Residents in County Durham are being reminded of changes to bin collections over the Christmas period. Durham County Council’s collections will take place as normal up to and including Wednesday 24th December. From Thursday 25th December to Friday 2nd January, residents are being made aware of the following changes to collections:
Normal collection day Revised collection day
Thursday 25th December Saturday 27th December
Friday 26th December Monday 29th December
Tuesday 30th December No change
Wednesday 31st December No change
Thursday 1st January Friday 2nd January
Friday 2nd January Saturday 3rd January
Normal collections will resume from Tuesday 6th January.
Residents can check their collection dates online by entering their house number and postcode into the ‘My Durham’ section of the council’s website at www.durham.gov.uk
Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across the county will be open as normal over the festive period, between 9.00am and 3.30pm, except for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
The Thornley, Coxhoe and Horden HWRC sites are normally closed on Fridays, and will be closed Friday 26th December. The opening hours for these three sites are 10.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Thursday, and 9.00am to 3.30pm on a weekend.
People can see opening times for their nearest HWRC, and check how busy a site is in advance, at www.durham.gov.uk/hwrc
Real Christmas tree collections will also be available from Monday 5th January. Residents can book a free collection in advance at:
www.durham.gov.uk/christmastreecollections
