When your bin will be collected in the Black Country over Christmas - date changes for Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall and Sandwell

Councils across the Black Country region in Dudley, Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Walsall have announced amendments to their usual bin collection schedules during the festive period.

Here is everything you need to know about when your rubbish will be picked up:

Dudley

Dudley Council has warned over changes to waste and recycling collections over the Christmas and New Year period

The local authority said some scheduled collections will move forward or back, with people asked to check their dates through the 'MyDudley' online portal or on the council website.

The date changes in Dudley are listed below:

• Collection due: December 23 - revised date: December 21

• Collection due: December 24 - revised date: December 23

• Collection due: December 25 - revised date: December 24

• Collection due: December 26 - revised date: December 27

• Collection due: December 27 - revised date: December 28

• Collection due: January 1 - revised date: January 2

• Collection due: January 2 - revised date: January 3

• Collection due: January 3 - revised date: January 4

There will be no changes made to bin collections due to take place on December 30 or December 31.

Dudley Council has advised residents to put their black wheelie bins, black box and blue and green recycling bags out as normal on the relevant collection dates from 6am.

The booking system for the Household Waste Recycling Centre in Stourbridge will open as normal apart from on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day when it will close. 

Walsall

Walsall Council said bin collections will continue to take place every two weeks throughout the Christmas and New Year period. 

It however said no rubbish will be picked up on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

The amended dates are below:

• Collection due: December 25 - revised date: December 21. The next regular collection date will be on January 8 where one additional bag will be accepted from these households.

• Collection due: December 26 - revised date: December 28. One extra rubbish bag will be accepted on this date. The next regular collection will be on January 9.

• Collection due: January 1 - revised date: January 4. An additional bag of will be accepted on this date. Usual collection will resume for these households on January 15. 

Sandwell

Sandwell Council has advised bin collections will run one or two days later for some households over the festive period.

The date changes are as follows:

• Collection due: December 25 - revised date: December 27

• Collection due: December 26 - revised date: December 28

• Collection due: December 27 - revised date: December 29

• Collection due: January 1 - revised date: January 2

• Collection due: January 2 - revised date: January 3

• Collection due: January 3 - revised date: January 4

There will be no changes to usual bin collection dates in Sandwell in between the Christmas and New Year period on December 30 and December 31. All collections will return to their usual days from January 6.

Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Council said no bin collections will be made on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Collections due on December 25 will instead take place on December 23 and December 24. 

Bins scheduled to be collected on December 26 will instead be picked up on December 27.

The local authority said there will be no change to collections on January 1, with residents asked to present their bins as usual.