GREENER BOROUGH
@eastleighbc
Make the most of your green recycling bin this Christmas
Your Christmas waste collections
You’ll be amazed how much refuse you can get inside your green wheelie bin. With many more people ordering goods online we are asking residents to ensure they make the most of the space in their green bin over the festive period. To ensure you can put as much as you can in your green bin and help the Council’s bin crews stay safe follows these simple tips;
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cut up or tear large cardboard boxes to a size where they can lay flat inside the bin remove tape from cardboard crush aluminium cans squash plastic bottles flatten other cardboard packaging, like cereal boxes
Use clinical waste bins for ‘sharps’ The Council has recently seen an increase in the amount of clinical waste found in household waste bins. Sharps such as needles and syringes could cause serious injury or pass on disease. Residents are reminded that they must dispose of sharps in a safe way and should use our free clinical waste collection service.
professional. Once you have this, contact our customer service team and we will arrange for a free clinical waste bin and collection service from your home. For more information and to arrange a collection please contact our Customer Service Centre on 023 8068 8000
To arrange this, you will need a referral from your GP, District Nurse or other local health
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Normal Collection Day
Revised Collection Day
Friday 25 December
Monday 28 December
Monday 28 December
Tuesday 29 December
Tuesday 29 December
Wednesday 30 December
Wednesday 30 December
Thursday 31 December
Thursday 31 December
Saturday 2 January
Friday 1 January
Monday 4 January
Monday 4 January
Tuesday 5 January
Tuesday 5 January
Wednesday 6 January
Wednesday 6 January
Thursday 7 January
Thursday 7 January
Friday 8 January
Friday 8 January
Saturday 9 January
Please note that the garden waste service will be suspended after 18 December 2020 and resumes on 4 January 2021
Christmas tree recycling Free recycling collection points for real Christmas trees have been set up around the Borough. Trees can be dropped off between 4 - 18 January 2021. We will collect Christmas trees for recycling from the following locations:
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Have you accessed your 2020/21 bin collection dates online? Join over 15,000 households and sign up to automated email reminders
Collection dates are available to the end of November 2021 Visit eastleigh.gov.uk/bincollectiondates Residents offline can call our Customer Service Centre 023 8068 8000
Mortimers Road Car Park, Botley Hilliers Garden Centre, Woodhouse Lane, Botley Lakeside Country Park, Eastleigh Brambridge Park Garden Centre, Kiln Lane, Brambridge In-Excess Garden Centre, Winchester Road, Fair Oak
• Hound Parish Hall, Woolston Road, Netley • Haskins Garden Centre, West End If you subscribe to our garden waste scheme , we will collect your tree on your scheduled collection day – just place it next to your garden waste bin. We can only collect trees that are 4ft in length - so please cut your tree to this size.
