Cheshire East Council Bin collections

Cheshire East Council is in the process of notifying residents of changes to bin collections over the festive period.

There will be no black or silver bin collections on any of the Bank Holidays – Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day.

Residents who would usually have their bins collected on these days will have their collections rescheduled.

Details of the changes will be promoted in local newspapers, via social media and on the council’s website. A press release is also being issued.

Residents can also check the council’s website for changes to their bin collection via the online collection calendar.

Details of the changed collections:

BLACK bins due for collection on Thursday 25 December (Christmas Day), will be collected on Tuesday 23 December.

SILVER bins due for collection on Thursday 25 December (Christmas Day), will be collected on Monday 22 December.

BLACK bins due for collection on Friday 26 December (Boxing Day), will be collected on Monday 29 December.

SILVER bins due for collection on Friday 26 December (Boxing Day), will be collected on Tuesday 30 December.

BLACK bins due for collection on Thursday 1 January (New Year’s Day), will be collected on Monday 5 January 2026.

SILVER bins due for collection on Thursday 1 January (New Year’s Day), will be collected on Tuesday 6 January.

Garden waste collections for subscribers to the council’s Garden Waste Recycling Scheme will finish on Friday 19 December. They will restart for subscribers to the 2026 scheme from the week commencing 19 January.