Christmas Time Rubbish/Bins/Christmas Tree Collection

Dear Councillor,

Please see the below info and feel free to share it with your residents.

Christmas Recycling and Waste Changes

Please find below a table detailing changes to recycling and general waste collections over the Christmas period.   Residents are also advised to use the ‘Find Your Collection Day’ search facility at www.brent.gov.uk/recycling to allow them to check their collection day online and download their collection calendar.

Usual Collection Day	Actual Collection Day
Mon 23rd December	Mon 23rd December –No Change
Tue 24th December	Tues 24th December – No Change
Wed 25th December	Fri 27th December
Thurs 26th December	Sat 28th December
Fri 27th December	Sun 29th December
Mon 30th December	Mon 30th December – No Change
Tues 31st December	Tues 31st December – No Change
Wed 1st January	Thurs 2nd January
Thurs 2nd January	Friday 3rd January
Fri 3rd January	Sat 4th January

Garden waste collections take place once a month during December, January and February and calendars and collections dates are also available using the ‘Find Your Collection Day’ search facility.  

The Reuse and Recycling Centre at Abbey Road will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Christmas Tree Recycling 

This year, we are offering an enhanced recycling service for residents. There four options available to recycle a real Christmas Tree.  

• take a Christmas tree to one of the 21 locations in our Parks; (A full list is available atwww.brent.gov.uk/christmastree )
• use the garden waste service if residents are already signed up;
• include a Christmas tree when making a booking for a bulky waste collection
• or alternatively, take a tree to one of the 2 hour pop up Christmas tree collection points that will provided on Saturday 4^th January and Saturday 11^th of January. Exact locations and times can be found at www.brent.gov.uk/christmastree

Garden Waste Service Update

Residents can sign up for the new 2020/21 garden waste service from the beginning of January. The cost of the service will remain the same as this year;  £60 for the year from April to March, £30 for half a year from October to March. Residents can visit www.brent.gov.uk/gardenwaste to sign up for the service in four easy steps.