From 25 December 2024 - 13 January 2025, your collection days will be different to normal.
Week 1
| Usual Bin Collection Day | Revised Bin Collection Day |
| Wednesday 25 December | Friday 27 December |
| Thursday 26 December | Saturday 28 December |
| Friday 27 December | Monday 30 December |
Week 2
| Usual Bin Collection Day | Revised Bin Collection Day |
| Monday 30 December | Tuesday 31 December |
| Tuesday 31 December | Thursday 2 January |
| Wednesday 1 January | Friday 3 January |
| Thursday 2 January | Saturday 4 January |
| Friday 3 January | Monday 6 January |
Week 3
| Usual Bin Collection Day | Revised Bin Collection Day |
| Monday 6 January | Tuesday 7 January |
| Tuesday 7 January | Wednesday 8 January |
| Wednesday 8 January | Thursday 9 January |
| Thursday 9 January | Friday 10 January |
| Friday 10 January | Saturday 11 January |
To find your updated collection schedule, please refer to your collection calendar or you can check your bin day here.
Recycling collections
- For residents in houses or blocks of flats with fewer than six units, recycling is now collected fortnightly.
- For households who now have their recycling collected fortnightly, if you have 4 or more residents living in your property you can apply for an additional 240-litre blue-lidded bin
- Households who have the smaller 140-litre bin, can apply for the standard 240-litre bin
- To confirm your specific collection dates, check your collection calendar or you can check your bin day here.
- If you are unsure what you can and can't recycle and which bin to use you can find all of the information here.
- Maximise space in your recycling bins by crushing and flattening items before placing them inside.
Garden waste collections
- For those who subscribe to the paid garden waste collection service, collections will pause from Monday 23 December 2024 to Monday 6 January 2025.
Real Christmas tree collections
- Starting from 6 January 2025, our environmental partners Veolia will collect real Christmas trees for recycling, even if you are not subscribed to the paid garden waste collection service.
- To ensure collection, please remove all decorations from the tree and place it at the edge of your property, ensuring it does not obstruct pavements or pathways.
Extra waste bags after Christmas
- For your first collection after Christmas, you may place out two extra bags of non-recyclable waste and one extra bag of recycling if it is a clear bag and marked correctly.
This time of year can lead to extra waste—check out Herts Waste Aware's easy guide for simple tips to reduce, reuse, and recycle!
Thank you for helping us keep Watford clean and green over the festive season! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at enquiries.watford@veolia.co.uk.
