When will my bin be emptied over Christmas?

Check out the changes to waste collections by Bradford Council and Craven District Council over the festive season.

Ilkley and Keighley areas (Bradford Council)

In the Bradford Council area, bins due to be emptied on Christmas Day (Friday 25th December) will instead be collected on Monday 21st December.

And if your normal collection would be on Friday 1st January, it will instead be emptied on Monday 4th January.

Bradford Council says all other kerbside domestic collection days remain the same.

The district's Household Waste Recycling Centres - including at Royd Ings Avenue in Keighley and Golden Butts Lane in Ilkley - will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day but will be open on every other day over the festive period.

Cllr Sarah Ferriby, Executive Member for Healthy People and Places, said: "We hope everyone has a marvellous Christmas time especially after the difficult year we have all experienced but we want people to remember to recycle. It is still as important as ever. The amount of waste generated can jump by as much as one-third this time of year so it’s really important to recycle as much as possible. We know people have had a lot to think about over the last 10 months so we would like to thank everyone who has kept recycling to help the environment and save Council Tax payers’ money.”

For more information visit bradford.gov.uk/recycling-and-waste/christmas-and-new-year/christmas-recycling/

Skipton and Craven areas (Craven District Council)

Household waste and recycling collections are all taking place a day earlier than usual over the Christmas fortnight.

If your normal bin day is Tuesday, it will be collected on Monday. If it's usually Wednesday then it moves to Tuesday - and so on as per the table below.

Normal domestic refuse collections go back to normal from the week commencing Monday 4th January. 

NORMAL COLLECTION DAY

REVISED COLLECTION DAY

Tuesday

22nd December

Monday

 21st December

Wednesday

23rd December

Tuesday

 22nd December

Thursday

24th December

Wednesday

 23rd December

Friday

25th December

Thursday

 24th December

 

NORMAL COLLECTION DAY

REVISED COLLECTION DAY

Tuesday

29th December

Monday

 28th December

Wednesday

30th December

Tuesday

 29th December

Thursday

31st December

Wednesday

 30th December 

Friday

1st January

Thursday

31 December

These details are all available on the council website at cravendc.gov.uk/christmasbins and residents can also check their collection times by using the website search function at cravendc.gov.uk/your-area

The Household Waste Recycling Centre at Skibeden just off the A59 will be closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day - and is also not open on Wednesdays. Christmas Trees can be taken here to be recycled - but there is no doorstep collection service for trees this year.

For helpful tips on how to reduce the amount of waste produced over the Christmas and New Year period, please visit cravendc.gov.uk/christmasrecycling

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