View your 2023/24 waste and recycling calendar
Christmas and New Year 2023/24 collection dates
Original collection date |
Revised collection date |
Bin/sack collection |
Monday 25 Dec |
Weds 27 Dec |
Black, red, blue |
Tuesday 26 Dec |
Thurs 28 Dec |
Black, red, blue |
Wednesday 27 Dec |
Friday 29 Dec |
Black, red, blue |
Thursday 28 Dec |
Sat 30 Dec |
Black, red, blue |
Friday 29 Dec |
Tues 2 Jan |
Black, red, blue |
Monday 1 Jan |
Weds 3 Jan |
Black, red and green |
Tuesday 2 Jan |
Thurs 4 Jan |
Black, red and green |
Wednesday 3 Jan |
Friday 5 Jan |
Black, red and green |
Thurs 4 Jan |
Sat 6 Jan |
Black, red and green |
Friday 5 Jan |
Mon 8 Jan |
Black, red and green |
Monday 8 Jan |
Tues 9 Jan |
Black, blue and green |
Tuesday 9 Jan |
Weds 10 Jan |
Black, blue and green |
Wednesday 10 Jan |
Thurs 11 Jan |
Black, blue and green |
Thursday 11 Jan |
Friday 12 Jan |
Black, blue and green |
Friday 12 Jan |
Sat 13 Jan |
Black, blue and green |
When and where to put your bins out
To ensure your rubbish and recycling can be safely and easily collected please:
- place your waste and recycling on the boundary of your property by 7.00am on your collection day, closest to where the collection vehicle passes
- don’t put out your waste and recycling earlier than 5.00pm the day before your collection day
- Your bins or sacks (if you have been allocated recycling sacks) should be put at the boundary of your property, or a point agreed by a waste officer.
- If your property has been allocated sacks, tie up all rubbish and recycling bags.
- rinse out any food and drink containers before you put them into the blue bin or blue recycling sack.
- Breakdown cardboard and place it inside the red lid bin or red recycling sack. If it is too big please take to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre
- If you are on a wheelie bin collection, don’t put loose items, or sacks out for collection, as it won’t be collected
- if your wheelie bins or recycling sacks contain the wrong items, it may not be collected
Collection vehicles
There are three different vehicles that collect waste from your property:
- one for your black wheelie bin (for waste that can't be recycled)
- another for your recycling bin, either blue or red depending on the week (blue for glass, metal and plastic, red for paper and cardboard)
- a third for your green wheelie bin or 23l caddy (for food and garden waste).
Waste and Recycling team contact information
- 01908 252570
Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park (appointment only), 9 Dickens Road, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5QF