Bin emptying days across Pendle change over the festive season

Residents are being urged to check their recycling and refuse collection calendar for the correct day to put their bins out.

Changes run from Saturday 23 December until Saturday 6 January.

Bins due for emptying on Monday 25 will be done on Saturday 23 instead, and all other collections will be one day later than normal.

The normal service will resume from Monday 8 January 2024.

Residents are being kindly asked to make sure they park leaving space for refuse vehicles to access back streets on collection days.

If you have extra recycling that won’t fit in your bin, plastic tubs, bottles and trays can be placed in sacks or recycling boxes and left next to your bin on collection day.

You will find all the information you need on our website: www.pendle.gov.uk/bankholbins

Councillor Asjad Mahmood, Leader of Pendle Borough Council, said: “Our Operational Services staff will be collecting before and during the Christmas holidays, including Saturdays, to make sure we keep residents happy and our borough clean.”

David Walker, Pendle Borough Council's Assistant Director of Operational Services, is asking residents to check their recycling calendars for collection dates and what goes in each recycling bin.

“And we use a lot of foil over the festive season. Don’t forget if you can scrunch it and it stays scrunched, the foil can go into your brown bin, this means chocolate wrappers and mince pie foil cups can all be recycled.”

Residents with lots of extra waste who don’t want to wait until the next ‘bin day’, can take their unwanted rubbish to the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Burnley and Barnoldswick.

They are open as normal except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, see our website www.pendle.gov.uk/recyclingandrefuse for opening times.

“And once the festive season is over, real Christmas trees can also be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres” added David.

“Or if you don't want to recycle your tree, you can put it out with your normal waste on your collection day.”

Councillor Zafar Ali, Pendle Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for Environment and Climate Change, added: “We’re asking people to enjoy the festive period, but to not over indulge and waste food.”