Make a note of changes to bin collection day this Christmas

Please share this information with your neighbours

If your waste and recycling bins are due to be emptied on Boxing Day (Monday, December 26) then please be aware there is a change to your collection this year.

Instead, you need to put them out for collection two days earlier - on Christmas Eve (Saturday, December 24), except for green bins and food caddies which will be collected on Monday, January 2.

Collections on Monday, January 2 will take place as normal.

Please share this information with your neighbours.

Christmas trees

Once you have taken your real Christmas tree down you can recycle it by putting it in your green bin.

Just chop it into small pieces, remove the wooden block from the base of the tree as this is too big to be composted, and take off any lights and decorations.

Alternatively, you can take it to Arkwright Street Household Waste and Recycling Centre or leave it at one of the collection points in the following parks (from December 28 to January 31):

Higher Memorial Park (car park), Joseph Street, Failsworth (open 7.30am until dusk)

Royton Park (car park) off Bleasdale Street, Royton (open 7.30am until dusk)

Werneth Park (car park) off Frederick Street, Werneth (open 7.30am until dusk)

Churchill playing fields (car park), Wellington Road, Greenfield. Anytime access

George Street playing fields (car park), off Milnrow Road, Shaw. Anytime access.

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