Waste and recycling changes over Christmas and New Year

There will be no waste and recycling collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day.

Christmas collections

• Collections due on Monday 23^rd December will take place two days earlier on Saturday 21^st December

• Collections due on Tuesday 24^th December will take place two days earlier on Sunday 22^nd December

• Collections due on Wednesday 25^th December will take place two days earlier on Monday 23^rd December

• Collections due on Thursday 26^th December will take place two days earlier on Tuesday 24^th December.

New Year collections

• Collections due on Wednesday 1^st January will take place one day later on Thursday 2^nd January

• Collections due on Thursday 2^nd January will take place one day later on Friday 3^rd January

• Collections due on Friday 3^rd January will take place one day later on Saturday 4^th January.

There are no changes to what is scheduled for collection. Please make sure your containers are out for collection by 6.30am.

Check your online calendars or sign up to the notification service via My Account to check collection types and dates.

To help with the extra residual waste generated at Christmas, properties can present one extra grey / black bag at the kerbside on your first collection of residual non-recyclable waste after Christmas.

It is still important to recycle as much as possible, including wrapping paper.

Wrapping paper can be recycled if it does not contain glitter or foil, and does not bounce back/unfold again if you scrunch it up into a ball.

Make sure you recycle your food waste such as turkey bones and potato peelings.

You can find out much more information about recycling in Pembrokeshire at Christmas on the Council’s website.

Collections will return to normal from Monday 6^th January 2025.

For PCC trade waste customers, those on the small business/ holiday let packages will receive collections as per the household collection dates above.

All other Trade Waste Customers will be contacted directly via email with their festive collection dates.

Waste and Recycling Centres (WRCs) at Christmas

Pembrokeshire household and commercial users will need to book a slot at one of our Waste and Recycling Centres if they wish to use the WRCs over the festive period. Only users with a pre-booked slot will be admitted.

To book a slot for the WRC or view the user guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) visit the Council’s website.

The Council is also trialling an ‘out of hours’ telephone booking system for Waste and Recycling Centre bookings, available between the following times:

Monday – Friday: 5pm – 7 pm

Saturday – Sunday: 8am – Noon

To book your WRC slot during these times, phone 01437 764551.

The WRCs will remain open as per the winter opening hours but will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Real Christmas tree collection

Residents are once again able to book a kerbside collection of their real Christmas tree over the festive period.

For a charge of £5.30 per tree, real Christmas trees will be collected from residents’ homes on a designated day before being sent to a Pembrokeshire facility for shredding and composting.

The collection service will commence from Monday 6th January 2025 and householders wishing to have a collection can arrange one through your My Account or by calling the Council contact centre on 01437 764551 from Monday 16th December.

Requests for collections will be available through the contact centre on 01437 764551 until Friday 3^rd January and via My Account until Sunday 5^th January.

Alternatively households can take their Christmas trees to any Waste and Recycling Centres free of charge – see above for booking information.