Cleaning up after Christmas is no mean task but we've just made it a little easier in Swindon. 

As we count down to Christmas, we can just see all the rubbish starting to pile up from awkward cardboard boxes to discarded wrapping paper and far too many food wrappers.

The nightmare after Christmas comes when you realise that the tip is closed and the rubbish is piling high.

Here's when the Swindon household recycling centre is open over the festive period to save you the headache.

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Recycling centre opening times in Swindon at Christmas

Swindon household waste recycling centre

Where: Cheney Manor Industrial Estate Waterside Park, Darby Close, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 2PN

The household waste recycling centre is open for pre-booked appointments across the Christmas period.

You can book a slot via the Swindon Borough Council.

The first available appointment is at 8 am with the final slot at 4 pm.

It is open for pre-booked visits every day except:

  • Wednesdays  - it is closed every Wednesday
  • Christmas Day - Closed
  • Boxing Day - Closed
  • New Year's Day - Closed

There will also be a few changes to the garden and bulky waste collection over the Christmas period. 

Garden waste collections will be suspended for two weeks from Monday, 20 December 2021, reopening on Monday January 3 2022.

Bulky waste collection services will not be available on:

  • Monday, December 27 2021
  • Tuesday, December 28 2021
  • Monday, January 3 2022

Christmas tree recycling in Swindon

Swindon Borough Council will be collecting real Christmas trees (not artificial ones) from Monday, January 3 until Monday, January 31 2022.

You can look up your rubbish and recycling collection day under the heading ‘Garden’.

It is a free service and you don’t need to be a garden waste subscriber to make use of it.