For the Christmas and New Year period, some services are changing, including bin collection and postal delivery and collection days. In this guide, we have useful information on what’s running during this time of year in Leeds.
Bin days in Leeds
Leeds City Council have released a list of dates, saying when they will be collecting general and recycling wheelie bins during Christmas and New Year. If your normal bin day is:
- Monday – your seasonal collection dates are Sunday 22nd December and Monday 30th December
- Tuesday – your seasonal collection dates are Monday 23rd December and Tuesday 31st December
- Wednesday – your seasonal collection dates are Tuesday 24th December and Thursday 2nd January
- Thursday – your seasonal collection dates are Friday 27th December and Friday 3rd January
- Friday – your seasonal collection dates are Saturday 28th December and Saturday 4th January
- Saturday – your seasonal collection dates are Sunday 29th December and Sunday 5th January
You should put your wheelie bins out by 6:30am on your collection day and bring it back in as soon as possible after emptying.
The Council-run Household Waste and Recycling Centres are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. More information about this is on the Leeds City Council website.
Post collection and delivery
Royal Mail have the following information about the latest dates to post the following before Christmas:
- Wednesday 18 December:
- 2nd Class
- 2nd Class Signed For
- Friday 20 December:
- 1st Class
- 1st Class Signed For
- Royal Mail Tracked 48®
- Saturday 21 December:
- Royal Mail Tracked 24®
- Monday 23 December:
- Special Delivery Guaranteed®
As for deliveries and collections, here is a list of dates:
- Monday 16 December: Normal deliveries and collections
- Tuesday 17 December: Normal deliveries and collections
- Wednesday 18 December: Normal deliveries and collections
- Thursday 19 December: Normal deliveries and collections
- Friday 20 December: Normal deliveries and collections
- Saturday 21 December: Normal deliveries and Saturday collections for customers with a regular Saturday business collection
- Sunday 22 December: Sunday parcel deliveries. No collections
- Monday 23 December: Normal deliveries and collections
- Christmas Eve – Tuesday 24 December: Normal deliveries and collections for customers with a regular business collection
- Christmas Day – Wednesday 25 December: No deliveries or collections
- Boxing Day – Thursday 26 December: No deliveries or collections
- Friday 27 December: Normal deliveries and collections
- Saturday 28 December: Normal deliveries and Saturday collections for customers with a regular Saturday collection
- Sunday 29 December: Sunday parcel deliveries. No collections
- Monday 30 December: Normal deliveries and collections
- New Year’s Eve – Tuesday 31 December: Normal deliveries and collections
- New Year’s Day – Wednesday 1 January 2025: No deliveries or collections
- Thursday 2 January 2024: Normal deliveries and collections
More information on deliveries and collections is on the Royal Mail website.
Useful tips and resources
- If you’re posting something, it’s worth giving it a few days before the final posting day, in case of delays
- To put your mind at ease about bin collections, it might be worth putting your wheelie bin out the night before collection day
- If you’re unsure of when your normal bin collection day, Leeds City Council have a tool where you can search for it here
