All refuse and recycling (including nappies and food waste recycling) should be placed at their usual collection point by 7am on your revised collection day.
Changes to collections over the Festive Period:
Your weekly collections for recycling, food, nappies and black bag waste will change during Christmas week.
Collections due on Wednesday 25th December will be collected on Friday 27th December and will skip 2 days all week -Wednesday to Friday, Thursday to Saturday, Friday to Sunday.
All refuse and recycling (including nappies and food waste recycling) should be placed at its collection point by 7am on your revised collection days.
| Normal Working Days | Revised Collections |
| Monday 23rd December | No Change |
| Tuesday 24th December | No Change |
| Wednesday 25th December | Friday 27th December |
| Thursday 26th December | Saturday 28th December |
| Friday 27th December | Sunday 29th December |
Collections will take place as usual on Monday 30th December and Tuesday 31st December. Collections will then skip 1 day from New Years Day (Wednesday) – so Wednesdays collection will be collected on Thursday etc. This applies to ALL your scheduled collections for recycling, food, nappies and black bag waste from Wednesday 1st January (New Year week) – Please note there will be NO COLLECTION on New Year’s Day.
All refuse and recycling (including nappies and food waste recycling) should be placed at their usual collection point by 7am on your revised collection day.
| Normal Working Days | Revised Collections |
| Monday 30th December | No Change |
| Tuesday 31st December | No Change |
| Wednesday 1st January | Thursday 2nd January |
| Thursday 2nd January | Friday 3rd January |
| Friday 3rd January | Saturday 4th January |
Other services such as bulky waste collections and delivery of wheelie bins/food waste bins will be suspended from the week commencing 25th December and 1st January. This allows us to use as many resources as possible to collect the anticipated record amounts of Mighty recycling this Christmas.
Normal services will resume on Monday 6th January.
Community Recycling Centres
Our Community Recycling Centres are open from 8.30am until 4.30pm every day except for a 3.30pm closure on 24th and 31st December and complete closure on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and re-open on Thursday 2nd January 2025.
Real Christmas Tree Collections and Green Waste:
From 2nd December, you can book ‘real’ Christmas trees for kerbside collection between 2nd January and 31st January 2025.
This MUST be done via www.rctcbc.gov.uk/ChristmasTrees or by calling 01443 425001 as bookings WON’T be accepted via the Winter Green Collection system as this is suspended during this time.
The bookable Winter Green Waste Collection Service (including ‘real’ Christmas trees not booked in for collection) will be suspended from the week commencing Monday 25th December. Booked Winter Green Waste Collections will resume on Monday 13th January 2025. Green waste, including real Christmas trees, can still be taken to your local CRCs (unbagged) throughout the festive period.
Residents must book their ‘real’ Christmas tree collections online at least 24 hours before their revised collection day as they won’t be automatically collected: www.rctcbc.gov.uk/ChristmasTrees
During the booking period, real Christmas trees can be placed out whole. However, trees over 4ft will have to be cut up so the crews can safely lift them. Please remove ALL lights, baubles and stars beforehand.
Please Note: Artificial Christmas trees can be taken to a Community Recycling Centre or booked in for a special collection if you want to dispose of them.
Please remember to place ALL refuse and recycling out before 7am on your collection or revised collection day and not before, as this can lead to spillages and difficulties for pedestrians using the pavement.
If we haven’t collected your refuse/recycling as planned, please leave it at the kerbside, as we may be working additional hours to clear a backlog. Our crews can work well into the evening during busy periods, and extra staff can sometimes be called in to remove the items the next day.
Residents can visit one of the many collection points across Rhondda Cynon Taf before the festive period to collect their recycling bags – find your nearest at www.rctcbc.gov.uk/bags.
The Streetcare Team would also like to remind residents to park sensibly so that they can get the recycling truck down your street.
The Council has issued the following tips for a ‘Green Christmas’
Rinse food and drink containers, bottles in your leftover washing up water before placing them into your recycling bags!
Stock up on recycling bags, ahead of the festive period by visiting one of the many collection points across RCT.
Park sensibly, so that our vehicles can get down your street safely.
Please place refuse and recycling out before 7am on your collection day and not before as this can lead to spillages and difficulties for pedestrians using the pavement.
Place ALL wrapping paper and gift bags into a separate CLEAR bag, including foil and glitter products.
Book your real Christmas tree collection online from 6th December at www.rctcbc.gov.uk/christmastrees
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