Waste collection times might change due to a new depot opening February 10. Report missed pickups promptly.
The council wants you to know this. Waste collection days stay the same. However, crews may come at different times.
They ask you to report missed pickups. Do so before 5 p.m. the next workday. For garden waste, report before noon.
Moving from Claymeadow Depot is important. The council wants to improve recycling services. This new depot is a big investment. It helps them give you better service. It also improves working conditions.
The council’s new depot supports their goals. It will reduce emissions. Plus, it helps plan for future recycling. Find the depot off the A326. It sits between Holbury and Dibden Purlieu. It serves the district’s east side.
Crews gather trash from many areas. These areas include Hythe and Lyndhurst. They also include Totton and Marchwood.
New Forest residents will get wheelie bins. Some properties need assessment. Some will share bins. Others keep using plastic sacks.
Lymington and New Milton get bins soon. This happens between April 14 and June 6. Areas west and northwest follow. Ringwood and Fordingbridge are included. Wheelie bins arrive there between August 25 and October 13.
Totton, Hythe and Marchwood are later. The wheelie bin rollout happens from January 19 to March 9, 2026.