Tendring residents have been reminded that waste and recycling collection days will change slightly over the festive season.

On the week of December 29, households which usually have their waste collected on the Monday and Tuesday will see it collected one day later, while those which usually have it collected from Wednesday to Friday will see their collection two days later, with the usual Friday collection that week taking place on the following Monday, January 5.

For the week beginning Monday, January 5  collections will be a day later than usual, with Friday collections taking place on Saturday, January) 10. Collections resume as normal from Monday, January 12.

For households’ first black bin collection after Christmas each home can put out an extra two black bags of side waste, in recognition of the additional waste and recycling generated over the festive period.

Helena Hospice is again running its Treecycle Christmas tree recycling service across CO7 and CO11 to CO16 postcodes. Households in these areas can book for their tree to be collected on the weekend of January 9-11 in return for a donation to the charity. To find out more and to book visit click here.

There are no  brown bin collections over the Christmas and New Year period, but householders can leave a Christmas tree out with their bin for their first collection afterwards. The collection day of the week for garden waste is unchanged.

Revised Christmas Collection Dates

Scheduled date – Revised date
Monday, 22 December – No change
Tuesday, 23 December – No change
Wednesday, 24 December – No change
Thursday, 25 December  – Saturday, 27 December
Friday, 26 December  –Monday, 29 December
Monday, 29 December – Tuesday, 30 December
Tuesday, 30 December – Wednesday, 31 December
Wednesday, 31 December – Friday, 2 January 2026
Thursday, 1 January 2026 – Saturday, 3 January 2026
Friday, 2 January 2026 – Monday, 5 January 2026
Monday, 5 January 2026 – Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Tuesday, 6 January 2026 – Wednesday, 7 January 2026
Wednesday, 7 January 2026 – Thursday, 8 January 2026
Thursday, 8 January 2026 – Friday, 9 January 2026
Friday, 9 January 2026 – Saturday, 10 January 2026