What are the Christmas bin collection dates?
Christmas plans might have gone in the bin, but what about your actual rubbish this Christmas?
Many people in the UK are making the best out of a bad situation after having to change their Christmas plans last minute following Boris Johnson’s announcement cancelling Christmas for many.
Whether you’re now looking at a solo Christmas or spending it with fewer friends and family, you can still get a lot of good food and drink in, plus hopefully, you still had some time to receive some presents in the post.
All of which can accumulate quickly, leaving you with piles of ripped up wrapping paper and empty wine bottles.
With that in mind, do the bin collection days change over Christmas?
Christmas bin collection dates for Christmas 2020
You will have to check with your local area to find out exactly how your bin collection days are impacted this Christmas and New Year as the dates differ across regions and councils.
You can use the online tool on Gov.uk to find out when your next bin collection day is.
You will just need to enter your postcode.
As a general rule, you can expect the days to be affected from December 25.
Many different London boroughs like Barnet and Greenwich, for example, will stop collections from Christmas Day, resuming either on Monday, December 28 or Tuesday, December 29.
This has a knock-on effect through to early January, with some days like New Year’s Day skipped to allow for bank holidays.
It is likely that, regardless of where you are, bin collections will go back to normal after January 11.
MORE : How to deal with the disappointment of cancelling your Christmas plans at the last minute
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