Christmas and New Year Bin Collections
Information on the schedule of bins has just been circulated to councillors in the following statement from the Council
Keeping Green at Christmas
To help residents stay green this Christmas Durham County Council is publishing festive refuse and recycling collection dates.
In the Derwentside, Durham City and Sedgefield areas, there is no change to the collection day. Bins will still be collected on Monday 28 December, even though it is a Bank Holiday.
In Easington the day is as normal apart from Friday, when collections will change from Friday 25 December to Monday 28 December and from Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January 2010.
In the Chester le Street, Teesdale and Wear Valley areas, collection dates will be the same as usual up to and including Christmas Eve. From Friday 25 December until Wednesday 30 December, bins will be collected one working weekday later than usual, including Monday 28 December even though it s a Bank Holiday. Bins that would usually be collected on Thursday 31 December will be emptied on Saturday 2 January 2010, and a usual collection on Friday 1 January will move to Monday 4 January 2010.
All collections throughout the county will be back to normal from Monday 4 January 2010.
Residents with any queries should contact their local council office.
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