Recycling over Christmas
Collection days
You can check changes to collection days over Christmas.
Email reminders
Sign up for a myNPT account to receive an email reminder before your collection day.
Recycling centres
All recycling centres are closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's day.
Cardboard
There is usually a considerable demand on our cardboard recycling service over Christmas. Put all your cardboard out for recycling. Cardboard needs to be broken up and placed in your white bags. We may collect it with its own vehicle after the main recycling vehicle drives through.
Christmas cards
Christmas cards can be recycled by putting them in your cardboard sack. They must not have any glitter or other non-card material such as plastic laminate.
Christmas trees
You can take Christmas trees to any of our recycling centres (remember to book a slot). Real trees will be sent for composting.
Excess waste
Check our recycling guide to make sure you're recycling everything you can.
If you have more non-recyclable waste after Christmas, you can put out up to three extra black bags on your refuse collection day between 27 December 2025 to 7 January 2026.
You can put out one wheeled bin with three black bags next to it.
If you don't have a wheeled bin, you can put out up to six black bags.
