Residents in Welwyn Garden City should prepare for changes to their bin collection days during the week beginning 4 May 2026, due to the Early May bank holiday. The Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has announced that all collections for that week will be pushed back by one day to accommodate the public holiday.
Under the revised schedule, collections will shift as follows: Monday 4 May will move to Tuesday 5 May, Tuesday 5 May to Wednesday 6 May, Wednesday 6 May to Thursday 7 May, Thursday 7 May to Friday 8 May, and Friday 8 May to Saturday 9 May. Normal collection services are set to resume from Monday 11 May.
The waste collection services, which are managed by the contractor Urbaser, require residents to ensure their bins are placed at the property boundary on the morning of their revised collection day. Refuse bins must be available by 5:00am, while recycling and compost bins should be ready by 6:00am. Residents are encouraged to put their bins out the night before, provided this is not done before 5:00pm.
In the event of a missed collection, the council policy requires residents to report the issue within two working days so that arrangements can be made to collect the waste. For further information regarding waste services, residents can visit the council website.
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