon Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

The page does not state the year; its days and dates match this winter.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

West Lancashire Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Some collections are earlier in Christmas week: Tuesday 22 December 2026 moves to Saturday 19 December, Wednesday 23 to Tuesday 22, Thursday 24 to Wednesday 23 and Friday 25 December to Thursday 24 December. There is no change on 29, 30 and 31 December, and Friday 1 January 2027 moves to Saturday 2 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

West Lindsey District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

West Lothian Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

There are no grey, blue or green bin collections on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 December 2026 or Friday 1 and Saturday 2 January 2027; bins due on those days should be put out on the following Monday, 28 December 2026 or 4 January 2027. There are no brown bin collections over the two-week festive period: the last is on Thursday 24 December 2026 and the service resumes on Friday 8 January 2027.

Source: news.westlothian.gov.uk. Checked 10 November 2026.

West Suffolk District Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Collections are as normal up to Thursday 24 December 2026. From Friday 25 December collections move later: Friday 25 December to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January. Collections return to normal from Monday 18 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Wirral Borough Council

Service notice verified. Garden waste subscribers.

There are no garden waste collections from 22 December 2026 to 18 January 2027. Collections restart on your next scheduled day after 18 January, on your usual fortnightly cycle.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Wokingham Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

The page does not state the year; its days and dates match this winter.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Worthing Borough Council

Service notice verified. Household collections.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

We had not found a notice for winter 2026–2027 from 284 councils when we checked on 10 November 2026. That does not mean their collections are unchanged.

For other councils, use the council directory, or look up your address nearer the time.

Extra recycling, garden waste and Christmas trees

Check what your council accepts and whether it asks you to book a tree collection. Do not assume extra bags beside a bin will be collected. Garden-waste subscriptions and winter pauses can have separate rules.

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