Bin collection Christmas changes

HERE are the changes for the bin collection schedule for Denbighshire this Christmas.

Denbighshire County Council has released this year's amendments to its normal waste and recycling collection services over the festive period.

Collections that usually take place on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays will now take place a day later during Christmas week.

The same will apply next week from Wednesday, January 1 until Friday 3, with normal service resuming on Monday 6.

Recycling Parks at Denbigh, Rhyl and Ruthin will be open to the public as normal every day except Christmas Day, Wednesday 25 and New Year's Day , Wednesday, January 1.

Winter opening hours for the Rhyl Marsh Road site are 10am until 6pm every day, 10am to 4pm from Monday to Friday and from 9am until 4pm at Colomendy, Denbigh and Lon Parcwr in Ruthin.

The Saturday recycling services at the Green Lane, Corwen will take place as normal on Saturday, December 21 with no Saturday morning services at all on either Saturday 28 Saturday 4.

Saturday recycling services will recommence as normal at Green Lane car park, Corwen on 18 January between 9am and 11am and at Llangollen on 11 January between 9am and 11am.

Christmas trees can be disposed of through the fortnightly garden waste service for subscribers, chopped up into pieces and placed in the bin.

Alternatively, people can take their Christmas trees to the recycling centres at Rhyl, Ruthin or Denbigh.

Paper Christmas wrapping may be placed with the normal recycling but any wrappers made out of foil or has glitter should be disposed of in the waste bins.

Residents are asked not to over-fill their waste bins over Christmas and ensure they can close their bin lids, to avoid rubbish being strewn across streets during any strong winds. People can place additional Christmas recycling enclosed in a cardboard box for collection.

The Council is also reminding residents that bones from poultry can be placed in food waste bins.