Residents are being reminded that bin collections will follow a revised schedule over Christmas and New Year, with garden waste services paused and most other collection days temporarily moved.
Brown bin collections will be suspended from 22 December to 4 January due to lower levels of garden waste at this time of year. The pause allows crews to focus on grey, green and blue bins, which often fill more quickly during the festive period.
For most households, collection dates for other bins will change as follows.
- Tuesday 23 December will move to Monday 22 December
- Wednesday 24 December will move to Tuesday 23 December
- Thursday 25 December will move to Wednesday 24 December
- Friday 26 December will move to Monday 29 December
- Tuesday 30 December will remain unchanged
- Wednesday 31 December will remain unchanged
- Thursday 1 January will move to Friday 2 January
- Friday 2 January will move to Saturday 3 January
Residents are asked to place bins at the usual collection point by 7am on the revised day, with all waste fitting inside the bin and lids fully closed. Extra bags left alongside bins will not be collected.
Household waste and recycling centres will remain open throughout the festive period, with the exception of 25 December and 1 January. Any additional waste that does not fit inside bins can be taken to these sites.
Residents are also encouraged to make the most of bin space by flattening cardboard and recycling and squeezing air out of bagged rubbish. Plastic pots, tubs and trays can now be recycled in the blue bin rather than placed in the grey bin.
Councillor Alan Quinn, Cabinet Member for the Environment and Climate Change at Bury Council, said crews would be working to the revised timetable throughout the festive period.
He said collection teams would do everything possible to keep services running but warned that winter weather or illness could still cause disruption. If this happens, residents are asked to leave bins out so they can be emptied as soon as possible.
To help crews complete rounds efficiently, residents are asked to put bins out with the handles facing the road and to park vehicles where they do not block access for collection wagons.
If an entire street is missed, crews will already be aware and will return as soon as possible. Individual missed bins can be reported online through the council website.
Bartender has alcohol license revoked due to drink driving
Radcliffe child sex offender jailed for life after abusing five children
Conservatives select Emma Lee as candidate for Tottington by election
Bowlee car boot sale returns for the 2026 season
Inside the major refurbishment transforming Tenpin Rochdale
Former Middleton pub could reopen as convenience store after closure
Councillors raise concern over Riverside Housing sale of social homes in Middleton
Heywood community raises £1799.65 as Donna Dolan shaves hair for Macmillan
Road closure in Ramsbottom
Rochdale families urged to shape national consultation on keeping children safe online
Civil war erupts as Labour activists in Gorton and Denton say party is ‘not willing to change’
Silver Street offices approved as temporary housing
Comments
Add a comment