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FESTIVE WASTE, 2019–20

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This may not be the most exciting item we bring you this Christmas, but it may yet prove to be among the more useful. 

Below we reproduce a briefing issued by the Place Management part of the Place Directorate bit within City of Edinburgh Council. 

Bin-collection arrangements have been confirmed for the festive period as follows:

  • There will be no collections on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, instead residents due a collection on those dates should put their bins out on the dates shown in the table below.
  • There will be extended collection days for residents due to have kerbside collections on 26 December 2019 and 2 January 2020.
  • There will be no garden waste collections between 16 December 2019 and 13 January 2020.
  • All other collections will run as normal.
  • We’ll accept small amounts of extra waste that can’t fit in bins, but it must be placed neatly beside the bin.
  • Changes to kerbside collections and when residents should put their bins out are outlined in the table below.

Christmas tree recycling

  • Residents dont need a garden waste permit to have their tree recycled.
  • Trees can be taken to any of our three recycling centres.
  • Well also be collecting trees on designated dates for each street. Residents should look up their street on our festive dates web page later in December to find out which day we’re collecting in their street and what they need to do.
  • Christmas trees will be collected in streets that have no garden waste collections between 7 and 10 January 2020. Trees should be put out on the pavement without blocking access, with their bases removed, for collection by 6am on 7 January and we will collect them by 10 January 2020.
  • Christmas trees will be collected in streets that have a garden waste collection between 13 and 31 January 2020. Trees should be cut up, base removed, and put in the brown bin for collection by 6am on the street’s designated collection day.

Household waste recycling centres

There are changes to opening hours at recycling centres over the festive period. Residents are advised to check the opening hours on our website before they travel to a centre. In the event of severe weather we may need to close the centres at short notice this will be communicated via our corporate social media channel.

Special uplifts

There will be no special uplifts from Monday 23 December 2019 to Friday 3 January 2020. Normal service will resume on Monday 6 January 2020.

Collection calendars

Bin collection calendars for 2020 will be available on our website at the end of December. Printed copies will be sent to the home addresses of residents who use our assisted collections service.

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