Christmas and New Year Recycling and Waste Information 2022/23

Temporary lift on black bag restrictions

There will be no black bag restrictions between Tuesday 27 December 2022 and Friday 13 January 2023. Black bags will still be collected on a fortnightly basis during this time.

You can check your black bag collection week below:

The normal limit of 2 black bags per household will resume on Monday 16 January 2023.

Recycling

All your leftovers including vegetable peelings and turkey carcasses can go in your food waste bin. Christmas cards and cardboard without glitter can be recycled.

Please do not include any wrapping paper in your recycling bags or boxes. All wrapping paper should be placed in your black bag.

Unfortunately, we are unable to collect fairy lights, sticky tape, bows, tinsel/decorations and polystyrene.

Christmas tree recycling

We will be collecting Christmas trees from designated collection points from Monday 16 January 2023 to Saturday 28 January 2023.

• We can only collect real trees for recycling

• Please remove any decorations and soil

• If longer than 6 foot, please cut down to size

• Christmas tree collection points

  Christmas tree collection points

  Date	Collection Point	Time
  Monday 16 January	Bryn-y-don Car Park, Dinas Powys King George V Playing Fields Car Park, Llandough	8am – 2pm
  Tuesday 17 January	Train Station Car Park, Llantwit Major Car Park at the rear of Price Down Stores, Skomer Road, Barry	8am – 2pm
  Wednesday 18 January	Cemetery Approach, Barry Nell's Point Car Park, Barry Island	8am – 2pm
  Thursday 19 January	Community Centre Car Park, Celtic Way, Rhoose Cliff Tops Car Park, Penarth	8am – 2pm
  Friday 20 January	Peterson-Super-Ely Community Hall, Peterson-Super-Ely Pendoylan Village Green, Pendoylan Welsh St Donats Community Centre, Welsh St Donats Aberthin Village Hall, Aberthin Ystradowen Village Hall, Ystradowen Llandow Village Hall	Before 8am
  Friday 20 January	Cowbridge Town Hall Car Park	8am-2pm
  Saturday 21 January	Car Park Cosmeston Lakes Car Park, Ogmore Beach Cemetery Approach, Barry Community Centre Car Park, St Athan Village	8am – 2pm
  Monday 23 January	Bryn-y-don Car Park, Dinas Powys Leisure Centre Car Park, Cogan	8am – 2pm
  Tuesday 24 January	Vachell Court Car Park, Llantwit Major Cemetery Approach, Barry	8am – 2pm
  Wednesday 25 January	Community Centre Car Park, Wick Aubrey Arms, Bonvilston	8am – 2pm
  Thursday 26 January	Train Station Car Park, Rhoose Cosmeston Lakes car park, Cosmeston	8am – 2pm
  Friday 27 January	Village Hall Car Park, Wenvoe The Knap Car Park, Barry	8am – 2pm
  Saturday 28 January	Treoes Hall, Treoes  Colwinston Village Hall, Colwinston Craig Penllyn Village Hall, Craig Penllyn   St Mary Church, St Mary Church Llangan Village Hall, Llangan Llysworney, Grass verge near the pond, Llysworney	Before 8am
  Saturday 28 January	Cliff Tops Car Park, Penarth   Y Rhodfa, Barry Waterfront, Barry	8am-2pm

If you are unable to drop your Christmas tree off at one of our designated collection points, or you would like to recycle your Christmas tree before the designated collection date in your area, you can recycle your Christmas tree at one of our Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). HWRC appointments will not be necessary if you are ONLY dropping off your Christmas tree.

If you are unable to drop off your tree, please arrange a garden waste collection. If you don’t wish to recycle your tree this year, please place it out with your black bags on your usual refuse collection day from the week commencing 16 January 2023.