Waste collections over Christmas & New Year

Following the citywide distribution of 2014/15 waste and recycling calendars, City of York Council is reminding residents when collections will take place over the festive period.waste lorry

To prevent a build up of rubbish all households will receive a rubbish collection the week before and the week after Christmas.

However, household recycling and rubbish collections will not take place from 22 December to 26 December.

All households which are due a rubbish or recycling collection on Thursday 1 January will receive a rubbish collection on Saturday 3 January instead, but there will be no recycling collections on this day.

The council has also added a further garden waste collection between 19 and 30 January to pick up out of season garden waste and collect any remaining autumn waste and Christmas trees. Collection dates can be found on-line at www.york.gov.uk/refuselookup and will be advertised.

City centre properties serviced by St Nicks recycling team will not receive collections on 25 and 26 December or 1 January. All properties will receive detailed festive collection information in early December.

Residents are asked to ensure their bins or boxes are presented by 7am on the day of their collection. Collections times can vary over the Christmas period and crews are unable to return for rubbish or recycling that is not put out by this time.

The council will collect extra recycling from households’ in their scheduled collections in the New Year and residents are asked to present their extra recycling (extra paper, cardboard, plastic bottle/cans and glass) in separate open bags or boxes. Recycling can also be taken to local recycling banks and the Household Waste Recycling Centres. For more details please visit www.york.gov.uk/recycling.

Every effort will be made to collect waste on the scheduled day but, due to the amount of waste generated at this time of the year, some delays to the schedule may occur. If this happens then crews will try to collect all missed rubbish by the end of the next working day.

Geoff Derham, Head of Waste and Fleet at City of York Council, said: “Christmas is a time where a lot of waste is generated in a short amount of time and to help reduce the pressure on residents’ bins the council will be collecting rubbish the week before and the week after Christmas. In addition to this the council will be collecting extra recycling after the busy New Year period.

“We urge residents to make full use of their kerbside recycling service, local recycling banks or the recycling facilities at the household waste recycling centres to prevent unnecessary waste going to landfill.”

Household Waste Recycling Centres will be closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. The sites will be open as usual (during winter opening times) on all other days for residents to bring their excess festive rubbish for recycling.

To look up collection dates or receive another collection calendar please visit www.york.gov.uk/refuselookup or call 01904 551551.

For more information on waste and recycling visit please visit www.york.gov.uk/waste .Or follow on @CYCWaste on Twitter or ‘like’ CYCWaste on Facebook.

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