Please be aware that there will be changes to Oldham Council’s waste and recycling rounds due on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Alternative collections are as follows:
- Bins due on Wednesday 25 December will be collected on Saturday 28 December, including green bins and food caddies.
- Bins due on Thursday 26 December will be collected earlier on Saturday 21 December
Please note – green bins and food caddies will not be emptied, so do not put them out.
- Bins due on Wednesday 1 January will be collected on Saturday 4 January.
Please note – green bins and food caddies will not be emptied, so do not put them out. They will be collected as normal on Wednesday 8 January.
Please share this information with your neighbours.
Disposing of your real Christmas trees
Once you have taken your Christmas tree down you can recycle it by putting it in your green bin.
Just chop it into small pieces, remove the wooden block from the base of the tree as this is too big to be composted, and take off any lights and decorations.
Alternatively, you can take it to Arkwright Street Household Waste and Recycling Centre – along with any extra Christmas waste you may have – or leave it at one of our collection points in the following parks (from December 28 to January 15):
• Higher Memorial Park (car park), Joseph Street, Failsworth
(open 7.30am until dusk)
• Royton Park (car park) off Bleasdale Street, Royton.
(Open 7.30am until dusk)
• Werneth Park (car park) off Frederick Street, Werneth
(open 7.30am until dusk)
• Churchill Playing Fields (car park), Wellington Road, Greenfield. Anytime access.
• George Street Playing Fields
(car park), off Milnrow Road, Shaw.
Anytime access.
For all your waste and recycling information – including what goes in which bin, what date your normal collection is and opening times for Arkwright Street tip visit www.oldham.gov.uk/waste
