Bin collection dates in Sunderland over Christmas and New Year
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Sunderland City Council has confirmed that there will be no changes to its collection schedule for Christmas.
Despite the festive period, collections will remain the same as normal so members of the public should put their bin out by 7.30am on their usual collection day.
Normal collection day/revised collection day:
Friday, December 24 – No change.
Monday, December 27 – No change.
Tuesday, December 28 – No change.
Wednesday, December 29 – No change.
Thursday, December 30 – No change.
Friday, December 31 – No change.
Monday, January 3 – No change.
Items you can recycle in your blue bin:
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Hide AdPlastic/glass drinks bottles, cans, glass jars and plastic bottles (all rinsed out)
Aerosols
Dry cardboard, cardboard boxes and food boxes (flatten them first)
Wrapping paper tubes
Chocolate/sweet tins and tubs
Paper, newspapers and magazines goes in the black box (caddy) of your blue bin. Don't forget you can recycle the envelopes from your Christmas cards too
Items which can’t be recycled in your blue bin:
Christmas cards with glitter, bows or ribbons on them
Wrapping paper
Batteries
Polystyrene packaging
Any containers with food waste on them, including take away pizza boxes - this is because of the grease residue that remains on the cardboard
Plastic bags
Real Christmas trees
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Hide AdPeople are reminded that real Christmas trees can be recycled at one of the Household Waste and Recycling Centres.
Bookings must be made to access either the Beach Street site at Deptford or the Campground Household Waste site in Wrekenton.