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Christmas and New Year service information

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Santa Clause walking across a snowy landscape holding a festive loudspeaker, with decorated trees and smiling snowmen

We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Opening hours

Our Customer Service Centre and council offices will be closed from 5pm on Tuesday 24 December and will reopen at 9am on Thursday 2 January 2025.

Our online services will continue to be available throughout the festive period.

You can report an urgent problem with your recycling or waste bin collection to us on 27, 30 and 31 December 2024 by calling 01462 474000 and selecting the option for Waste.

In an emergency

If you need to contact us in an emergency (such as homelessness), call 0300 777 4125.

Bin collection dates

Check the changes to waste and recycling collections over Christmas.

Herts Careline

Herts Careline’s emergency control room will be open 24/7 as usual - call 0300 999 2 999.

Flooding

In the event of flooding, check our flooding page.

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