Kensington and Chelsea Council has shared which days it won’t be carrying out bin collections over the festive period. The West London council has also provided advice on how to get rid of your real Christmas tree.

In a leaflet to residents, the council said there will be no recycling or rubbish collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day. Instead, residents expecting a collection on Christmas Day will have to wait until Monday, December 29.

Those expecting a pick-up on Boxing Day will instead have their waste collected on Tuesday, December 30. As there is no collection on New Year’s Day, one has been scheduled for Monday, January 5, 2026.

Kensington Abingdon, Kensington and Chelsea | Credit: Google

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Residents looking to chuck larger household items are being urged to reserve a slot with Too Big for the Bin, a service for bulky household waste collections. The council has also shared a list of items it won’t collect.

These are:

furniture
white goods
paint
oil
carpets
wood
electrical appliances unless they can fit in a normal size dustbin or black bag
builders’ waste

Kensington and Chelsea is offering kerbside collections for Christmas trees. These can be collected with your rubbish and recycling. Christmas tree kerbside collections will run from Friday, January 2, 2026 to Friday, January 16, 2026.

Make sure your tree goes out on your rubbish and recycling collection day. It must be put out before 7am and somewhere it’s clearly visible and doesn’t obstruct the pavement.

Residents can also take their real tree to a drop-off point. They are free to use and will be open from Sunday, December 28, to Sunday, January 18, 2026. Decorations, netting and any pots have to be removed first.

Drop-off points are located at:

Emslie Horniman Park (Kensal Road side) W10
Sainsbury’s, Canal Way (off Ladbroke Grove) W10
Little Wormwood Scrubs (opposite Brewster Gardens) W10
Kensington Memorial Park (St Helen’s Gardens entrance) W10
All Saints Church (at the top of Colville Gardens) W11
Cornwall Crescent (junction with Clarendon Road) W11
Tavistock Road (junction with Basing Street) W11
Pembridge Square (entering from Pembridge Villas) W2
Kensington Park Road (junction with Convent Gardens) W11
Bramley Road (junction with Whitchurch Road) W11
Avondale Park (Walmer Road East entrance) W11
Holland Park car park, Abbotsbury Road W14
Palace Gate (junction with Kensington Gate – near the sculpture) W8
Campden Hill Road (outside Kensington Town Hall, between Phillimore Walk and Upper Phillimore Gardens) W8
Lexham Gardens (opposite Lexham Walk) W8
Redfield Lane (start of pedestrian walkway leading to Cromwell Road) SW5
Ifield Road (close to Finborough Theatre) SW10
Onslow Gardens (junction with Ensor Mews) SW7
Halsey Street (junction with Cadogan Street) SW3
Cremorne Gardens, Lots Road SW10
Hans Place (southern end) SW1
Royal Avenue (junction with St. Leonard’s Terrace) SW3
The Boltons (south side of the church) SW10
Robinson Street (pavement area, opposite the church) SW3
Dovehouse Green SW3
Westfield Park (Tetcott Road North entrance) SW10
Kempsford Gardens (next to Warwick Road) SW5

If you can’t take your tree to a drop off point, your housing provider may have a separate collection in place. If not, your property manager or caretaker can arrange a one-off bulk collection of real trees by contacting Streetline on 020 7361 3001 or email [email protected] .

This service ends in mid-January.