Your household (non-recyclable), recycling and food waste collections will change over Christmas
There will be no household (non-recyclable), recycling or food waste collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day.
Your collections will be affected by the following changes:
| Normal Collection Date |
NEW Collection Date Over Christmas |
| Thursday 25th December 2025 |
Saturday 27th December 2025 |
| Friday 26th December 2025 |
Monday 29th December 2025 |
| Monday 29th December 2025 |
Tuesday 30th December 20205 |
| Tuesday 30th December 2025 |
Wednesday 31st December 2025 |
| Wednesday 31st December 2025 |
Friday 2nd January 2026 |
| Thursday 1st January 2026 |
Saturday 3rd January 2026 |
| Friday 2nd January 2026 |
Monday 5th January 2026 |
| Monday 5th January 2026 |
Tuesday 6th January 2026 |
| Tuesday 6th January 2026 |
Wednesday 7th January 2026 |
| Wednesday 7th January 2026 |
Thursday 8th January 2026 |
| Thursday 8th January 2026 |
Friday 9th January 2026 |
| Friday 9th January 2026 |
Saturday 10th January 2026 |
Normal collections will resume on Monday 12th January 2026
Please ensure your bins are presented at the edge of your property by 6am on the your new collection day.
Garden waste collections
There will be NO garden waste collections from Saturday 27th December 2025 through to Thursday 8th January 2026 inclusive.
Garden waste collections will resume as normal on Friday 9th January 2026.
Christmas tree recycling
We'll be collecting real Christmas trees from 9th January to 23rd January 2026 inclusive, and you don't need to have a garden waste permit subscription. Please ensure that all lights and decorations have been removed from the tree. Any tree that is over 5ft tall must be cut in half.
Leave your tree outside in a place that's not obstructing the public highway, and we'll collect it for you.
If you're subscribed to the garden waste service, you can chop it up and put it in your green bin.
Extra waste
Please note that no additional household (non-recyclable) waste placed by or on top of your grey refuse bin will be collected.
If you have any additional recycling, you can place it in a box or rigid container next to your blue-lidded wheeled bin for collection.
Please remember to put all your food waste in your food caddy for weekly recycling.
Household batteries, small electrical items and textiles can be left on top of the lid/or by the side (not inside) of your blue-lidded bin, green bin or grey household bin on your scheduled collection day, for recycling.
Click here to find out more information about what we collect.
Shipston Home Nursing Christmas Tree Collection
Thomas Fox Landscaping, supporting Shipston Home Nursing, will collect your real Christmas tree from outside your property.
For a minimum donation of £10, they will collect trees between Monday 5th and Friday 9th January 2026 from the postcode areas CV35, CV36, CV37 and OX15, donating all funds raised to Shipston Home Nursing.
The trees will be chipped and composted to create a nutrient-rich compost for use on farm fields Book your collection here
