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Christmas Information

The Civic Offices will be closed from 4.00pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 until 8.45am on Thursday 2 January 2025.

There will be an out-of-hours telephone message advising customers of the Christmas closure and of the special enquiry service in operation during the festive period. If there is an emergency, please see our emergency contacts here.

Refuse, Recycling and Street Cleansing during the Christmas period

Bin days will change for the week after Christmas. Normal service will resume from Monday 6 January.

Please note: we collect one type of waste from your property each week. We will empty whichever bin is due that week.

Please check on whichever table below refers to your bin due that week.

Recycle bin due
Usual recycle bin day Revised recycle bin day
Weds 25 December Fri 27 December
Thurs 26 December Fri 27 December
Fri 27 December Mon 30 December
Mon 30 December Tues 31 December
Tues 31 December Tues 31 December
Wed 1 January Thurs 2 January
Thurs 2 January Fri 3 January
Fri 3 January Fri 3 January

 

Refuse bin due
Usual refuse bin day Revised refuse bin day
Weds 25 December Fri 27 December
Thurs 26 December Mon 30 December
Fri 27 December Mon 30 December
Mon 30 December Tues 31 December
Tues 31 December Thurs 2 January
Wed 1 January Thurs 2 January
Thurs 2 January Fri 3 January
Fri 3 January Mon 6 January

A calendar for the year is available to download.

Problems with bin collections during the Christmas period

For refuse, recycling or street cleansing enquiry, please call our answer phone service on 01329 824850. Please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible. You can also email your enquiry to publicspacesfrontline@fareham.gov.uk.

Garden Waste Collections

East: Garden waste collections will stop on Friday 13 December and will re-start on Monday 6 January 2025.

West: Garden waste collections will stop on 20 December and will re-start on Monday 13 January 2025.

Christmas trees

In early 2025, we will collect one Christmas tree free from all households. Between 6 and 17 January, on your normal recycling day only, one Christmas tree per property will be collected. It should be left whole, next to your recycling bin.

Outside this period, Christmas trees will only be collected by the garden waste collection service. Subscription to this service is required and trees must be broken up and placed in the garden waste bin.