Christmas wrapping, food waste, and recycling all increase over Christmas and to accommodate for this Bath will have revised bin collection dates over the festive period. Find out more about Christmas bin collection dates in Bath below.
The following key dates are highlighted below:
Changes will affect collections which are normally scheduled from 25 December to 10 January. A calendar with revised dates can be downloaded from the council website
Garden waste collections will be paused from 7 December, restarting 19 January
Recycling centres will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
The Reuse Shop will be closed from 21 December to 3 January
Christmas trees can be collected by our garden waste team or, for a small donation, by Dorothy House. Collection can be booked on the council website
Only plain brown wrapping paper can be recycled in your blue cardboard recycling bag. Christmas wrapping paper that is marked recyclable often contains a non-paper additive, such as glitter, which cannot be recycled.