Bins at Christmas and New Year
Bin collections will be changed on the following dates:
Daventry area
- Thursday 25 December collections will be moved to Saturday 27 December
- Friday 26 December collections will be moved to Sunday 28 December
- Thursday 1 January collections will be moved to Saturday 3 January
Northampton area
- Thursday 25 December collections will be moved to Saturday 27 December
South Northamptonshire area
- Thursday 25 December collections will be moved to Saturday 27 December
- Friday 26 December collections will be moved to Monday 29 December
- Thursday 1 January collections will be moved to Saturday 3 January
Keep on top of collections
Downloadable bin calendars with information about waste and recycling arrangements for your area will be available.
You can check your collection day and set up alerts on your mobile by downloading the free West Northamptonshire Council app from the Apple or Google Play stores.
Find more information about collections together with top tips for reducing your waste and recycling more this Christmas on our waste and recycling pages.
Additional recycling
If you have more recycling than your bin can handle, you can put it in clear plastic bags or in a box and present it alongside your recycling bins or sacks. You can also take this to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Garden waste
Subscribers are advised there will be a short break in our garden waste collection service, which will be suspended from Monday 22 December through to Sunday 4 January. It will resume its usual schedule from the week beginning Monday 5 January.
Real tree collections
Crews will collect real Christmas trees from Monday 5 January through to Friday 16 January. You do not need a garden waste subscription to take advantage of this.
Residents in the Daventry and South Northants areas should put real Christmas trees out on the day garden waste is due to be collected in their area.
In the Northampton area trees should be put out next to recycling bins or sacks.
Please ensure trees over 6ft tall are cut in half so they fit in the lorries safely, and ensure all decorations are removed. Trees can also be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Food waste
Food waste bins will continue to be collected on their usual weekly schedule. Please remember you can recycle leftover raw and cooked foods, including veg peelings, egg shells, out-of-date food, plate scrapings, solid fats, meat and fish bones.
Do not put in any liquids and don’t forget that when it comes to lining your caddy - any bag will do! Find out how to make the most of your food waste collection service.
Last updated 02 December 2025