Greater Manchester Christmas and New Year 2024 bin collection dates and changes for every borough

Councils across Greater Manchester have announced their plans for bin collections over the festive season.

Due to the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s bank holidays all falling during the week, there will be changes to most collection dates this year.

Townhalls have confirmed replacement pick-up dates for general waste and recycling. And some have given tips on how to dispose of your Christmas trees after the big event.

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Greater Manchester councils are also encouraging people to recycle as much as possible. A change in recycling rules means that pots, tubs and trays are now accepted in mixed recycling in Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford.

Here is a breakdown of each borough’s bin collection changes:

Bolton

There will be no collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day in Bolton, meaning that there will be some changes to bin collections.

The borough will have no green bin collection service from Monday, December 23 to Friday, January 3, which includes large green bins and smaller food waste containers for all households. Green bin collections will resume on Monday, 6 January as normal.

Burgundy bins will be collected two days earlier than scheduled around Christmas - on December 23 and 24 - and two days after New Year’s Day on January 3.

Grey bins will be collected on Friday, December 27; Monday, December 30 and Thursday, January 2. And beige bins will be picked up on Tuesday, December 31 and Monday, January 6, when normal services resume.

Bury

Bury has rescheduled collections due on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to one day earlier.

Any grey, green or blue bins