Waste and recycling collection dates in York will be changing for some households over the Christmas and New Year period.
On average, City of York Council collects waste and recycling from around 18,000 households every day. Crews carry out around six million waste collections every year and is proud to be the only frontline service in the council which visits every single home in the city.
To check when collections are due visit: https://www.york.gov.uk/wastecollectioncalendar
The majority of collections in York, for both household waste and recycling will take place the day after their normal collection date.
However, to enable crews to take leave over the holiday season, there will be changes to some collection dates, as there will be staff shortages.
To minimise disruption as much as possible, crews will be working Saturdays to ensure household waste, for all 96,000 properties in York, continues over this period.
The most significant changes are collections due on Christmas Day (Wednesday 25 December), with household waste brought forward to Saturday 21 December.
The last recycling collection for these households will be Wednesday 11 December (before Christmas) and then Wednesday 8 January (after Christmas).
Household waste collections for households due on Friday 27 December will take place the day after, on Saturday 28 December. But, the last recycling collection for these households will be Friday 13 December (before Christmas) and Friday 10 January (after Christmas).
Household waste for households due on Friday 3 January will take place the day after, Saturday 4 January. But, the last recycling collection for these households will be Friday 20 December (before Christmas) and Friday 17 January (after Christmas).
Normal collections will resume from Monday 6 January 2025.
Around 2,000 households in the city centre have their recycling collected by St Nicks. These households are urged to check their website for any date changes: https://www.stnicks.org.uk
Hazel Court HWRC and Towthorpe/Strensall HWRC are open every day apart from Wednesdays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day New Year’s Day.
There are also many recycling sites (bring banks) across the city, typically located at some supermarkets. To find these sites, visit: https://www.recyclenow.com/recycling-locator
Residents are asked to please put all bins and boxes out at the front edge of their property (unless otherwise stated in the online waste calendar), between 7pm on the day before their collection, and 7am on their collection day.
Paper copies of the calendar are available at Explore Libraries or by calling Customer Services on telephone: 01904 551550. They are also available in alternative formats such as braille or large print by emailing cycaccessteam@york.gov.uk, or contacting Customer Services on telephone on 01904 551550.
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