Waste Collection over the Christmas Period
Revised collection days for public holidays
Christmas and New Year 2020-21
Usual collection day Revised collection day
Thursday 24 December No change
Friday 25 December Monday 28 December
Monday 28 December Tuesday 29 December
Tuesday 29 December Wednesday 30 December
Wednesday 30 December Thursday 31 December
Thursday 31 December Saturday 2 January
Friday 1 January Monday 4 January
Monday 4 January Tuesday 5 January
Tuesday 5 January Wednesday 6 January
Wednesday 6 January Thursday 7 January
Thursday 7 January Friday 8 January
Friday 8 January Saturday 9 January
Monday 11 January Usual collections resume
Garden waste
collections over Christmas and New Year 2020-21 will not take place Friday 25 December 2020 – Friday 8 January 2021 (inclusive). Friday 8 January garden waste collections on Saturday 9 January. usual garden waste collections resume on Monday 11 January. Christmas trees: decoration-free real trees can be composted at home, taken to any recycling site, or garden waste subscribers can add them to their collection.
Recycling sites
See individual recycling sites or phone Somerset Direct on 0300 123 2224 for recycling site opening times. All sites are closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day as well as their usual scheduled closed days.