People living in Rutland are being reminded to check changes to their bin collection day over the festive season.
| Usual collection day | New collection day | ||
| Monday 25 December | Saturday 23 December | ||
| Tuesday 26 December | Wednesday 27 December | ||
| Wednesday 27 December | Thursday 28 December | ||
| Thursday 28 December | Friday 29 December | ||
| Friday 29 December | Saturday 30 December | ||
| Monday 1 January | Tuesday 2 January | ||
| Tuesday 2 January | Wednesday 3 January | ||
| Wednesday 3 January | Thursday 4 January | ||
| Thursday 4 January | Friday 5 January | ||
| Friday 5 January | Saturday 6 January |
For further information please refer to www.rutland.gov.uk/my-services/waste-and-recycling/, your full waste guide can be found under ‘Find your bin collection day’.
Rutland County Council’s Portfolio Holder for Highways, Transport and the Environment, Cllr Christine Wise said:
“Our contractors are going to be working hard this winter to ensure that all bin collections are completed so we would please ask residents to ensure that they take a couple of minutes just to double check when their collection day is over the Christmas period. We would ask residents to please also keep in mind that this time of year can also cause disruptions to collections due to severe winter weather, like snow and ice, as well as delays caused by the sheer volume of seasonal waste. If collections along your street haven’t taken place on the expected day, please leave the bins out and our contractors will return to collect them as soon as possible.”
Rutland County Council is encouraging people to try and reduce the amount they throw away as waste over the busy Christmas period. On average, food waste makes up 50% of the material in Rutland’s black household waste bins. This is costly for households and bad for the environment. Love Food Hate Waste is a national campaign providing handy tips and advice to help everyone waste less food: www.lovefoodhatewaste.com.
Households in Rutland will get an extra blue bag for additional recycling over the Christmas period. Once full, residents are asked to place this bag next to their grey recycling bin on collection day. Collection crews cannot remove any other side waste. For information about what items can and can’t be recycled in Rutland, visit: www.rutland.gov.uk/recyclingaz.
Residents are also advised to check opening times before traveling to use Rutland’s recycling centres at North Luffenham and Cottesmore over Christmas. Operating hours for the two sites can be found online at: www.rutland.gov.uk/recycling.