What day will Edinburgh council collect your Christmas tree? Bin and tree collection dates over the festive period
With Christmas over, Edinburgh residents may be wondering when the council will collect Christmas trees this year.
Starting this week, the City of Edinburgh Council will begin free tree collections around the city. Christmas Tree collections begin on Tuesday, December 30 and run through to Friday, January 23. Locals should note that some streets have several collection dates with others having just one.
Residents can check collection dates for their street by visiting the council’s website and use the online search tool to find their street.
And to help council teams, residents are asked to cut any trees 6ft or over in half before leaving it on the street.
Other changes to services
Bin collections
Wheelie bins, glass recycling boxes and food waste caddies will not be collected on January 1. If your usual collection day is Thursday, January 1, the council will empty your wheelie bin, glass recycling or food caddie on Saturday, January 3. Bin collections will operate as normal on January 2.
There are no special uplifts between Christmas Day and January 6. Garden waste (brown bins) will not be collected until January13 to allow teams to collect Christmas trees, extra waste and recycling over the festive season. You can find a full list of bin collections on the council’s website.
Household Waste Recycling Centres will close at 5pm on December 31 and remain closed on January 1 and 2.
Parking
Residents can park free of charge on January 1 in public parking bays and on single yellow lines. Bus lanes and the Low Emission Zone will be enforced as usual.
Edinburgh Libraries
There will be some changes Edinburgh Libraries opening times over the holiday period with libraries closing at 5pm on Wednesday, December 31. Libraries will remain closed on January 1 and 2 before resuming normal hours on Saturday, January 3.
On December 31, last entry to museums and galleries will be 3pm, with all venues closed on January 1. Some museums and galleries will reopen at 11am on Friday, January 2.