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If you have not subscribed to the garden waste service, you can book online for us to collect your real Christmas tree between 10 and 21 January 2022. (You can access the booking form here, once available.) You should remove all decorations, pots and turf from your tree as these can’t be recycled. If your tree is taller than 6ft you should take it to one of the parks listed below or cut it into smaller pieces, otherwise it can’t be collected. Christmas tree recycling at parks Until Sunday 30 January 2022, trees can also be taken to: The car park at Firs Farm Park, Firs Lane Pymmes Park Bush Hill Park Bury Lodge Gardens Town Park Jubilee Park Albany Park Arnos Park Durants Park Broomfield Park Tottenhall Sports Ground Oakwood Park Grovelands Park Trent Park Leave trees inside the park gates for collection by park staff. Christmas trees can also be taken to Barrowell Green Recycling Centre at anytime. You must have an appointment to visit the centre. Reducing waste Taking simple steps to reduce your rubbish and recycling as much as possible will be helpful in managing your waste. Using up leftover food, planning meals in advance and managing portion size can really help the amount of food waste and packaging produced. Squashing bottles and cartons can free up essential space in your recycling bin. Remember that all food waste including meat, fish, bones, bread and dairy can be recycled in your brown food bin, which is emptied weekly. Flattened cardboard can be placed neatly alongside your blue-lidded recycling bin on your scheduled collection day. Larger cardboard boxes should be broken down into more manageable pieces. Any additional recycling that you have can also be placed out in clear plastic sacks alongside blue-lidded recycling bin on your scheduled collection day and it should be clearly marked for recycling. Extra sacks of general rubbish will not be taken. For more information, see how you can prevent waste and how you can recycle more (PDF). Collection information Find your collection day and week We collect your rubbish as normal on bank holidays, except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. If you don't have space on your property, place your bin on the pavement as close as possible to your home on collection day only. Having the property name or number on your bin will help us return it to you. We begin collections at 6am on some red routes, shopping and time-banded areas. We will notify you if this is the case. Garden waste You can subscribe to or renew your paid for garden waste collection service. The service year runs from 1 April to 31 March. We are unable to collect garden waste from non-subscribed households, or alongside your rubbish or recycling bins. Composting at home is a low-cost alternative to the service and storing garden waste for a while will not pose any hazards. Infected items Any potentially infected items, such as used tissues or cleaning cloths, should be placed in separate plastic bags and double-bagged. These bags should be put aside for at least three days before being put in your rubbish bin. Time-banded collections We are trialling a system of time-banded collections in the town centre. If you live in this area, you will only be able to place your rubbish and recycling on these roads and pavements at specific times for collection. If you miss the time-band to put out your bins, you must wait until the next collection. Residents who don't follow the time-band restrictions will first receive a warning letter. If they don't correct the problem, they will receive a formal notice. If the property still puts out their rubbish incorrectly, they can receive an £60 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN). Assisted collections We offer assisted collections to elderly or disabled residents who can't move their bins. After your application, a council officer will visit you to determine a pick-up location. Bins will be collected and returned to this pre-agreed site. You can only request an assisted collection if: there's no one else living with you who could put the bins out you don't have a carer who could put the bins out you live in a house Request an assisted collection Missed collections You can report a missed collection if your rubbish, recycling, food or paid for garden waste hasn't been picked up by 4pm on your collection day. Bins are picked up at different times by different vehicles throughout the day. Allow all vehicles to complete collections by late afternoon before reporting a missed collection. We will not collect your bin or sack if: it contains the wrong items (there will be a sticker to show this) it is not put out for collection by 6:30am it is put out in an area that is difficult to get to it is too heavy (there will be a hanger to show this) If waste is too compacted in the bin, some items may remain inside after emptying. Our collection crew are unable to loosen waste by hand. We will not collect items placed by the side of your bin or an overflowing bin or sack. You can only report a missed collection within 24 hours of your collection day so we can investigate. If your bins were put out correctly, we will revisit your address within five working days. From 2 March 2020, rubbish and recycling bins will be collected on alternate weeks. If you have put your bin out on the wrong collection week, it will not be emptied and you will be unable to report a missed collection. A hanger on your bin will tell you that you have put out the wrong bin. Please return the bin to your property and place it back out for collection on the correct week. You can check your collection day and week above. Report a missed collection Rate this page: Council opening hours Contact us / feedback Privacy notice Terms of use Cookie policy Sitemap © 2021 Enfield Council