We moved a number of bin collections forward because of Christmas, and tagged people’s bins to let them know to put them out early.

We are concerned that some people may have missed the advertised deadline and so we have taken immediate steps to try to help residents in the following way:

If your bin is normally emptied on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday and:

you didn't put your black bin out on your revised collection day before Christmas, please leave it out and we’ll try to come back and empty it by Saturday 28 December. If your black bin is not emptied by 4pm on Saturday 28 December, please email enquiries@lichfielddc.gov.uk
you didn't put your blue bin, blue bag or purple bin out on your revised collection day before Christmas, please put them out on your next normal collection day and we’ll take extra glass, cans and plastic in tied carrier bags or clear plastic bags, and extra cardboard folded neatly next to your bin - check your collection dates on our bin calendar.

If you have a Thursday or Friday collection, please put your bins out a day later this week (so if your normal collection day was Thursday 26 December, please put your bin out on Friday 27 December, and if your normal collection day was Friday 27 December, please put your bin out on Saturday 28 December).

Find out more about festive bin arrangements.

Thank you for your understanding,

The waste & recycling team

Our offices and phone lines will be closed on New Year's Day on Wednesday 1 January. We'll also be closing earlier at 4pm on New Year's Eve. Please use our report, book and apply form or you can WhatsApp us and we will respond when we reopen.

View our Christmas bin collection changes here. In the event of an urgent council issue that cannot wait, please contact our out of hours service on 01527 406643.

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