West Norfolk residents being reminded to check when waste, recycling and garden waste collections will occur in January

Following festive bank holidays, West Norfolk residents are being reminded to check when their waste and recycling collections will take place at the start of January.

Cllr Sandra Squire, West Norfolk Council’s cabinet member for the environment and coastal, said: “Please remember that you can put additional recycling in any clear bag and put it out with your green recycling bin for collection.

“We introduced weekly small electrical and used battery collections in 2023. I urge our residents to take advantage of these additional services."

The borough council is also keen to remind residents that weekly food waste collections will continue each week. This creates extra black bin space and is much more environmentally friendly.

Food waste from caddies is sent to an anaerobic digestor where the bags are stripped out, and the rotting waste then produces methane which is then burnt to produce clean electricity.

The remaining food waste is pasteurised before being used as fertiliser by farmers, reducing the need to put chemicals on the land.

Find out more about your collection at west-norfolk.gov.uk/yourbins.

Brown bin collections are continuing so check on the borough council website to see when your collection will take place.

Brown bin customers can dispose of real Christmas trees in there. If the tree does not fit in the bin, it can be placed beside it on collection day.

Real Christmas trees will not be collected with the black bin.

People can also dispose of any excess waste by taking it to household waste recycling centres – check norfolk.gov.uk for locations, opening times and to book entry.

The borough council also has two Christmas tree shredding events for residents to dispose of their real Christmas tree.

The free events take place on Saturday, January 4 from 9am-12 noon at Hunstanton Recreation Ground car park and 1pm-3pm at Lynn’s Gaywood Plant Nursery.

Only one tree is permitted per household. Decorations should be removed from the tree before it is brought for shredding.

Natural wood chipping can be used as a chemical-free form of weed suppressant or can be used to improve soil structure, making the most of unwanted Christmas trees.

To report that your bin has not been emptied, visit west-norfolk.gov.uk/missedbins or call 0330 1099220. Report this within two days after the collection was due and before noon on the second day.

Collections will resume taking place on your usual day from the week commencing January 13.