St Helens Borough Council has released the dates that your bins will be collected over the Christmas period.
There will be no collections on Monday, December 26- with the schedule then working a day late for the remainder of the week, with Monday's collections being made on Tuesday, and so on. The same schedule is in place for the week following New Year.
The council are also keen to reiterate how to properly dispose some of the most frequently wasted items over the festive weeks. In St Helens, you cannot put wrapping paper or cards in your blue bag normally used for recycling, you will need to take these to your local recycling centre.
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Real Christmas trees can be recycled and turned into chippings for parks. Drop off points are, Sutton Park on Marina Avenue, Victoria Park on Bishop Road, Sankey Valley Visitor Centre Blackbrook Road car park, Mesnes Park on Park Road North car park, Taylor Park Grosvenor Road car park, Moss Bank Road open space. The last drop off date is January 6 2023.
The full schedule for bin collections over Christmas is as follows:
Monday, December 26: No collections
Tuesday, December 27: Monday collections
Wednesday, December 28: Tuesday collections
Thursday, December 29: Wednesday collections
Friday, December 30: Thursday collections
Saturday, December 31: Friday collections
Monday, January 2: No collections
Tuesday, January 3: Monday collections
Wednesday, January 4: Tuesday collections
Thursday, January 5: Wednesday collections
Friday, January 6: Thursday collections
Saturday, January 7: Friday collections.
You can also enter your postcode to check when your collections are, by visiting here.
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