When is my tip open over Christmas? Full list of closures and opening times in the Midlands
Tips across the Midlands are set to close over the festive period, with councils announcing changed opening times during Christmas and the New Year.
The Environment Agency has said around 30% more waste is produced at this time of the year compared to usual.
This includes over one billion Christmas cards which are thrown away each year.
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs estimates around 50,000 trees are cut down each year to make enough paper to wrap Christmas presents.
Councils across the Midlands have urged residents to reduce waste wherever possible over the festive period, and to recycle where they can, using 'household recycling centres' (tips) if necessary.
The vast majority of tips will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day, with many also running reduced hours around Christmas and the New Year.
You can see a full list of closures for tips in your local council in the Midlands here:
Birmingham City Council: closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Chesterfield Borough Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Coventry City Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Derby City Council: no listed changes
Derbyshire County Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Dudley Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Herefordshire Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Leicester City Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day - tips will close at 2pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
Leicestershire County Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Lincolnshire County Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, and 2 January
Newark and Sherwood District Council: no listed changes
Nottingham City Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Nottinghamshire County Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Peterborough City Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day - tips will close at 12pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
Rushcliffe Borough Council: no listed changes
Sandwell Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Shropshire Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Staffordshire Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Stoke-on-Trent Council: closed on closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 30 December, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day
Telford and Wrekin Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Walsall Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Warwickshire County Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day - tips will close at 1pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
West Northamptonshire Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Wolverhampton Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
Worcestershire County Council: closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
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