Date published: 2024-11-28 | Category: Delivering for local residents, Waste and Recycling
Residents in Bath and North East Somerset are being reminded of temporary alterations to their recycling and rubbish collection dates over the Christmas and New Year period.
The council has posted leaflets to every household advising them of changes to the recycling and rubbish collection dates and key recycling information. Residents can also easily find the information for their postcode on the Bath & North East Somerset Council website.
Changes will affect collections which would normally be scheduled from Wednesday December 25 to Saturday January 11. A calendar with the revised dates is also available to download from the council website at https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/webforms/waste/collectionday/
Garden waste collections have been paused over the winter period and restart from Sunday January 12, 2025. Check your collection day on our website for details. Garden waste can instead be brought to the council’s recycling centres during opening hours.
Dorothy House is once again offering a Christmas tree collection for residents living in BA1, BA2, BA3 and BS31 for a donation to their charity. Alternatively, trees can be taken to the council’s recycling centres or booked in for collection on garden waste collection days from January 13 to February 14. Collections by Dorothy House or the council can be booked in advance on the council website. Trees that have not been booked for collection and left out at the front edge of the property will not be collected.
When recycling Christmas trees, either at recycling centres or by pre-booked collections, all decorations must be removed and the tree should be cut in half, to less than 1.2m tall
On average the council collects 24% more rubbish and recycling over Christmas week than at any other time of year. Residents are being urged to recycle as much as possible and to avoid creating waste in the first place by using sustainable alternatives.
Information on what can be recycled in your food bin can be found on the council website and you can line your kitchen food caddy with newspaper, compostable bags or any bag you already have available, including unwanted plastic bags, bread bin bags, salad bags or pedal bin liners. The recycling treatment process will remove all liners before the composting process begins.
Only plain brown wrapping paper will be accepted in the recycling as most Christmas wrapping paper, even those that state they are recyclable, often contain non-paper additive such as glitter, so it cannot be recycled at kerbside.
For information about what you can recycle each week, visit the council website: Recycling | Bath and North East Somerset Council.
Councillor Tim Ball, cabinet member for Neighbourhood Services, said: “Christmas and New Year is an especially busy time for our crews because of the increased amount of rubbish and recycling – particularly food waste – that they need to collect. Please remember to wash, squash and sort the materials before you put them in your green boxes to prevent contamination and ensure high quality recycling. It will also help the crews to collect quickly and keep their vehicle moving to reduce traffic congestion in your road.”
The council’s recycling centres will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. The reuse shop in Keynsham recycling centre will close at 3.30pm on Friday 20 December and will reopen at 9.30am on Saturday 4 January. Donations during this period will be suspended and residents are asked not to leave items outside the shop when it is closed.
For general service information visit https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/recycling
Order recycling containers https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/order-box-bag-or-bin
For help with waste enquiries contact Council Connect by email: council_connect@bathnes.gov.uk or on X (Formerly known as Twitter) @ccbathnes or use the live chat on our webpage https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling
Disruptions to waste collections are updated on this page: https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/view-current-waste-collection-problems-0
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