Waste and Recycling Over Christmas

Residents in the Chichester District are being advised that the household waste and recycling collection dates will be altering slightly over the festive period.

Residents can view their personal collection dates online through the Chichester District Council website: www.chichester.gov.uk/checkyourbinday or on the Chichester District Council app. The app is available to download now from Google and Apple app stores. People can find out more information by visiting: www.chichester.gov.uk/ChichesterDCApp

Other changes to collection services include the Garden Recycling Service which will stop on Friday 20 December, starting again on Monday 6 January 2025.

There will also be some slight changes to the clinical waste collections — all affected residents will be contacted directly.

Recycling and general waste collections over Christmas and New Year are as follows:

Residents can also receive bin collection reminders on their phone through the Chichester District Council app. The app allows residents to receive personalised notifications and updates on waste and recycling collections, set automated bin collection reminders, and to report issues quickly and easily, such as fly tipping or request a new bin. To receive the alerts, residents need to make sure that their notifications are switched on.

Residents can also use the app to check what materials can and cannot be recycled, or they can visit the county council’s webpage at: www.westsussex.gov.uk/land-waste-and-housing/waste-and-recycling/recycling-and-waste-prevention-in-west-sussex/a-to-z-of-recycling

Any extra waste from the holiday period will be picked up by collection crews on the first collection after Christmas. If residents have any extra recycling, they need to ensure that it is kept dry in a loosely tied black sack and placed next to their recycling bin on the day of collection.

Residents are also asked to remember to flatten and fold down excess cardboard or cut it down to a manageable size for a single crew member to handle. Residents should also ensure that the bin lid can close easily. Recycling needs to be clean, dry, and loose, so residents are advised to close the lid to stop rain getting in.

All polystyrene packaging, foam and soft, transparent polythene wrapping films should be removed and placed in the waste bin as this cannot be recycled.

For more information, please see the council’s recycling and waste web pages: www.chichester.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling