KNOWING when to put your bins out over the festive period can be very confusing. 

Avoiding the fuss by knowing when the dates are over this hectic period can save a lot of trouble.

With Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day all during the week this year, the normal bin collection dates have changed. 

There will be no black or silver bin collections on any of the bank holidays over the festive period.

Residents are being urged to check when their bins will be collected.

Cllr Mick Warren said: “The changes to collections over the festive season will not affect all residents, they will only affect households that have their recycling (silver bin), or residual waste (black bin) collected on a Wednesday or Thursday.

“Finally, I’d like to thank our waste colleagues, who will be continuing to deliver essential frontline services over the festive period."

So, if you usually put your bins out on a Wednesday or Thursday you will need to put out them on a different date.

If you would usually have your bins collected on those days, these are the rescheduled collection dates as follows:

When your bin will be collected in Cheshire East

  •  If your Black bin was due for collection on Wednesday, December 25, it will now be collected on Monday, December 23
  • If your Silver bin was due for collection on Wednesday, December 25, it will now be collected on Tuesday, December 24 
  • If your Black bin was due for collection on Thursday, December 26, it will now be collected on Monday, December 30
  • If your Silver bin was due for collection on Thursday, December 26, it will now be collected on Tuesday, December 31
  • If your Black bin was due for collection on Wednesday, January 1, it will now be collected on Thursday, January 2
  • If your Silver bin was due for collection on Wednesday, January 1, it will now be collected on Monday, January 6

Residents are also asked to ensure their bin is out for 6.30am on collection days. 

More information on the upcoming bin collection calendar can be found here.