The New Forest District Council have announced bin collection changes over the Christmas period. 

There are changes to both recycling, rubbish and glass collections for those living in The Forest.

Recycling and rubbish sack collections

  • Wednesday 25 December and Wednesday 1 January – changed to Thursday 2 January 
  • Thursday 26 December and Thursday 2 January – changed to Friday 3 January
  • Friday 3 January – changed to Saturday 4 January

All other sack collections will stay the same as usual.

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Glass collections

  • Wednesday 25 December – changed to Saturday 21 December
  • Thursday 26 December – changed to Saturday 28 December
  • Wednesday 1 January – changed to Saturday 4 January

As usual, garden waste collections will be paused for two weeks from late December. This will be from Monday, December 23, 2024 to Sunday, January 5, 2025.

All other garden waste collection days will stay the same.

This comes as the Forest is set to get wheelie bins for rubbish - sparking a lot of controversy among locals.