St Albans: When will bins be collected over the festive period?

Bin collection schedules will be amended over the festive period. <i>(Image: Archant / Newsquest)</i>
Bin collection schedules will be amended over the festive period. (Image: Archant / Newsquest)
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With Christmas fast approaching, it's very important to keep bin collections in mind.

As always, St Albans council will be deviating from the normal schedule, so we've put together all the information you need to make sure your festive waste is dealt with properly.

Changes to the schedule will begin on Christmas day, and normal collections will resume on Monday, January 12.

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New collection days are shown below in bold, with the normal collection days they are replacing in brackets:

  • Monday, December 22 (no change)
  • Tuesday, December 23 (no change)
  • Wednesday, December 24 (no change)
  • Saturday, December 27 (replacing Thursday, December 25)
  • Monday, December 29 (replacing Friday, December 26)
  • Tuesday, December 30 (replacing Monday, December 29)
  • Wednesday, December 31 (replacing Tuesday, December 30)
  • Friday, January 2 (replacing Wednesday, December 31)
  • Saturday, January 3 (replacing Thursday, January 1)
  • Monday, January 5 (replacing Friday, January 2)
  • Tuesday, January 6 (replacing Monday, January 5)
  • Wednesday, January 7 (replacing Tuesday, January 6)
  • Thursday, January 8 (replacing Wednesday, January 7)
  • Friday, January 9 (replacing Thursday, January 8)
  • Saturday, January 10 (replacing Friday, January 9)

To report a missed collection, or find any other information about rubbish collection in St Albans, visit www.stalbans.gov.uk/rubbish-collections.

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