Residents encouraged to check for changes to bin collections over festive period

Have you checked the bin calendar recently? If not, you should do so, in lead up to Christmas.

Wrexham Council is reminding residents to check for any changes to their bin collections over the festive period.

For the week commencing December 14 every household in the county borough will receive a general waste collection (black/blue bin).

However some residents will see changes to their regular collection dates over the next few weeks.

As a result Wrexham Council are encouraging people to keep up to date with an online calendar or to sign up to the collection reminder emails.

Cllr David A Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “It’s really simple and only takes a couple of minutes, so please remember to check the bin calendar in the run up to Christmas. You can check on your smartphone, tablet or other devices, and doing so will help to make sure you don’t miss your collection day.

“You can also stay on top of your collection days by signing up to receive our bin reminder emails that will keep you informed.

“If you do this, you will get an email to remind you to put your bins out the day before.”

Extra recycling

As expected over the Christmas period many households will have extra recycling.

If your recycling boxes get full, you can leave any extra recyclables in solid containers next to your other recycling on your collection day and we’ll recycle the materials (leaving the containers behind for you to reuse again).

But if you do have extra recycling, separate the materials as you usually would. For example, if you have extra plastic bottles and glass, please put the plastic in one container and the glass in a separate container.

Also, we will collect clean, flattened cardboard left by recycling containers as long as it is no larger in height or width than a standard issue blue sack.

Recycling centres

This time of year sees extra demand on the Wrexham’s three household recycling centres.

However with social distancing restrictions in place residents are being encouraged to plan their visit in advance.

If you visit the Brymbo facility, you will need to make an appointment beforehand.

To make an appointment call 01978 660796. This booking line will be closed from 4pm on December 24 until 8am on December 29.

You can take a look at the calendar here. You can also sign up for reminders on collection dates, here.