Gwynedd waste arrangements over the Christmas period

Due to the Christmas holidays, Cyngor Gwynedd’s waste and recycling collections will not be held on 25, 26 or 27 December this year. Collections will be held the following week, including those homes that receive yellow bag collections.

 

Despite being a bank holiday, normal collections will take place for everyone who have a collection due on Wednesday, 1 January 2025.

 

To make arrangements easier for Gwynedd residents during times when more materials such as cardboard and packaging build up, there will be no need to book an appointment to visit the Council's recycling centres from 27 December to 11 January.

 

Full details about your local centre are available on the 'apGwynedd' app on your smartphone or tablet device or by visiting www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/recycling

 

Councillor Craig ab Iago, Cyngor Gwynedd cabinet Member for Environment said:

 

“Whilst there is a lot of residents can do to re-use and try to cut down on unnecessary waste as they prepare for Christmas, it is a period where we see more waste and recycling building up in homes.

 

“That’s why we’re urging the people of Gwynedd to make the most of the Council’s recycling centres – you won’t need to make an appointment over the Christmas and New Year period to attend the centres.

 

“The recycling centres can be busy, and therefore if they’re full when you go by, consider if it would be better to return at another time. The centres are open from 9am to 4pm but remember to check the opening days of your local centre before heading out.

 

“Recycling advice and information about your local centre and your collections days for the year are also available at www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/recycling.”

 

Households who miss collections on Christmas day will receive a collection on the following Wednesday, which is 1 January 2025. For homes missing a collection on Boxing Day (26 December), your collection will be on Thursday, 2 January 2025, with homes missing a collection on 27 December receiving a collection on Friday, 3 January 2025.

 

The recycling centres will be open until 1pm on 24 December and will re-open after Christmas on Friday, 27 December. The centres will be closed on New Year’s Day. No appointments will be required for the period from 27 December to 11 January.

 

Cyngor Gwynedd commercial waste collections will not be held on 25, 26 and 27 December this year. These collections will take place the following week.

 

For more information about the Council's recycling and waste services, including the opening hours of your local recycling centre, go to www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/recycling or if you do not have access to the internet, call 01766 771000.

 

Notes:

Full details about collections over the Christmas period in Gwynedd:

• No collections on 25 December, with all homes that would normally have a recycling collection/green bin/yellow bags collected on 1 January 2025;
• No collections on 26 December, with all homes that would normally have a recycling collection/green bin/yellow bags collected on 2 January 2025;
• No collections on 27 December, with all homes that would normally have a recycling collection/green bin/yellow bags collected on 3 January 2025.

 

Full details about the opening times of the recycling centres over the Christmas period in Gwynedd:

24 December – recycling centres open from 9am to 1pm (appointments only);

25 December and 26 December – all recycling centres closed;

27 December to 31 December – centres open as usual (9am to 4pm) and no need to book an appointment, except for Sunday, 29 December when all centres will be closed;

1 January – all recycling centres closed;

2 January to 11 January – centres open as usual (9am to 4pm) – no appointments required;

13 January onwards – centres open as usual (appointments required).

 

*Note that the recycling centres in Y Bala and Blaenau Ffestiniog are open on Monday, Friday and Saturday.