This year residents' refuse and recycling collections will stay the same over Christmas, and will only be one day later in the first week of January.

Usual collection day	Revised collection day
Saturday 25 December	No change
Monday 27 December	No change
Tuesday 28 December	No change
Wednesday 29 December	No change
Thursday 30 December	No change
Friday 31 December	No change
Saturday 1 January	No change
Monday 3 January	Tuesday 4 January
Tuesday 4 January	Wednesday 5 January
Wednesday 5 January	Thursday 6 January
Thursday 6 January	Friday 7 January
Friday 7 January	Saturday 8 January
Saturday 8 January	No change

Residents can also recycle their real Christmas trees with their garden waste or at some of the borough’s parks and open spaces this January. A full list of these locations is available on the council website.

The council's re-use and recycling centres will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Normal opening hours (8am–4pm) apply on all other days over the Christmas and New Year period.

These centres are located at Stirling Road, Acton, Gordon Road, Southall and Greenford Road, Greenford. Please note that the weighbridge at the Greenford centre closes at 3.30pm.

Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment, said: "I want to encourage everyone to recycle their Christmas waste and help us drive down the amount that ends up in landfill. By recycling more, residents also stand a chance of winning some cash for their area through our Recycling Rewards initiative.

"I would like to thank people for their efforts and remind them that refuse and recycling collections won’t change over Christmas this year, but will be one day later in the first week of January. Let’s keep Ealing clean and green over the festive break."

Call 020 8825 6000 or email customers@ealing.gov.uk with any enquiries about changes to refuse and recycling collections.

View further information on recycling and Recycling Rewards on the council's website.