Christmas 2024

Please read this information carefully as your waste and recycling collection day may change for the Christmas period

Remember, whilst your black bin collection day may change over the Christmas period, it is still a fortnightly (alternate weeks) collection. Please therefore check whether or not it is your black bin collection week when looking at which dates apply to your household for domestic waste collections.
If your black bin is collected w/c 9 December your next black bin collection will be w/c 23 December
If your black bin is collected w/c 16 December your next black bin collection will be w/c 30 December

The closed lid and no side waste policy still applies to all households in Gloucester throughout this time.

From Monday 2 December, the domestic waste crews will be hanging a Christmas information leaflet on your black bin or sack. The leaflet is also available to view here.

Black refuse sack collections

If you present your waste in a black refuse back please see information below:

Additional Recycling

We ask residents to hold onto recycling and spread it across collections where possible, however we will accept additional recycling from Monday 30 January until Saturday 4 January 2025.

If you have extra recycling over the Christmas period, please see below how to present it. The sorted recycling policy still applies:

• Glass:
  Use recycling box(es) only (do not overfill, as heavy boxes will not be emptied)
• Plastic trays and bottles, cans, tins, foil and empty aerosols:
  Inside clear plastic bag (such as a carrier bag)
  *no black plastic, plastic wrappings or film
• Paper and thin card:
  Use your blue sack. We only accept cards and wrapping paper that do not contain glitter or foil/plastic style. Some charities collect Christmas cards. Think about reusing wrapping paper and turning card into gift tags
• Cardboard:
  Cut down to size of sack and tied up, needs to be kept dry (in clear bag if possible)
  *no polystyrene or other non-paper-based packaging
• Food waste:
  Either present both (kitchen and outdoor) caddies or double bag (use a clear bag) and place on top of your outdoor caddy
• Small electrical items (WEEE):
  Please present items on the lid of your recycling box, we will make every effort to collect the small electrical items, but will be prioritising the collection of other recycling. If your small electrical item is not collected please don't contact us. Represent on your next collection.

Real Christmas Trees 

Robinswood Hill

From Monday 6 January until Sunday 12 January 2025 between 8.30am to 5pm, you can take your real tree (all decorations must be removed) to Robinswood Hill car park, GL4 6SX where you'll be able to leave it in an allocated location (do not leave it in any other place as this will be classed as fly-tipping).

Eastern Avenue Depot

From Monday 6 January until Friday 10 January 2025 between 9:00am to 3:30pm (excluding weekends), you can take your real tree (all decorations must be removed) to our Depot (Ubico) at Eastern Avenue, GL4 6PG.  Trees should be left on the grass in front of the main building. 

Any trees that are left at either location will be chipped, composted and used in parks and open spaces.

Longfield Charity

Longfield Community Hospice will collect and recycle your real tree for a donation to their hospice care. They will be collecting trees between 11 January and 14 January 2025, from properties with the following postcodes, GL2 (2,3,4,5) GL3 (4) GL4 (0,3,4,5).
See their website for more information 

Garden Waste

If you subscribe to the garden waste service, you can chop up your real Christmas tree and put in your green garden waste bin (please make sure all decorations are removed and the lid of your bin is closed). 
Collections are suspended in December and January the service will resume from 1 February 2025.

Artificial Christmas trees

If you have an artificial Christmas tree we would encourage you to store it to use next year. If it's worn out and no longer needed you can take it to Hempsted Recycling Centre, or arrange a chargeable bulky item collection

Bulky item collection

Collections are suspended from Monday 23 December until Friday 3 January.

The service will resume from Monday 6 January 2025. You can still call or book online during this time to arrange a collection once they resume.