Councils across Greater Manchester have revealed their plans for bin collections over the festive period.

There are some different dates for collections this year for residents to be aware of – with Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day all falling during the week.

The majority of town halls have confirmed Bank Holiday collections will be hit, with alternative collection days in place.

Here is a breakdown of each of our borough’s bin collection changes, if any…

Manchester 

On the week of Christmas, starting Monday, December 25, everyone’s bin day moves two days forward (so for example a usual Friday bin day will be picked up on Sunday). 

On New Year’s week everyone’s bin days moves one day forward (so for example a usual Friday bin day will be picked up on Saturday). For anymore information visit https://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200084/bins_rubbish_and_recycling/7094/bins_and_recycling_at_christmas

Oldham

In Oldham, there will be changes to our waste and recycling rounds due on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Bins due on Monday, December 25 will be collected on Saturday, December 30 instead, including green bins and food caddies.

Bins due on Tuesday, December 26 will be collected earlier on Saturday, December 23 instead, including green bins and food caddies.

Bins due on Monday, January 1 will be collected on Saturday, January 6 – apart from green bins and food caddies which will be collected on Monday, January 8 as normal.

Oldham residents can recycle their Christmas trees by putting it in the green bin. Just chop it into small pieces, remove the wooden block from the base of the tree as this is too big to be composted, and take off any lights and decorations.

Alternatively, you can take it to Arkwright Street Household Waste and Recycling Centre or leave it at one of the collection points in the following parks (from December 28 to January 31):

• Higher Memorial Park (car park), Joseph Street, Failsworth (open 7.30am until dusk)
• Royton Park (car park) off Bleasdale Street, Royton (Open 7.30am until dusk)
• Werneth Park (car park) off Frederick Street, Werneth (open 7.30am until dusk)
• Churchill Playing Fields (car park), Wellington Road, Greenfield. Anytime access.
• George Street Playing Fields (car park), off Milnrow Road, Shaw.

Stockport

There are no collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day in Stockport. 

You can check your collection calendar for details of when your waste and recycling will be collected over the festive period. Alternatively, visit https://www.stockport.gov.uk/find-your-collection-day   

There will be no Garden Collection (green bin/caddy) week commencing December 25.  Garden collections will start again from Saturday, December 30. 

In addition, the council has teamed up with St Anne’s Hospice Christmas tree collection service, who will be picking up trees once residents have completed a registration form. For more details, visit https://www.sah.org.uk/get-involved/christmas/christmas-tree-recycling/

The opening times for the Household Waste Recycling Centres in Stockport can be found at Stockport – Recycle for Greater Manchester

Tameside

The main changes in Tameside come on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. 

If you are due a collection on Christmas Day, alternatively green bins will be collected on Wednesday, December 27 and the black and blue bin will be collected on Friday, December 29. If you are normally due a collection on Boxing Day, the green bin collection will change to Friday, December 29 and the black and blue bin collection will change to Tuesday, January 2.

For New Year’s Day collections, green bin collections will change to Wednesday, January 3 and blue and black bins will change to Thursday, December 4. There will be no brown bin collections between December 25 and January 5.