Christmas bin collection dates for Wales in 2025

Merthyr Tydfil

Monmouthshire

You can find out bin information by putting your address into the website here.

Neath Port Talbot

The council shared on Facebook: “We recognise that there will be more waste at Christmas.

“A lot of the extra waste can be recycled, and there is no limit to the amount of recycling you can present. Please recycle what you can.

“If you produce more non-recyclable waste for collection immediately after Christmas you can put out up to three extra black bags on your refuse collection day between December 27 to January 7.

“During this time only, residents should present not more than 1 wheeled bin with three black bags next to their bin or, the equivalent for houses without wheeled bins, a maximum of six black bags on your refuse collection day.

“To ensure that we can collect from all households and limit delays, we may not be able to collect more than three extra black bags.

“Normal restrictions will resume on January 8.” More information is available via the bin day calendar here.

Newport

The waste and recycling service will operate with normal working hours until December 25, 2025 where there will be no service.

Collections will resume on December 26 but will be collecting one day late, collections will take place on Friday and Saturday.

The service will operate with normal working hours until January 1, 2026.

Collections will resume on January 2, 2026, but will be collecting one day late, collections will take place Friday and Saturday.

Pembrokeshire

There will be no waste and recycling collections on Christmas Day (Thursday 25 December), Boxing Day (Friday 26 December) or New Year’s Day (Thursday 1 January).

• Collections due Thursday 25 December (Christmas Day) will be collected 2 days later on Saturday 27 December.
• Collections due Friday 26 December (Boxing Day) will be collected 2 days later on Sunday 28 December

Powys

Christmas Week

Collections days for the first three days of Christmas week (up to and including Wednesday 24 December) will be as normal. Collections for last two days of the week (Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December) will be two days later than normal, with crews planning on working over the weekend.

Normal collection day – Planned collection dayMon 22 Dec – Mon 22 DecTue 23 Dec – Tue 23 DecWed 24 Dec – Wed 24 DecThu 25 Dec – Sat 27 DecFri 26 Dec – Sun 28 Dec

New Year Week

There will be no change to collections on the first three days of New Year week, with collections one day later than normal from 1 January, with crews working on Saturday 3 January.

Normal collection day – Planned collection dayMon 29 Dec – Mon 29 DecTue 30 Dec – Tue 30 DecWed 31 Dec – Wed 31 DecThu 1 Jan – Fri 2 JanFri 2 Jan – Sat 3 Jan

Rhondda Cynon Taff

Monday 22 December

No Change

Tuesday 23 December

No Change

Wednesday 24 December

No Change

Thursday 25 December

Saturday 27 December

Friday 26 December

Sunday 28 December

Collections will take place as usual on Monday 29 December, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December.

Collections will then skip one day from New Years Day (Thursday) – so Thursday’s collection will be collected on Friday etc.

This applies to ALL your scheduled collections for recycling, food, nappies and black bag waste from Thursday 1 January (New Year week).

Please note there will be NO COLLECTION on New Year’s Day.

Swansea

Torfaen

Thursday 25 December

Saturday 27 December

Friday 26 December

Sunday 28 December

Monday 29 December

Normal

Tuesday 30 December

Normal

Wednesday 31 December

Normal

Thursday 1 January 2026

Friday 2 January

Friday 2 January

Saturday 3 January

Vale of Glamorgan

The council posted on Facebook: “During the week commencing December 23 some refuse and recycling collections will be two days later than usual collection days.

“During the week commencing December 30 some refuse and recycling collections will be one day later than usual collection days.

“From December 30 to January 17, households will be able to place six black bags out on their collection day.

“Recycling collections will continue to be unlimited on a weekly basis. If you are unsure what you can recycle this Christmas, take a look at our online A-Z guide.

“We will be collecting Christmas trees from designated collection points again from Monday, January, 13 to Saturday, January 25.

“Alternatively, they can be taken to a HWRC without an appointment, or garden waste subscribers can chop their tree down and book a winter garden waste collection.”

Wrexham

There are no collections on…

• Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day)
• Friday, December 26 (Boxing Day)
• Thursday, January 1(New Year’s Day)

Which means…

• If your usual collection was December 25 or 26, your black/blue bins (non-recyclable waste) will be collected on December 29 (Monday) or December 30 (Tuesday) instead. Your food waste and recycling will be collected on January 2.
• If your usual collection was January 1 your food waste and recycling will be collected on January 2.