Christmas and New Year should be spent with the family eating food and arguing about what the best Christmas film on the TV is (Die Hard!), not worrying about your piling rubbish bags.
But rubbish and recycling collections in Swindon will be changing over the Christmas period.
Christmas 2018 waste collection dates
Changes to waste and recycling collections over the Christmas period are detailed in the table below:
| Day | Collection instructions |
|---|---|
| Christmas Day | Bins and boxes: Put out by 6.30am on Thursday, 27th December and leave out until collected. We will collect by the end of Saturday, 29th December Blue bags: Double collection (4 bags) on Tuesday, 1st January 2019 Clinical waste: Put out by 6.30am on Monday, 24th December |
| Boxing Day | Bins and boxes: Your new collection day is on Saturday, 29th December. Bins should be put out by 6.30am Blue bags: Double collection (4 bags) on Wednesday, 2nd January 2019 Clinical waste: Put out by 6.30am on Thursday, 27th December |
| New Year’s Day | No change. Collections as normal |
| Garden waste | Collections are suspended for two weeks from Monday, 24th December to Friday, 4th January 2019. Collections will return to normal on Monday, 7th January 2019 |
| Bulky waste | Collections are suspended for the Christmas week from Monday, 24th December to Friday, 28th December. You will be offered the next available date in your area when booking. |
Collection of real Christmas trees (lights and decorations all removed)
Place real trees outside of the front of your property, clearly visible from the road, between Monday, 7th January 2019 and Friday, 1st February 2019 and leave out until collected.
The Garden Waste Recycling Team will collect trees as they operate in the area, which may be a different day to the usual waste collections.
Check the normal collection day for your area with Swindon Borough Council postcode search.
