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Household waste - domestic bins

The Council is responsible for the collection and disposal of household refuse. This is a vital service that makes the area a healthy, safe and clean place to live.

We will:

  • collect your refuse on the same day each week (with the exception of Christmas, New Year and Bank Holidays)
  • advertise well in advance any changes to the collection service within the local press.
  • give you a date for collection and collect large items within 7 days of a request being made at a customer service centre or online
  • provide facilities for recycling waste

You can help us by:

  • putting the refuse out to the edge of your property for emptying and collecting it after emptying. Special arrangements can be made if you are unable to do this.
  • making sure refuse sacks are tied.
  • making sure that when you request removal of large items, these items are easily accessible on the day we have arranged to collect them.
  • using the recycling facilities and composting garden waste.

    If you are unsure as to which day your collection is, please click on the appropriate letter for your street to find a list of which day your refuse collection would be and which alternate week your recycling collection would be. Also below is a list of which dates correspond to the respective "alternate week" for your kerbside recycling collection. Please note collections over the Christmas and Easter Period may differ, and a note of these should be attached to your refuse bin, the current up-to-date list of these collections is set out below. Collections may be disrupted due to inclement weather. We will endeavour to collect when possible. You can also get in touch via the Council's Refuse contact telephone number: (0191) 301 8669.

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    List of Dates / Week

    Christmas, Easter and Bank Holiday Collections 2008 /2009

    Usual Collection Day Revised Collection Day
    Monday 22nd December 2008 Normal Collection Day
    Tuesday 23rd December 2008 Normal Collection Day
    Wednesday 24th December 2008 Normal Collection Day
    Thursday 25th December 2008 Monday 29th December 2008
    Friday 26th December 2008 Normal Collection Day
    Monday 29th December 2008 Tuesday 30th December 2008
    Tuesday 30th December 2008 Wednesday 31st December 2008
    Wednesday 31st December 2008 Wednesday 31st December 2008 Friday 2nd January 2009
    Thursday 1st January 2009 Saturday 3rd January 2009
    Easter Bank Holiday, May Spring and August Bank Holidays 2009 Collections will be one day later all week.

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