THE Easter bank holidays are almost here, so public services like bin collections may be affected.
Here, we explain how different councils will deal with the Easter Bank Holiday, and when you can expect your bins to be collected.
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When are the bin collection dates over the Easter Bank Holiday?
People are being warned of changes to rubbish and recycling collections across the UK over the Easter Weekend.
The four-day weekend will mean areas see a change in the normal day their household waste and recycling is picked up.
Good Friday falls on March 29 and Easter Sunday falls on March 31.
For most areas in the UK, there is no collection on these two days.
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This can differ between councils, as some have different approaches.
It is always best to check for your address on your council’s website to confirm the dates for refuse collection.
For example, there are no bin collections in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.
Wandsworth Council has advised residents: “Your rubbish and recycling will be collected as normal on all bank holidays except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
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“When these fall on a weekday, collections will be one day later than usual for the rest of that week.”
Southwark Council and Tower Hamlets Council have said best to check their websites.
Harrow has listed its dates here.
What different types of bins are used for:
Black Rubbish Bins / Recycling Bins: For general waste that cannot be recycled or composted.
Blue Recycling Bins: To collect ‘dry’ recyclables – including paper, boxes, cans and tins.
Red Recycling Bins: For plastics, although many councils will allow you to collect plastics in your ‘dry’ recycling bin, whatever colour it may be.
However, some plastic items cannot been recycled and should be disposed in the black wheelie bin. These include plastic carrier bags, packaging, hard plastics and polystyrene.
Brown Recycling Bins: For mixed recyclables including plastic bottles, food tins, drink cans, aerosols, tin foil and glass bottles and jars.
Green Recycling Bins: To collect glass recyclables such as glass bottles and jars.
Yellow Recycling Bins: To collect textiles such as clothes, bed linens, and towels.
Grey Recycling Bins: For general household waste or for dry recyclables such as paper and food cans or mixed recyclable waste.
Purple Recycling Bins: In Liverpool they are used for general household waste, food waste, and pet food, while in Ayrshire, purple recycling bins are reserved for recyclables such as glass, plastics, cans, and cartons.
When will my bin collection resume?
This depends on your local council and what they have decided.
Most collections will take place a day later due to the bank holiday.
As previously mentioned, councils who aren’t collecting over the Easter Weekend will push their days back or forward by 24 hours to accommodate this.
For example, If your collection day is usually a Monday, your waste and recycling collection scheduled for Monday, April 1 is moving to April 2 or March 30.
Remember to put your sacks and garden waste out by 7pm on your collection day.
