Douglas Council confirms festive refuse and recycling arrangements

Douglas City Council has confirmed its operational arrangements for the forthcoming Christmas and New Year period.

As Christmas Day falls on a Thursday this year, households whose refuse is normally collected that day will instead have their collection on Saturday 27 December.

Wheelie bins should be placed out on the evening of Friday 26 December for collection the following morning.

Homes scheduled for collection on Thursday 1 January 2026 will have their refuse collected on Saturday 3 January 2026 instead. 

Bins should be placed out on the evening of Friday 2 January.

All other domestic refuse collections across Douglas will continue as normal over the festive period.

With regards to kerbside collections, changes are as follows:

• Round 4 (due Thursday 25 December 2025) will be collected on Monday 22 December 2025
• Round 5 (due Friday 26 December 2025) will be collected on Saturday 27 December 2025
• Round 9 (due Thursday 1 January 2026) will be collected on Monday 5 January 2026

Recyclable waste can also be taken to the Eastern Civic Amenity Site or to the bring-bank sites at the Grandstand and Tesco’s Lake Road store. 

Containers or bags containing only one material type may be left out alongside kerbside boxes. 

Mixed materials should not be presented.

The Eastern Civic Amenity Site will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. 

Opening hours on all other days remain 8am to 4pm, with last entry at 3.45pm.

The Council will also once again run its free Christmas tree recycling initiative. 

It says that 'this annual service helps reduce waste, supports the city’s sustainability goals and ensures trees are reused for the benefit of local parks, gardens and Summerhill Glen'.

Collections will take place on 10 January, at the following locations and times:

• Noble’s Park (Grandstand Car Park) | 9am – 9.45am
• Governor’s Hill (adjacent to play area) | 10am – 10.45am
• Willaston (Snaefell Road, opposite shops) | 11am – 11.45am
• Farmhill (Stevenson’s Way) | 12pm – 12.45pm
• Anagh Coar (car park) | 1pm – 1.45pm
• Pulrose (shops) | 2pm – 2.45pm
• Central Promenade (opposite the Palace Hotel) | 3pm – 3.45pm
• Lord Street Car Park (adjacent to Barbary Coast) | 4pm – 4.30pm

Natural trees can also be taken to the Eastern Civic Amenity Site.