Waste and recycling collection arrangements for Christmas

Collection changes

The public holidays will affect households on a Thursday or Friday bin collection this year, as follows:

South Northants area (collected by WNC's in-house service)

• Collections due Thursday 25 December will take place on Saturday 27 December
• Collections due Friday 26 December will take place on Monday 29 December
• Collections due Thursday 1 January will take place on Saturday 3 January.

Additional recycling

If residents have more recycling than their bin can handle, please put it in clear plastic bags or boxes and present it alongside their recycling bins or boxes. This can also be taken to their nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre by booking in advance on the online booking system.

Residents are reminded batteries of any kind should never be put into bins. Instead place your used batteries in a plastic bag and recycle in the following way:

• In the former Daventry area - place on top of your black bin
• In Northampton - place on top of your recycling bin
• In South - place on either bin

Household Waste Recycling Centres

WNC recycling centres will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day, and will close early on Christmas Eve, at 2pm.

With those exceptions they will be open from 10am to 4pm as usual, offering a great way to dispose of a range of materials, from excess household waste, to recycling and larger items that can't be collected as part of your kerbside collection service.

Please remember you must book a slot in advance on our booking system

Garden waste

Garden waste will be suspended from Monday 22 December through to Sunday 4 January across the whole of West Northamptonshire.

Real tree collections

Crews will collect real Christmas trees for composting from Monday 5 January through to Friday 16 January, on the normal garden bin collection round. Please note, you do not need to subscribe to the garden waste subscription service to have your real Christmas tree collected.

Please ensure trees over 6ft tall are cut in half so they fit in the lorries safely. They can also be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.