Christmas and New Year 2026 bin collections

Why your bin day can change

Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year bank holidays can interrupt collection rounds. Councils may move collections to another day and run catch-up rounds. The arrangements vary by council, street and bin type, so there is no single UK Christmas timetable.

Changes measured from real schedules

BinMinder refreshes subscribers' schedules from their council. The summaries below compare collections over Christmas and New Year with each household's usual collection weekday, or use an original collection date supplied in the schedule. We show a usual weekday when we cannot establish the exact date it replaced.

We publish figures only when enough distinct households contribute. “No changes seen” describes the calendars we have seen, not a promise for every street. “Not published yet” means we do not have enough schedules to publish a summary; your council may already have advice on its website.

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Changes detected

  • Argyll and Bute Council

    Based on 4 households' schedules.

    • Mon 28 Dec → Thu 31 Dec (2 households)
    • Fri 25 Dec → Mon 28 Dec (1 household)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Tue 29 Dec (1 household)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Wed 30 Dec (1 household)
  • Canterbury City Council

    Based on 5 households' schedules.

    • Mon 28 Dec → Wed 30 Dec (2 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Thu 31 Dec (1 household)
  • Central Bedfordshire Council

    Based on 7 households' schedules.

    • Mon 28 Dec → Tue 29 Dec (3 households)
    • Fri 25 Dec → Mon 28 Dec (2 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Wed 30 Dec (2 households)
    • Fri 1 Jan → Mon 4 Jan (2 households)
  • Cheltenham Borough Council

    Based on 3 households' schedules.

    • Usual Thursday → Wed 23 Dec (2 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Thu 31 Dec (2 households)
    • Usual Tuesday → Mon 21 Dec (1 household)
    • Usual Wednesday → Tue 22 Dec (1 household)
    • Fri 25 Dec → Mon 28 Dec (1 household)
  • Dundee City Council

    Based on 4 households' schedules.

    • Mon 4 Jan → Wed 6 Jan (3 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Wed 30 Dec (2 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Thu 31 Dec (2 households)
    • Mon 4 Jan → Thu 7 Jan (2 households)
    • Mon 4 Jan → Tue 5 Jan (1 household)
  • East Lothian Council

    Based on 16 households' schedules.

    • Mon 28 Dec → Thu 31 Dec (7 households)
    • Fri 1 Jan → Mon 4 Jan (6 households)
    • Mon 4 Jan → Wed 6 Jan (6 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Tue 29 Dec (5 households)
    • Mon 4 Jan → Thu 7 Jan (5 households)
  • Falkirk Council

    Based on 13 households' schedules.

    • Mon 4 Jan → Tue 5 Jan (8 households)
    • Mon 4 Jan → Wed 6 Jan (7 households)
    • Mon 4 Jan → Thu 7 Jan (7 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Tue 29 Dec (5 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Thu 31 Dec (4 households)
  • Glasgow City Council

    Based on 23 households' schedules.

    • Fri 25 Dec → Mon 28 Dec (7 households)
    • Fri 25 Dec → Sun 27 Dec (4 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Tue 29 Dec (3 households)
    • Usual Sunday → Tue 22 Dec (1 household)
  • Hackney Council

    Based on 5 households' schedules.

    • Mon 28 Dec → Tue 29 Dec (4 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Wed 30 Dec (1 household)
  • High Peak Borough Council

    Based on 14 households' schedules.

    • Mon 28 Dec → Wed 30 Dec (6 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Tue 29 Dec (2 households)
    • Fri 25 Dec → Mon 28 Dec (1 household)
  • North Yorkshire Council

    Based on 5 households' schedules.

    • Mon 28 Dec → Wed 30 Dec (2 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Tue 29 Dec (1 household)
  • Portsmouth City Council

    Based on 4 households' schedules.

    • Mon 28 Dec → Thu 31 Dec (1 household)
  • Salford City Council

    Based on 8 households' schedules.

    • Mon 28 Dec → Wed 30 Dec (2 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Tue 29 Dec (1 household)
  • Stevenage Borough Council

    Based on 6 households' schedules.

    • Usual Tuesday → Mon 21 Dec (4 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Tue 29 Dec (4 households)
    • Fri 25 Dec → Mon 28 Dec (2 households)
    • Fri 1 Jan → Mon 4 Jan (2 households)
  • Swindon Borough Council

    Based on 3 households' schedules.

    • Usual Monday → Fri 8 Jan (2 households)
  • Vale of Glamorgan Council

    Based on 9 households' schedules.

    • Fri 25 Dec → Mon 28 Dec (2 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Tue 29 Dec (2 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Thu 31 Dec (2 households)
    • Fri 1 Jan → Sat 2 Jan (2 households)
    • Fri 1 Jan → Mon 4 Jan (2 households)
  • Wirral Council

    Based on 3 households' schedules.

    • Mon 28 Dec → Tue 29 Dec (2 households)
    • Mon 28 Dec → Thu 31 Dec (1 household)

No changes seen

  • Ealing Council

    Based on 4 households' schedules.

    Collections we have seen for Christmas week are on their usual days.

  • Hull City Council

    Based on 6 households' schedules.

    Collections we have seen for Christmas week are on their usual days.

  • Swansea Council

    Based on 3 households' schedules.

    Collections we have seen for Christmas week are on their usual days.

  • Tameside Council

    Based on 12 households' schedules.

    Collections we have seen for Christmas week are on their usual days.

Not published yet

We are waiting for enough Christmas schedules from these councils. We refresh this summary daily as new dates become available.