With all the Christmas festivities taking place in December, our bins can become full pretty quickly.
And it pays to know exactly when they will be collected over the holidays. This year, both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on week days – a Wednesday.
Therefore, many households may find their refuse collections are affected and your usual bin day may have changed. We asked all the North East councils when their refuse collections will take place this year. These are outlined below. There are details about normal collection days and the new ones to take note of.
Newcastle
The following information has been provided by Newcastle City Council:
(Normal collection date, followed by new collection date)
- Christmas Eve, Tuesday, 24th December – No change
- Christmas Day, Wednesday, 25th December – Friday, 27th December
- Boxing Day, Thursday, 26th December – Saturday, 28th December
- Friday, 27th December – Sunday, 29th December
- New Years Eve, Tuesday, 31st December – No Change
- New Years Day, Wednesday, 1st January, 2025 – Thursday, 2nd January, 2025
- Thursday, 2nd January, 2025 – Friday, 3rd January, 2025
- Friday, 3rd January, 2025 – Saturday, 4th January, 2025
Holiday periods mean more recycling. At Christmas, you may have extra cardboard, packaging, flower arrangements, and Christmas trees. New Year celebrations often bring additional glass and cans.
Here’s what can go in your blue bin:
- Glass bottles and jars
- Plastic bottles
- Foil
- Clean food and drink cans
- Empty aerosols
- Clean food trays, pots, and drink cartons
- Glitter-free Christmas cards
What can’t go in your blue bin: Most gift wrap (due to glitter foil, or tape). Use the scrunch test: if it stays scrunched, it can go in the blue bin; if it bounces back, use the green bin.
Tips to save space in your blue bin:
- Flatten cardboard and plastic bottles.
- Use Household Waste & Recycling Centres (open daily except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day, closing at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve).
- Request a bulky waste collection for large items (charges apply) or donate to charities.
Gateshead
Gateshead Council’s collection dates are as follows:
- December 24, Tuesday – Usual collection
- December 25, Wednesday – No collection
- December 26, Thursday – No collection
- December 27, Friday – Wednesday’s collection
- December 28, Saturday – Thursday’s collection
- December 29, Sunday – Friday’s collection
- December 30, Monday – No collection
- December 31, Tuesday – Usual collection
- January 1, Wednesday – No collection
- January 2, Thursday – Wednesday’s collection
- January 3, Friday – Thursday’s collection
- January 4, Saturday – Friday’s collection
- January 7, Tuesday – Collections return to usual day
You can also check collection dates at www.gateshead.gov.uk/binchecker
North Tyneside
These details are from North Tyneside Council:
Christmas Week
Collecting Wednesday 25 December’s bins on Friday 27 December
Thursday 26 December on Saturday 28 December
Friday 27 December on Sunday 29 December
New Year Week
Wednesday 1 January on Thursday 2 January
Thursday 2 January on Friday 3 January
Friday 3 January on Saturday 4 January
South Tyneside
South Tyneside Council says collections will take place later than normal during the festive period. Here are the revised bin dates.
(Normal collection date, followed by new collection date)
- Tuesday 24 December (Christmas Eve) – No change
- Wednesday 25 December (Christmas Day) – Friday 27 December
- Thursday 26 December (Boxing day) – Saturday 28 December
- Friday 27 December – Monday 30 December
- Tuesday 31 December (New Year’s Eve) – No change
- Wednesday 1 January (New Year’s Day)- Thursday 2 January
- Thursday 2 January – Friday 3 January
- Friday 3 January – Saturday 4 January
For more information Check your bin collection dates here.
County Durham
Durham County Council’s collections will take place as normal up to and including Tuesday. December 24. From Wednesday, December 25, to Friday, January 3, residents are being made aware of the following changes to collections:
(Normal collection day, followed by revised collection day)
- Wednesday 25 December – Friday 27 December
- Thursday 26 December – Saturday 28 December
- Friday 27 December – Monday 30 December
- Tuesday 31 December – No change
- Wednesday 1 January – Thursday 2 January
- Thursday 2 January – Friday 3 January
- Friday 3 January – Saturday 4 January
Normal collections will resume from Monday, January 6. Residents can check their collection dates online by entering their house number and postcode into the ‘My Durham’ section of the council’s website.
Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across the county will be open as normal over the festive period, between 9am 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 on Friday, December 27. The opening hours for these three sites are 10am to 4pm Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 3.30pm on a weekend.
People can see opening times of 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 6 January. Residents can book a free collection in advance at www.durham.gov.uk/christmastreecollections
Sunderland
Sunderland City Council says collections normally scheduled for Wednesday 25 December to Friday 3 January will see some changes. It adds: “As we have additional crews working over the festive period, the collections may be carried out in a different order to usual, so please make sure you put your bin out by 7.30am.”
Bins will be emptied as normal up to Tuesday 24 December, and normal collections will resume from Tuesday 7 January.
(Normal collection day, followed by Christmas period collection day)
- Wednesday 25 December – Collections move to Friday 27 December
- Thursday 26 December- Collections move to Saturday 28 December
- Friday 27 December – Collections move to Monday 30 December
- Wednesday 1 January – Collections move to Thursday 2 January
- Thursday 2 January – Collections move to Friday 3 January
- Friday 3 January – Collections move to Saturday 4 January
You can also check here when your bin collection dates are.
Northumberland
In Northumberland, the week commencing December 16 is not affected. The week commencing December 23 is affected by two Bank Holidays – Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Collections will be two days later to cover this.
The week commencing December 30 is affected by one Bank Holiday – New Year’s Day. Collections will be one day later to cover this.
(Original collection day, revised collection day)
- Wednesday 25 December Christmas Day – Friday 27 December (Collection two days later than normal)
- Thursday 26 December Boxing Day – Saturday 28 December (Collection two days later than normal)
- Wednesday 1 January – Thursday 2 January (Collection one day later than normal)
- Thursday 2 January – Friday 3 January (Collection one day later than normal)
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