Christmas and New Year bin collection dates for Corby, Kettering, East Northants and Wellingborough areas

With Christmas Day and New Year’s Day falling on a Thursday and the Boxing Day bank holiday on a Friday, households face changes to the collection schedule.

The last garden waste collection will be on Friday, December 19, 2025 with the service resuming from Monday, January 5, 2026.

Remember, your bin needs to be out by 6.30am on the day of collection and you can put it out the night before if easier!

Corby area dates:

Thursday, December 25 – refuse and food – now Monday, December 29

Thursday, December 25 – recycling – now Monday, December 22

Thursday, December 25 – food – now Monday, December 29

Friday, December 26 – recycling – now Wednesday, December 24

Friday, December 26 – food – now Tuesday, December 30

Thursday, January 1 – refuse and food – now Saturday, January 3

Thursday, January 1 – recycling – now Saturday, January 3

East Northamptonshire area

Monday, December 22 – now Saturday, December 20

Tuesday, December 23 – now Monday, December 22

Wednesday, December 24 – now Tuesday, December 23

Thursday, December 25 – now Wednesday, December 24

Friday, December 26 – now Saturday, December 27

Monday, December 29 – no change

Tuesday, December 30 – no change

Wednesday, December 31 – no change

Thursday, January 1 – now Friday, January 2

Friday, January 2 – now Saturday, January 3

Kettering area

Thursday, December 25 – refuse – now Monday, December 22

Thursday, December 25 – recycling – now Tuesday, December 23

Friday, December 26 – refuse – now Monday, December 29

Friday, December 26 – recycling – now Tuesday, December 30

Thursday, January 1 – refuse – now Saturday, January 3

Thursday, January 1 – recycling – now Saturday, January 3

Wellingborough area

Tuesday, December 23 – no change

Wednesday, December 24 – no change

Thursday, December 25 – now Saturday, December 27

Friday, December 26 – now Monday, December 29

Tuesday, December 30 – no change

Wednesday, December 31 – no change

Thursday, January 1 – now Saturday, January 3

Friday, January 2 – no change

Anyone with extra general refuse will not be accepted unless it is inside a bin – not left at the side.

A spokesman for North Northants Council said: “Please take any excess waste to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre for disposal.

“You can present any extra clean, dry and loose recycling in an open cardboard box if the weather permits this. Alternatively, use a clear plastic bag next to the bin. Excess cardboard must be flattened and stacked neatly against the recycling bin if the weather permits this.

“Polystyrene can't be recycled.

“If you have a subscription, Christmas trees can be chopped up and placed in your garden waste bin. Alternatively they can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.”