Changes to Christmas rubbish and recycling collections
| Collection | Scheduled collection day | ➡ | Revised collection day |
| Rubbish | Monday 22 December - Wednesday 24 December | ➡ | Normal collection |
| Thursday 25 December | ➡ | Saturday 27 December | |
| Friday 26 December | ➡ | Monday 29 December | |
| Recycling | Monday 29 December | ➡ | Tuesday 30 December |
| Tuesday 30 December | ➡ | Wednesday 31 December | |
| Wednesday 31 December | ➡ | Friday 2 January 2026 | |
| Thursday 1 January 2026 | ➡ | Saturday 3 January 2026 | |
| Friday 2 January 2026 | ➡ | Monday 5 January 2026 | |
| Rubbish | Monday 5 January 2026 | ➡ | Tuesday 6 January 2026 |
| Tuesday 6 January 2026 | ➡ | Wednesday 7 January 2026 | |
| Wednesday 7 January 2026 | ➡ | Thursday 8 January 2026 | |
| Thursday 8 January 2026 | ➡ | Friday 9 January 2026 | |
| Friday 9 January 2026 | ➡ | Saturday 10 January 2026 | |
| Recycling | Monday 12 January 2025 | ➡ | Normal collection |
Christmas recycling
Yes please:
- Food waste - leftovers, peelings, bones, tea bags (use the separate food waste bins)
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
- Glass bottles and jars
- Cardboard and paper
- Metal cans and tins
- Biscuit tins and sweet tins
- Christmas cards, wrapping paper and crackers (non-glittery/foil)
No thanks:
- Plastic bags
- Polystyrene
- Pizza boxes
- Juice cartons (tetrapaks)
To check if an item can be recycled, visit www.spelthorne.gov.uk/recycling-search
Garden waste collection week
Garden waste collections stop for a while during the winter. Details are below:
| Garden waste collection week | Last collection of the year | Collections start again on |
| Week one collections (collected with the recycling) | Week commencing 1 December | Week commencing 9 February |
| Week two collections (collected with the rubbish) | Week commencing 8 December | Week commencing 16 February |
Garden waste collections stop for a while during the winter. Details are below: Garden Waste: To check if an item can be recycled, visit www.spelthorne.gov.uk/recycling-search
For more details, visit www.spelthorne.gov.uk/gardenwaste or call 01784 451499