Residents are being reminded that bin collections will change during the festive period. Waste and Recycling bin collections will continue as normal up until Christmas Eve and, as usual, there will be no collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
During December more than one million bins are expected to be emptied.
The changes to collections are as follows:
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Normal collection |
Revised collection |
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Wednesday 23 December |
No change |
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Thursday 24 December |
No change |
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Friday 25 December |
Monday 28 December |
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Monday 28 December |
Tuesday 29 December |
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Tuesday 29 December |
Wednesday 30 December |
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Wednesday 30 December |
Thursday 31 December |
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Thursday 31 December |
Saturday 2 January |
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Friday 1 January |
Monday 4 January |
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Monday 4 January |
Tuesday 5 January |
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Tuesday 5 January |
Wednesday 6 January |
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Wednesday 6 January |
Thursday 7 January |
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Thursday 7 January |
Friday 8 January |
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Friday 8 January |
Saturday 9 January |
For £16, the council can also collect and recycle real Christmas trees. Call 01204 336632 before Friday, January 8 to arrange a collection.
Cllr Adele Warren, Executive Cabinet Member for Environmental Services Delivery, said: “Our waste and recycling teams work in all weathers all year round and they continued to provide this essential service throughout the pandemic.
“This has been a challenging year and I would personally like to thank them for their work in maintaining waste and recycling services.”
Glyn Wakley, a domestic waste driver with 25 years’ service for the council, added: “When we went into lockdown, we had to deal with much more waste and deliver the service in line with a range of additional Covid-19 safety measures.
“It’s good to know we’ve played our part in supporting Bolton’s residents throughout the pandemic.”
On collection day
- Please leave your bins out with the lid fully closed before 7:30am on your collection day and park all vehicles in a considerate manner to enable clear access for our waste and recycling collection vehicles
- You can leave extra recycling next to your beige and burgundy bins in a cardboard box or clear plastic bag.
- Excess waste next to your grey bin will not be collected.
- You can take any extra waste to the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Raikes Lane and Salford Road, Over Hulton.