Essential bin services to continue in Newtownabbey during coronavirus restrictions

Changes have been made to collection dates over Christmas.

Following the NI Executive’s recent announcement, the council’s five Household Recycling Centres will remain open from Monday to Saturday, 9am – 6pm throughout the six weeks of restrictions with the exception of the normal closures on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

A booking system remains in place for Crumlin and O’Neill Road centres and bookings can be made online at www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/recyclingcentres

A temporary waste disposal facility will be in place at the Valley Leisure Centre car park from Monday, December 28 to Thursday, December 31 from 9am until 5pm.

Residents will be able to bring their excess waste and recycling to the bin lorry which will be located in the car park. Pre-booking for this facility is not required, however identification and proof of residency in the borough will be checked upon arrival.

Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Cllr Jim Montgomery said: “I want to thank all those residents who have continued to recycle this year and ensured that we remained one of the top recycling council areas in Northern Ireland.

“As we approach the Christmas season I want to encourage everyone to keep doing their bit for the environment and recycle as much waste as possible. Our waste crews will be continuing to deliver the essential bin collection service during the forthcoming restrictions and I would remind our residents to do all they can to keep them safe and wipe down bin handles before and after leaving them out.”

A number of changes have been made to bin collections during the festive period.

Brown and black bins due to be collected on December 25 will now be collected on December 28. Bins due to be collected on December 28 will be emptied on December 29.

Refuse due to be collected on December 29 will be collected on December 30. Residents due to have their rubbish collected on December 30 will now have their bins emptied on December 31.

Bins due to be collected on Thursday, December 31 will now be collected on Saturday, January 2.

Brown and black bins due to be emptied on January 1 will be emptied on January 4.

Bins due to be collected on January 4 will now be collected on January 5. Bins due to be collected on January 5 will now be emptied on January 6.

Residents due to have their waste collected on January 6 will now have it collected on January 7.

Brown and black bins due to be collected on Thursday, January 7 will now be emptied on Friday, January 8 and bins due to be emptied on January 8 will now be emptied on January 9.

Wheelie boxes due to be emptied on December 25 will now be emptied on Sunday, December 27 and boxes due to be emptied on January 1 will now be emptied on January 2. The other scheduled recycling collection dates will operate as normal.

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