Recycling in Monmouthshire Christmas 2024

Kerbside collection day changes

Normal Collection Day	Actual Collection Day
Monday 23^rd December	Monday 23^rd December
Tuesday 24^th of December	Thursday 24^th of December
Wednesday 25^th of December	Friday 27^th of December
Thursday 26^th of December	Saturday 28^th of December
Friday 27^th of December	Sunday 29^th of December
Monday 30^th of January	Monday 30^th of January
Tuesday 31^st of January	Tuesday 31^st of January
Wednesday 1^st of January	Thursday 2^nd of January
Thursday 2^nd of January	Friday 3^rd of January
Friday 3^rd of January	Saturday 4^th of January

All waste collections will take place 2 days later after Christmas and 1 day later after New Year.

All collection dates outside those stated above will be completed as normal.

This also applies to all business recycling and waste collections.

You can check your collection days by visiting the ‘Local Info’ webpage: http://maps.monmouthshire.gov.uk/

Please ensure that all waste is placed out before 7am for collection.

Christmas time leads to more waste so the council has agreed that residents can put out one extra bag of black bag waste for their first collection after Christmas Day from 27^th December 2024 to 7^th January 2025.

There is no limit to the amount of recycling you can put out for collection.

Festive wrapping paper can be recycled in red bags provided it’s not made from foil, plastic, or glitter wrap. Christmas cards can be recycled in your red bags too. All food waste can be recycled using the kerbside collection.

You can find Christmas recycling tips at: https://walesrecycles.org.uk/ and tips for reducing food waste this Christmas from Love Food Hate Waste: https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/

Garden waste

The 2024 garden waste collection service ends on 6^th December. There will be one additional collection between 6th – 17th January 2025 to help with the collection of leaf fall and Christmas trees. Please place your Christmas trees inside or next to your garden waste bin for collection.

Alternatively, real Christmas trees can also be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.

The 2025 collection service will re-start in March and registration will open in January.

Changes to opening times for the Household Recycling Centres over Christmas and New Year:

Tuesday 24^th December	8am to 2pm (check site open days and make a booking)
Wednesday 25^th December	Closed
Thursday 26^th December	Closed
27^th to 31^st December	8am to 4pm (check site open days and make a booking)
Wednesday 1^st January	Closed
Thursday 2^nd January	8am to 4pm (check site open days and make a booking)

You must make a booking in advance of visiting a Recycling Centre.

Please be aware that the sites will still be closed on their usual closed days – For more information and to book a visit: www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/recycling-and-waste/household-waste-recycling-centres/

Reuse Shops

Our reuse shops will be closed over the Christmas period.

Our last open day will be Wednesday 18^th December at Five Lanes and Tuesday 17^th December at Llanfoist. We will be back in the New Year reopening on Wednesday 15^th January at Five Lanes and Tuesday 14^th January at Llanfoist.

Thank you to all Monmouthshire residents for recycling this year!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Recycling & Waste Team, Monmouthshire County Council

Kerbside collection day changes

Garden waste

Reuse Shops

Cyngor Sir Fynwy / Monmouthshire County Council