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Easter recycling tips and bin collection dates

It’s business as usual over Good Friday for our dedicated army of refuse and recycling collection staff.

As well as maintaining normal collection arrangements on Good Friday, the teams are also urging residents to work egg-stra hard on recycling their Easter Bank Holiday waste.

An average of 80 million Easter eggs are sold in the UK each year, offering chocolate heaven but a lot of packaging.  Make sure you look for eggs that have the least amount of packaging in the first place and ensure all recyclable packaging is put out for collection in the usual way.  Alternatively, make your own hand-painted eggs, or bake Easter treats instead.

Bank Holidays mean food and, whether it is a Bank Holiday barbecue, Easter roast or even a party buffet, remember to recycle plastic food tubs, pots and bottles, tins, cardboard and cartons in your blue recycling bin or sack.

Paul Thompson Waste Operations Manager said:

"Our staff are working on Good Friday so that residents can sit back, relax and enjoy the long weekend.  There are no collections on Easter Monday so we are asking all residents to take note of their revised collection dates for that week."

All households in the borough have previously received a calendar for the full year with collection dates on. 

Residents are reminded to have their refuse available at the boundary of their property by 7am on the correct collection day.