Hartlepool Borough Council confirm bin day alterations for Christmas and New Year holidays

Many bin collection days for residents across Hartlepool will be affected by the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Hartlepool Borough Council has published details of changes for people’s household and recycling kerbside pick ups.

Collections will stay the same for Tuesday, December 23 and Christmas Eve on Wednesday, December 24.

Changes come into effect from Christmas Day with anyone normally putting their bin out on a Thursday being asked to do so on Saturday, December 27.

Numerous Hartlepool streets' bin days will be affected by the Christmas holidays.placeholder image
Numerous Hartlepool streets' bin days will be affected by the Christmas holidays.

There will be no collections on Boxing Day (December 26) with residents whose normal collection day is a Friday. instead being Sunday, December 28.

They remain as normal on Tuesday, December 30, and Wednesday, December 31.

Thursday and Friday collections of that week will be Friday, January 2, and Saturday, January 3, respectively.

Collections will return to normal from Tuesday, January 6.

For full details, as well as Christmas closures of council buildings, see hartlepool.gov.uk

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