As the countdown to Christmas begins residents are being urged to check out the changes to essential Council services over the holiday season.
Bins, customer services, libraries, leisure centres and arts venues will all have revised opening and operating hours and these are now published on the Festive information and changes to services page.
The Council’s waste service will not be operational on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 1 January 2025 and 2 January 2025.
Possible delays in the service provision are expected during this busy period, so residents are advised to leave bins on the pavement until the collection has taken place, which may be later in the day than usual.
Festive collection days
| Normal Collection Day | Festive Collection Day |
|---|---|
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Wednesday 25 December |
Friday 27 December |
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Thursday 26 December |
Saturday 28 December |
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Wednesday 1 January |
Friday 3 January |
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Thursday 2 January |
Saturday 4 January |
The Mavis Valley Refuse and Recycling Centre site will also be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 1 and 2 January 2025.
Over the rest of the festive period, the site will be open to the public Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, and between 9am and 4.30pm at weekends.
Residents are reminded to book prior to visiting on the Household waste and recycling centres (tips/dumps) page.
Once the festive fun is over, don't fir-get to recycle your real Christmas tree to ensure that it doesn’t contribute to rubbish going to landfill.
From 3 January until 12 January 2025 you can dispose of your tree in a skip at these locations:
- William Patrick Library car park, Kirkintilloch
- Mavis Valley Recycling Centre, Bishopbriggs
- Milngavie Community Education Centre, Milngavie.
If you hold a Garden Waste 2024 Permit, you can call our Customer Services team on 0300 123 4510 to arrange for your Christmas tree to be picked up or your garden waste bin emptied, between 13 January and 19 January 2025. Requests for Christmas tree or green bin uplifts can be made during office hours from Friday 3 January until Friday 17 January.
A full list of service changes and other important information including Customer Service opening times for during the festive season can be found here on the Festive information and changes to services page.
Council leader Gordan Low, said, "We have planned our service delivery throughout the holiday period to ensure that disruption to services during this time is kept to a minimum.
I’d like to wish everyone across all of our communities in East Dunbartonshire a very happy festive season. I would also like to reassure residents that if they have an urgent need, there will be Council employees and resources available to provide assistance.
“Emergency help with Council services will be available over the festive season by calling 0300 123 4510."
