Festive waste collections will be two days later after Christmas and one day later after New Year.
List of usual collection days with their revised collection days: Monday 23rd December – No change; Tuesday 24th December – No change; Wednesday 25th December moves to Friday 27th December; Thursday 26th December moves to Saturday 28th December; Friday 27th December moves to Sunday 29th December; Monday 30th December – No change; Tuesday 31st December – No change; Wednesday 1st January moves to Thursday 2nd January; Thursday 2nd January moves to Friday 3rd January; Friday 3rd January moves to Saturday 4th January; Monday 6th January – Usual services resume.
Revised days also apply to assisted and clinical waste collections.
Somerset Waste Partnership say, “Before and after Christmas and New Year, please do not overload the system or hard working crews. Put excess materials from festive parties, internet deliveries and Christmas clear-ups out over time or take them all to a recycling site.
“Individual recycling site opening days vary – check all details of every recycling site here – but the network is open every day of the year except Christmas, Boxing and New Year days, while all sites will be open 9am to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays on 21st-22nd and 28th-29th December, and 4th-5th January.
“As usual, there will be no garden waste collections from 24th December to 3rd January; they resume from 6th January.
“Your options for a real Christmas tree include: home composting, take it to a recycling site or council drop-off point, or book a charity collection.
“Garden waste subscribers only can add their undecorated tree under 6ft to their garden waste collection from 7th January.
“As a very last resort, residents can send their tree to costly, wasteful landfill. Place your undecorated tree next to your rubbish bin on your usual collection day 6th-17th January 2020.”
