Christmas and New Year bin collection Portsmouth 2025: Dates when rubbish and recycling bins are collected for city, Havant, Gosport, Fareham, Winchester and East Hampshire

To ensure all of the discarded wrapping papers and boxes are out and ready for collection on the right day (without a rush out into the cold in your dressing gown), we have collated all the changes to the bin schedules in the area.

Find the updated bin collection schedule for Portsmouth City Council, Havant Borough Council, Gosport Borough Council, Fareham Borough Council, Winchester City Council and East Hampshire District Council below:

Portsmouth City Council

Bin collections will be disrupted between Christmas Day Monday, January 12 with the below revised timetable in effect:

• Thursday, December 25 - changed to Saturday, December 27.
• Friday 26 December - changed to Monday, December 29.
• Monday, December 29 - changed to Tuesday, December 30.
• Tuesday, December 30 - changed to Wednesday, December 31.
• Wednesday, December 31 - changed to Friday, January 2.
• Thursday, January 1 - changed to Saturday, January 3.
• Friday, January 2 - changed to Monday, January 5.
• Monday, January 5 - changed to Tuesday, January 6.
• Tuesday, January 6 - changed to Wednesday, January 7.
• Wednesday, January 7 - changed to Thursday, January 8.
• Thursday, January 8 - changed to Friday, January 9.
• Friday, January 9 - changed to Saturday, January 10.

Garden waste collections will be paused during the festive period with the last collection taking place on Friday, December 19 and resuming on Tuesday, January 13.

Further information can be found on the Portsmouth City Council website.

Havant Borough Council

The dates for collection will be revised from Thursday, December 25 until Monday, January 12, 2026, with the majority of collection days being pushed back a day.

The full breakdown can be found below:

• Thursday, December 25 - changed to Saturday, December 27.
• Friday, December 26 - changed to Monday, December 29.
• Monday, December 29 - changed to Tuesday, December 30.
• Tuesday, December 30 - changed to Wednesday, December 31.
• Wednesday, December 31 - changed to Friday, January 2.
• Thursday, January 1 - changed to Saturday, January 3.
• Friday, January 2 - changed to Monday, January 5.
• Monday, January 5 - changed to Tuesday, January 6.
• Tuesday, January 6 - changed to Wednesday, January 7.
• Wednesday, January 7 - changed to Thursday, January 8.
• Thursday, January 8 - changed to Friday, January 9.
• Friday, January 9 - changed to Saturday, January 10.

Garden waste and bulky waste collections will be suspended between Monday, December 22 and Friday, January 2.

Clinical waste collections will also be affected. If it was scheduled to be collected on Thursday, December 25 it will be picked up on Saturday, December 27. If your usual collection is scheduled for Thursday, January 1 it will be picked up on Friday, January 2. Usual collection times will then resume from Monday, January 5.

Further information can be found on the Havant Borough Council website.

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Gosport Borough Council

Domestic waste and recycling collections will be affected between Thursday, December 25 and Friday, January 9. The full breakdown can be found below:

• Thursday, December 25 (domestic waste) - changed to Saturday, December 27.
• Friday, December 26 (domestic waste) - changed to Monday, December 29.
• Monday, December 29 (recycling) - changed to Tuesday, December 30.
• Tuesday, December 30 (recycling) - changed to Wednesday, December 31.
• Wednesday, December 31 (recycling) - changed to Friday, January 2.
• Thursday, January 1 (recycling) - changed to Saturday, January 3.
• Friday, January 2 (recycling) - changed to Monday, January 5.
• Monday, January 5 (domestic waste) - changed to Tuesday, January 6.
• Tuesday, January 6 (domestic waste) - changed to Wednesday, January 7.
• Wednesday, January 7 (domestic waste) - changed to Thursday, January 8.
• Thursday, January 8 (domestic waste) - changed to Friday, January 9.
• Friday, January 9 (domestic waste) changed to Saturday, January 10.

Further information can be found on the Gosport Borough Council website.

Fareham Borough Council

Bin collections will be affected from Christmas Day until January 7 in Fareham for both recycling and refuse.

Recycling collection schedule:

• Thursday, December 25 - changed to Monday, December 29
• Friday, December 26 - changed to Tuesday, December 30
• Monday, December 29 - changed to Tuesday, December 30
• Tuesday, December 30 - changed to Wednesday, December 31
• Wednesday, December 31 - changed to Friday, January 2
• Thursday, January 1 - changed to Friday, January 2
• Friday, January 2 - changed to Monday, January 5
• Monday, January 5 - changed to Tuesday, January 6
• Tuesday. January 6 - no change

Refuse collection schedule:

• Thursday, December 25 - changed to Saturday, December 27
• Friday, December 26 - changed to Tuesday, December 30
• Monday, December 29 - changed to Tuesday, December 30
• Tuesday, December 30 - changed to Wednesday, December 31
• Wednesday, December 31 - no change
• Thursday, January 1 - changed to Friday, January 2
• Friday, January 2 - changed to Monday, January 5
• Monday, January 5 - no change
• Tuesday, January 6 - no change

Further information can be found on the Fareham Borough Council website.

Winchester City Council

Bin collections will be disrupted from Christmas Day until Monday, January 12.

If your refuse, recycling, glass or garden waste falls on the below days they will be picked up changed dates:

• Thursday, December 25 - changed to Saturday, December 27
• Friday, December 26 - changed to Monday, December 29
• Monday, December 29 - changed to Tuesday, December 30
• Tuesday, December 30 - changed to Wednesday, December 31
• Wednesday, December 31 - changed to Friday, January 2
• Thursday, January 1 - changed to Saturday, January 3
• Friday, January 2 - changed to Monday, January 5
• Monday, January 5 - changed to Tuesday, January 6
• Tuesday, January 6 - changed to Wednesday, January 7
• Wednesday, January 7 - changed to Thursday, January 8
• Thursday, January 8 - changed to Friday, January 9
• Friday, January 9 - changed to Saturday, January 10

Further information can be found on the Winchester City Council website.

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East Hampshire District Council

Bin collection will be disrupted between Christmas Day and Monday, January 19.

If you collection would usually fall on the following days, they will now be collected on the changed date:

• Thursday, December 25 – changed to Monday, December 29.
• Friday, December 26 – changed to Tuesday, December 30.
• Monday, December 29 – changed to Wednesday, December 31.
• Tuesday, December 30 – changed to Friday, January 2.
• Wednesday, December 31 – changed to Saturday, January 3.
• Thursday, January 1 – Monday, January 5.
• Friday, January 2 – Tuesday, January 6.
• Monday, January 5 – changed to Wednesday, January 7.
• Tuesday, January6 – changed to Thursday, January 8.
• Wednesday, January 7 – changed to Friday, January 9.
• Thursday, January 8 – changed to Saturday, January 10.
• Friday, January 9 – changed to Monday, January 12.
• Monday, January 12 – changed to Tuesday, January 13.
• Tuesday, January 13 – changed to Wednesday, January 14.
• Wednesday, January 14 – changed to Thursday, January 15.
• Thursday, January 15 – changed to Friday, January 16.
• Friday, January 16 – changed to Saturday, January 17.

Further information can be found on the East Hampshire District Council website.