The festive period is a busy time for everyone - and a period that creates a lot more waste than usual. With wrapping paper and food waste set to pile up over the Christmas period, it's always handy to know when you can rid your house of the extra waste. Here are all the bins day changes in Cardiff this year so you can keep track of what bag needs to go out and when.
Recycling and waste collections for Cardiff with stay the same over Christmas and New Year, and one-off collections for Christmas trees over the festive period will be arranged. You can get more Cardiff news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
Recycling and waste collections
Recycling and waste collections will stay the same over Christmas and New Year. You can check your recycling and waste collection dates through Cardiff council's website here by entering your house number and postcode. Recycling and waste should be placed out by 6am on collection day, and no earlier than 4.30pm the day before.
Christmas trees and garden waste collections
The council will not be collecting garden waste during December, January and February. Garden waste can be brought to Lamby Way or Bessemer Close recycling centres. You can book an appointment using the Cardiff Gov app or here.
Christmas trees will be collected on the below dates. Your tree must be put on the kerbside loose and you must take care to remove all Christmas decorations. Trees must not be cut up and placed into green bins or white re-useable sacks. No other garden waste will be collected.
January 10: Pentyrch, Creigiau, Radyr/ Morganstown, Whitchurch, Heath West
January 11: Heath East, Llandaff North, Llandaff, Gabalfa, Cathays
January 12: Old St Mellons, Trowbridge, Llanrumney, Rumney
January 13: Tongwynlais, Rhiwbina, Llanishen, Lisvane, Cyncoed
January 17: St Fagans, Fairwater, Ely, Caerau
January 18: Canton, Riverside, Grangetown
January 19: Plasnewydd, Adamsdown, Splott, Butetown
January 20: Pontprennau, Pentwyn, Penylan
Christmas trees can be brought to a Household Recycling Centre and placed into the garden waste skip. Please remember to book an appointment. The council will also be running a Christmas tree drop off zone in Heath Park Car Park, off King George V Drive, CF14 4AW on January 7 and 8, 10am-4pm. Your tree will need to be brought loose. The council will be unable to accept any netting, sacks or bags.
When are the recycling centres open?
Household Recycling Centres will be closed between Christmas Day and December 27 for the Christmas Bank Holidays and will reopen on December 28. Household Recycling Centres will also close on January 2 for the New Year Bank Holiday, and will reopen on January 3.
They will also close earlier on Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve with the last available appointment at 1pm. As recycling centres can get busy over the Christmas period, the council recommended booking in advance, either on the Cardiff Gov app or here.
All material needs to be separated before visiting a recycling centre and no mixed black bags of waste will be accepted. Wrapping paper will be accepted at Recycling Centres over the Christmas period, but it must not be mixed with any other recyclable material.
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