Collections due on Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25) will be picked up two days later on Saturday, December 27. Collections scheduled for Boxing Day (Friday, December 26) will take place three days later on Monday, December 29.
Collections due on Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30 will be made one day later than normal. Collections on Wednesday, December 31, Thursday, January 1 and Friday, January 2 will be made two days later than the normal scheduled day.
Collections scheduled for Friday, January 2 will take place three days later, while those due from Monday, January 5 to Friday, January 9 will be collected one day later. Normal collection schedules will resume from Monday, January 12, 2026.
Residents living in flats above shops will have a different collection schedule and will be contacted by the council directly.
Merton Council is also running a Christmas tree disposal service on Monday, January 6. Residents should put their trees out by 6am, ensuring all decorations are removed and the tree is taken out of its pot. Genuine Christmas trees can also be recycled free of charge at the borough’s household reuse and recycling centre in Garth Road, Morden.
