Christmas Waste and Recycling Collections

TAMESIDE bin crews will continue to work hard over the festive season but collection days will change for some households.

There will be no brown bin collections at all across the borough from Monday, 26 December, 2022, (Boxing Day) until Friday, 6 January, 2023.

Anyone due a collection on the bank holidays – Monday, 26 December (Boxing Day), Tuesday, 27 December, or Monday, 2 January – should check the list below for their new date. All other collections run as normal.

Monday, 26 December

If you are due a green (general waste) bin collection, it will be collected on Wednesday, 28 December. If you are due a black (recycling) or a blue (paper) bin collection, it will be collected on Friday, 30 December.

Tuesday, December 27

If you are due a green bin collection, it will be collected on Thursday, December 29. If you are due a black or a blue bin collection, it will be collected on Tuesday, 3 January.

Wednesday, 28 December to Friday, 30 December

Normal collections except for brown bins.

Monday, 2 January

If you are due a green bin collection, it will be collected on Wednesday, January 4. If you are due a black and/or blue bin collection, they will be collected on Thursday, January 5.

Tuesday, 3 January, to Friday, 6 January.

Normal collections except for brown bins.

Real Christmas trees can be left out with your brown bin for recycling from Monday, 9 January. Don’t forget to remove all the decorations. The council will collect any additional recyclable waste which is left out with your black or blue recycling bins in a clear or labelled bag.

If you don’t already have the council bin app, download it from Apple Store or the Google Play Store for updates and alerts for your Christmas waste and recycling collection arrangements.

Cllr Denise Ward, Tameside Council’s executive member for the climate emergency and environmental services, said: “Collections will stay as normal for the majority of people – except for brown bins – but please check so you’re sure you put your bins out on the right day.

“Making the effort to recycle means we all help the environment by keeping the amount of waste sent for disposal to a minimum. I would also ask that you park considerately so that waste vehicles have unimpeded access to all roads and bins.

“In conclusion, I want to thank our bin crews who work so hard over the Christmas holiday to ensure collections go smoothly.”

For further information visit www.tameside.gov.uk/recycling