Christmas and new year recycling and refuse collection dates
Your collection days may change over Christmas and new year – please put your refuse and recycling out by 6am (food waste by 5am).
| Usual day | Collected on | ||
| Monday | 22 December | Saturday | 20 December |
| Tuesday | 23 December | Monday | 22 December |
| Wednesday | 24 December | Tuesday | 23 December |
| Thursday | 25 December | Wednesday | 24 December |
| Friday | 26 December | Saturday | 27 December |
| Monday | 29 December | Monday | 29 December |
| Tuesday | 30 December | Tuesday | 30 December |
| Wednesday | 31 December | Wednesday | 31 December |
| Thursday | 1 January | Saturday | 3 January |
| Friday | 2 January | Friday | 2 January |
Collections return to your usual days from Monday 5 January.
Check your collections days over the festive season.
Residents can now track their bin collections in real time – with updates available as they happen.
Follow the progress of your refuse and recycling collections on the website or your My Account.
Garden waste collections stop over Christmas and new year. The last collection will be on Friday 19 December, with the service resuming from Monday 5 January.
Christmas trees
Real Christmas tree recycling sites across the city will be open from Monday 29 December until Friday 6 February. Please remove all decorations and the pot or stand before leaving your tree.
Find your nearest Christmas tree recycling site
Please don't leave trees on the pavement, road or beside a communal bin as this is fly-tipping and you could be fined.
New for this year – if you have a garden waste subscription you can leave your tree next to your garden waste bin for collection on your usual day.
Household waste recycling sites (tips)
Our household waste tips are located off Old Shoreham Road in Hove and off Wilson Avenue in Brighton.
Christmas and new year opening times
- Christmas Eve, 24 December – open from 8am to 1pm
- Christmas Day and Boxing Day, 25 and 26 December – closed
- New Year’s Eve, 31 December – open from 8am to 1pm
- New Year’s Day, 1 January – closed
Outside of these dates, both sites will be open as usual.
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