Derby Christmas 2024 and New Year bin collection date changes announced

Find out the changes and schedule for Derby City Council bin collections during the 2024 festive season. Ensure you're prepared for recycling and waste management during the busy holiday period.

There will be some changes to bin collections over the festive period, including some early collections on Monday 23rd December.

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In the New Year, collections will resume as normal.

There will be no collections on the week of Monday, 30 December 2024 to Sunday, 5 January 2025.

Collections will resume on resume on Monday, January 6, For example, a blue bin due for collection on Tuesday, December 31 will be collected on Tuesday, January 7.

The festive period is the time of year when households across the UK create more waste than at any other period.

Recycling

You may leave extra bags of recycling alongside your blue bin before a collection.

On your first black bin collection in January 2025, the council will take up to three extra bags of non-recyclable waste alongside your black bin.

Tips to reduce your festive waste

Christmas cards can be recycled if they don’t have any glitter, foil or embellishments. If you do want to recycle all of your cards, you’ll need to take off any embellishments and glittery areas before putting them in the blue bin.

Alternatively, cut them up make gift tags for next year.

Recyclable wrapping paper is now more readily available than ever, so use wrapping paper that can go in your blue bin.

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