Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council announces Christmas 2024 bin collection dates
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has released its festive bin collection dates for North Hampshire residents.
Changes to the bin collections over the festive period allow the bin crews, who collect from more than 25,000 homes across both Basingstoke and Deane Borough and Hart District every day, to spend time with family and friends on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
The changes mean that those residents due a collection on Wednesday, December 25, will receive a collection on Friday, December 27, and collections scheduled for Thursday, December 26, will move to Saturday, December 28, for example.
All residents will have a revised collection date until the crews catch up, including working on Saturdays, to enable bin collections to return to their normal schedule from Monday, January 13.
These dates are subject to any adverse weather delaying progress.
There will be a two-week break for garden waste collections over the festive period, with the service stopping after Friday, December 20, and starting again on Monday, January 6.
The revised Christmas collection dates do not apply to garden waste collections.
A council spokesperson said: “Because the festive period does generate extra waste and recycling, extra rubbish will be collected in rubbish bags placed next to the waste bin for the first collection only after Christmas.
“The councils will collect extra recycling throughout the year, as long as this is put in a clear plastic bag next to the recycling bin.
“Additional flattened cardboard can also be left next to the recycling bin in dry weather, as long as it is no bigger than 1m squared, and all plastic and polystyrene is removed.”
“Excess glass put out for collection must be stored in a green glass box and must not be overfilled.”
The council has stated that if any residents wish to secure an extra free glass box before Christmas, they can do so by collecting one from the Civic Offices in Basingstoke.
