NORMAL waste and recycling collections over the Christmas week are being moved back by one day (week beginning Monday 25 December), and don’t forget to recycle.
* Week commencing 18 December – all collections as normal
* Week commencing 25 December – all collections will be one day later.
* Usual Tuesday 26 December – revised to Wednesday 27 December.
* Usual Wednesday 27 December – revised to Thursday 28 December.
* Usual Thursday 28 December – revised Friday 29 December.
* Usual Friday 29 December – revised Saturday 30 December.
Week commencing 1 January – all collections return to normal.
Sunderland residents are reminded to recycle all they can over the festive period.
Councillor Michael Mordey, Portfolio Holder for City Services at Sunderland City Council, said: “Our residents are fantastic at recycling but there’s always more that can be done. We’re approaching the festive season, when most families generate more rubbish, but if you put it in the right bin, everything should fit in.
“We’re seeing a lot of contamination issues with incorrect materials in blue bins, which reduces the efficiency of the whole service.
“We’re urging residents NOT to put any food waste, plastic bags, batteries, wrapping paper or polystyrene into their blue bins. If you’re not sure about what can and can’t go in, check the website or leave it out.”
Nearly all food and drink packaging, tins, cans, bottles and jars can be recycled in your blue recycling bin, as well as aerosols and flattened cardboard boxes.
Christmas cards made from card only, without glitter or foil on, can be recycled in the main body of the blue bin. Cards with glitter or foil on can’t be recycled.
Newspapers and magazines can be put into the black caddy in your blue bin for recycling, as can envelopes and junk mail.
Wrapping paper currently cannot be recycled.
Christmas trees can be recycled at Household Waste Reception and Recycling Centres during normal opening hours.
If you can’t get your tree to a recycling centre, booking a bulky waste collection is an option.
There is a £17.50 charge for this, but as it covers up to eight items, residents in the same street could join together to have eight trees collected from one location for one charge.
If you have extra recycling, please take your items along to one of the Household Waste Reception and Recycling Centres, at Beach Street in Deptford or Campground in Wrekenton (only closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day).
For information on the revised collection days go to www.sunderland.gov.uk/
For more information on what can and can’t be recycled go to www.sunderland.gov.uk/
To book a bulky collection online go to https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/
For more information on the Household Waste Reception and Recycling Centres go to https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/