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 Tuesday 24th December.
From Wednesday 25th December to Friday 3rd January, residents are being made aware of the following changes to collections:
Normal day Revised day
DECEMBER
Wednesday 25th Friday 27th
Thursday 26th Saturday 28th
Friday 27th Monday 30th
Tuesday 31st No change
JANUARY
Wednesday 1st Thursday 2nd
Thursday 2nd Friday 3rd
Friday 3rd Saturday 4th
Normal collections will resume from Monday 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 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 Friday 27th December. 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 6th January. Residents can book a free collection in advance at:
www.durham.gov.uk/christmastreecollections
Residents can keep up to date with any changes to council services by following @durhamcouncil on X or @durhamcouncil on Facebook.