Festive period refuse and recycling collections

Date: 
Wednesday, 7 December, 2016


Nobody wants to miss their bin day, particularly at Christmas, so here are those all important dates.

For residents who receive a collection on a Sunday (Christmas Day and New Year’s Day) or Monday (Boxing Day and January 2), refuse and recycling collections will be running two days later on the Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.   Collections on all other days will be on their usual day.

Normal collection day    Festive period collection day
Saturday 24 December Saturday 24 December       (Stays the same)
Sunday 25 December Tuesday 27 December
Monday 26 December  Wednesday 28 December
Tuesday 27 December     Tuesday 27 December        (Stays the same)   
Wednesday 28 December  Wednesday 28 December  (Stays the same) 
Thursday 29 December  Thursday 29 December      (Stays the same)
Friday 30 December      Friday 30 December            (Stays the same)
Saturday 31 December  Saturday 31 December       (Stays the same)
Sunday 1 January         Tuesday 3 January
Monday 2 January                 Wednesday 4 January


Normal collection days will resume on Tuesday 3 January 2017.

Please ensure your bins and food caddies are out on the kerbside by 7am on the relevant collection day.

Councillor Stewart MacDonald, Convener of Neighbourhood Services, said, “At this time of year there is often more waste from the packaging of food and gifts.  I would encourage all residents to try and recycle as much as possible, either through the kerbside collection scheme or at any of the Council’s recycling sites throughout the area.

“We are also encouraging residents to recycle their Christmas trees. Our recycling sites will be accepting trees from 6 January 2017. If anyone wants to recycle their Christmas tree but cannot take it to one of our tree recycling points, they can call the Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 4510 and one of our agents will arrange for your tree to be picked up for recycling in the week beginning 16 January.”

Residents can find detailed information on the location, opening times and what can be recycled at our recycling sites on our website www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk, by calling 0300 123 4510, or by emailing recycling@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

The Mavis Valley Refuse and Recycling Centre site will also be closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and on 1 and 2 January 2017. Over the festive period the site will operate within winter working hours and will be open to the public Monday to Friday from 8am - 5pm and 8.30am - 4.30pm at the weekend. Normal van restriction times will still apply over this period.

 

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