Christmas bin collection Derbyshire 2020: dates general waste and recycling bins are collected over Xmas and New Year

With all the eating, drinking and gift-giving over the festive period, you might be wondering how to dispose of all the extra household waste.

The Christmas holidays are a time when many services tend to wind down, and bin collection is no different.

Here are the changes to bin collection dates and service provision in Derbyshire over the festive period.

Chesterfield Council collection dates

Due to bank holidays on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, there will be a revised waste collection service for black and blue/green bins across the festive period.

The revised bin collection schedule is as follows:

- Monday, 21 December will now be on Saturday, 19 December

- Tuesday, 22 December will now be on Monday, 21 December

- Wednesday, 23 December will now be on Tuesday, 22 December

- Thursday, 24 December will now be on Wednesday, 23 December

- Friday, 25 December will now be on Thursday, 24 December

- Friday, 1 January will now be on Saturday, 2 January

- There will be no change from Monday 28 December until Thursday, 31 December

Properties located on narrow or rural roads will remain unchanged on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.

North East Derbyshire bin collection

Residents of the local authority are split into North and South bin collections and should follow the revisions for the calendar which applies to their address.

North calendar

If you would usually have had your black bin collected on Monday, 25 December your revised bin collection date will be Saturday, 2 January 2021.

To assist with the additional waste during the festive period, two bin collections will take place on week commencing 4 January, therefore, you should place your black and burgundy bins at your kerbside on your usual day this week.

All burgundy bin collection on week commencing 21 December 2020 will take place earlier than usual.

Burgundy bin collections will change to the revised schedule of:

- Monday, 21 December will change to Saturday, 19 December

- Tuesday, 22 December will change to Monday, 21 December

- Wednesday, 23 December will change to Tuesday, 22 December

- Thursday, 2 December will change to Wednesday, 23 December

- Friday, 25 December will change to Thursday, 24 December

South calendar

Black bin collections which would normally be on Friday, 25 December will now be on Friday, 18 December.

To help with your household waste over the festive period the council has added an extra black bin collection during week commencing 11 January 2021.On this week you should place your black and burgundy bins kerbside on your designated bin collection day.

Only burgundy bins will be collected on the week commencing 28 December.If your bin would usually be collected on Friday, 1 January 2021 then please place it at the kerbside on 2 January 2021 instead.

For both North and South,green bins will not be emptied until March.The first week when garden waste bins are emptied again is 8 March 2021.

NE Derbyshire Council have advised residents to ensure their bins are out for collection by 6.30am and the bin lid is shut - no extra waste or bags of rubbish will be lifted for black bins at any time.

Household bulky waste can be disposed of free of charge at the following Household Waste Recycling Centres from 8.30am - 6pm daily:

- Stonegravels, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield, S41 7LF

- Buttermilk Lane, S44 6AF (between Long Duckmanton and Bolsover).

Bolsover Council bin collections

Residents of the local authority are split into North and South districts.

Bolsover North

Black bin collections which would usually be on Friday, 25 December will now be on Thursday, 24 December.

Burgundy bins which would usually be emptied on Friday 1 January will now be emptied on Saturday, 2 January 2021.

Black bin collections on the week commencing Christmas week will all be made one day earlier than your normal collection day.

To help with your household waste over the festive period, the council will now collect black bins, as well as burgundy bins, during your usual scheduled day on week commencing Monday, 11 January.

Bolsover South

All bins collections on the week commencing 21 December will be made one day earlier, with Christmas Day collections taking place on Christmas Eve.

On the week commencing Monday, 28 December there will be no collections.

Due to this, on week commencing 4 January 2021 black and burgundy bins will be collected on your usual collection date as opposed to only burgundy bins.

Both North and South - No green waste bins will be collected from December until March, the next collection of Green bins will be on 2 March 2021.

Bolsover Council have advised residents to ensure their bins are out for collection by 6.00am and the bin lid is shut - no extra waste or bags of rubbish will be lifted for black bins at any time.

Household bulky waste can be disposed for free at the following Household Waste Recycling Centres from 8.30am to 6pm daily:

- Stonegravels, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield, S41 7LF

- Buttermilk Lane, S44 6AF (between Long Duckmanton and Bolsover).

Derbyshire Dales bin collection dates

Aside from Christmas Day and New Year’s Day collections, all other days will remain the same, including the bank holiday on Monday, 28 December 2020.

Residents who would usually have a bin collection on Friday, 25 December will now have their bin emptied on Saturday, 19 December.

Rubbish collections usually due to take place on Friday, 1 January 2021 will now take place on Saturday, 2 January 2021.

The council have asked that residents ensure their bin lid is shut as they will not uplift any additional rubbish.For those who have rubbish sacks, no more than four waste bags should be left for collection.

Food waste and recycling will continue to take place fortnightly during the festive period, as per your usual scheduled date.

Additional recycling will also continue to be collected, this should be left to the side of your designated blue bin.

If you are unsure of your collection date for any of your bins - you can check on the council’s postcode checker.

Erewash Council bin collection

Due to the bank holidays on Christmas Day, Monday, 28 December and New Year’s Day, there will be revised bin collection dates for residents whose bin collection usually falls on these days.

Residents of the council are separated into North and South Districts and should follow their designated calendar.

Black and blue bins will continue to be emptied on alternating weeks, with the following days changing:

- Friday, 25 December will be collected on Thursday, 24 December.

- Monday, 28 December will be collected on Tuesday, 29 December.

- Friday, 1 January will be collected on Thursday, 31 December.

Green waste bins will not be collected until the beginning of March 2021.

The last week of Green bin collection was Monday, 7 December.

The council has asked that all residents place their bins at the kerbside by 7am on their day of collection.

Amber Valley Council

Residents of Amber Valley should check their Christmas bin collection via the council’s online postcode checker.

Bins will not be collected on Christmas Day or new Year’s Day, but there is no set date for revised collections.

Due to an increase in household waste over the festive period, the council will uplift your refuse bin and two extra bags of waste on your next collection day after Christmas.

Recycling will continue to be collected as usual, with additional items placed next to your blue bin on your collection date.

Loscoe Household Waste Recycling Centre will remain open for business every day from 8.30am to 6pm, except on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Tips on reducing waste during the Christmas period

You can recycle cardboard boxes, Christmas cards and plastic bottles in your normal at-home recycling bin, as well as tins and empty aerosol cans.

Gift wrapping usually cannot be recycled as it contains plastics which are not recyclable.

Foil from mince pies and turkeys can be recycled, but leftover food should be put in your general waste bin, textiles and empty cartons should also go in your waste bin.

Reduce food waste from your Christmas Dinner by storing leftovers and eating them for Boxing Day lunch.