The bank holidays associated with Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are set to cause changes to waste and recycling bin collections in Newport and surrounding counties in the coming weeks. 

With Christmas and New Year celebrations comes plenty of rubbish, recycling and food scraps which can leave bins overflowing.

Many households may be concerned about just how the holidays are going to impact their waste collections.

Well don't worry, we have done a round-up of all the changes to bin collection dates over Christmas and New Year in 2023/24 for Newport, Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Caerphilly so there's one less thing you have to worry about this festive season.

South Wales Argus: Bin collection dates are altered in December due to bank holidays for Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.Bin collection dates are altered in December due to bank holidays for Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. (Image: PA)

Bin collection dates over Christmas and New Year 2023

Newport

Newport Council says: "This year (2023) there will be no collections on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.

"The collections in those weeks will be one day late (Tuesday to Saturday)."

You can check your collection day by visiting the Newport Council website here.

The HWRC will be closed on Christmas Day (December 25) and will reopen on December 26 (Boxing Day), 2023.

Monmouthshire

All waste collections in Monmouthshire will take place two days later after Christmas and one day later after New Year.

The collection dates over Christmas and New Year in Monmouthshire, according to the county council's website, are as follows:

  • Bins that would usually be collected on Monday, December 25 will be collected on Wednesday, December 27
  • Tuesday, December 26 collections will be on Thursday, December 28
  • Wednesday, December 27 collections will be on Friday, December 29
  • Thursday, December 28 collections will be on Saturday, December 30
  • Friday, December 29 collections will be on Sunday, December 31
  • Monday, January 1 collections will be on Tuesday, January 2
  • Tuesday, January 2 collections will be on Wednesday, January 3
  • Wednesday, January 3 collections will be on Thursday, January 4
  • Thursday, January 4 collections will be on Friday, January 5
  • Friday, January 5 collections will be on Saturday, January 6

These dates also apply to all business recycling and waste collections.

For more information or to check your collection dates visit the Monmouthshire Council website.

Blaenau Gwent

The 2023/24 Christmas and New Year bin collection dates are yet to be revealed by the Blaenau Gwent Council.

We will update this article when more information is available.

Caerphilly

The Christmas and New Year bin collection dates for 2023 in Caerphilly, according to Caerphilly County Borough Council, are:

  • There will be no collections on Saturday, December 23 or Sunday, December 24
  • Bins that would usually be collected on Monday, December 25 will be collected on Wednesday, December 27
  • Tuesday, December 26 collections will be on Thursday, December 28
  • Wednesday, December 27 collections will be on Friday, December 29
  • Thursday, December 28 collections will be on Saturday, December 30
  • Friday, December 29 collections will be on Sunday, December 31
  • Monday, January 1 collections will be on Tuesday, January 2
  • Tuesday, January 2 collections will be on Wednesday, January 3
  • Wednesday, January 3 collections will be on Thursday, January 4
  • Thursday, January 4 collections will be on Friday, January 5
  • Friday, January 5 collections will be on Saturday, January 6
  • Normal collections will resume on Monday, January 8

Caerphilly Council adds: "Please ensure all waste and recycling is placed out for collection before 5:30am."

For more information or to check your waste collection dates visit the Caerphilly County Borough Council website.

Torfaen

Similar to Caerphilly and Monmoithisre, all waste collections in Torfaen will take place two days later after Christmas and one day later after New Year in 2023.

The bin collection dates for Torfaen for Christmas and New Year in 2023/24 are:

  • Bins that would usually be collected on Monday, December 25 will be collected on Wednesday, December 27
  • Tuesday, December 26 collections will be on Thursday, December 28
  • Wednesday, December 27 collections will be on Friday, December 29
  • Thursday, December 28 collections will be on Saturday, December 30
  • Friday, December 29 collections will be on Sunday, December 31
  • Monday, January 1 collections will be on Tuesday, January 2
  • Tuesday, January 2 collections will be on Wednesday, January 3
  • Wednesday, January 3 collections will be on Thursday, January 4
  • Thursday, January 4 collections will be on Friday, January 5
  • Friday, January 5 collections will be on Saturday, January 6

Torfaen County Borough Council urged reisdents to ensure waste and recycling is at the kerbside or collection point by 7am on the morning of your collection.

For more information visit the Torfaen County Borough Council website.