When to put your bins out over Christmas and New Year
Every year, bin collections in Portsmouth change over Christmas and New Year. This is temporary to make sure refuse collectors can spend time with their families, and to make sure everyone still gets their bins collected.
Make sure you put your bins out on the right day so you don't miss a week. You can find the changed dates below.
Look for your normal collection day on the left, and on the right you will find the changed date for the festive period.
| Normal collection day | Changed to |
|---|---|
| Thursday 25 December 2025 | Saturday 27 December 2025 |
| Friday 26 December 2025 | Monday 29 December 2025 |
| Monday 29 December 2025 | Tuesday 30 December 2025 |
| Tuesday 30 December 2025 | Wednesday 31 December 2025 |
| Wednesday 31 December 2025 | 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 |
Back to normal | |
If you think your bin collection might have been missed, you can report it here: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/recycling-and-rubbish/
If you need help reporting a missed collection, contact your Liberal Democrat team. If you aren't sure who that is, you can drop us a line at office@portsmouthlibdems.org.uk, but it may take us a bit longer than usual to get back to you over the Christmas period.
We wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
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