09/12/2022 - Permalink

Reminder about changes to waste collection days over Christmas

Related topics: Climate change / environment

Over the Christmas and new year period there will be changes to the day of the week that waste and recycling is collected in the Shropshire Council area.

Changes start on Saturday 24 December and end on Saturday 7 January 2023.

Most collections will be one day later than normal, with one exception – collections that would normally be made on Monday 26 December will be made earlier, on Saturday 24th.

Collections will return to normal from Monday 9 January 2023.

The usual and revised collection days are:

Collection calendars will be left under bin lids from Monday 12 December and can also be seen by clicking on this link: Christmas 2022 waste collection calendar.

Householders are asked to put their waste containers out by 7am on their revised collection day.

Household recycling centres

Shropshire Council’s five recycling centres – in Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Whitchurch, Bridgnorth and Craven Arms – will remain open from 9am to 5pm every day, though will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.