Christmas recycling and rubbish information

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What to do with your rubbish and recycling

December 2020

Have a less wasteful Christmas

Waste and recycling Christmas illustration

Changes to your rubbish and recycling collections over the festive period

Your rubbish and recycling collection dates have been revised over the festive period and your new dates can be found below. Normal scheduled collections will resume on Monday 11 January 2021.

Normal Day	Revised Day
Friday 25 December 2020	Monday 28 December 2020
Monday 28 December 2020	Tuesday 29 December 2020
Tuesday 29 December 2020	Wednesday 30 December 2020
Wednesday 30 December 2020	Thursday 31 December 2020
Thursday 31 December 2020	Saturday 2 January 2021
Friday 1 January 2021	Monday 4 January 2021
Monday 4 January 2021	Tuesday 5 January 2021
Tuesday 5 January 2021	Wednesday 6 January 2021
Wednesday 6 January 2021	Thursday 7 January 2021
Thursday 7 January 2021	Friday 8 January 2021
Friday 8 January 2021	Saturday 9 January2021

Please put your rubbish and recycling out by 7am. If you miss your collection, you can take it to the Port Solent Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) by booking a slot. Please note, the HWRC will be closed 25, 26 December & 1 January.

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Portsmouth City Council and our waste partners at Biffa and Veolia would like to thank our residents for their support throughout 2020.

We wish you a safe festive period and a happy New Year.

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Festive recycling

Christmas trees

Real Christmas trees can be cut down and put into your garden waste bin if you are signed up to our Green Waste Club. .

If not, trees can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre if you book a time slot.

Trees under six feet tall can be put out with your rubbish for two weeks after Christmas.

Tip: Remove all tinsel and decorations and any pots or stands.

More information

What to recycle at home

Most of us recycle lots during and after Christmas but are we getting it right?

You can put greetings cards, cardboard boxes from packaging, food and drinks cans, plastic bottles with lids and empty aerosols out with your recycling.

Please put wrapping paper and unwanted decorations in the bin as a lot of it contains plastic and cannot be recycled.

Recycle Right

Other waste

The dates for other waste over the festive period are also different. Make sure you're not caught out by checking the dates for bulky waste and garden waste so you can plan to put these out on the right days.