THE late May bank holiday is nearly here, so public services like bin collections may be affected.
Here’s everything you need to know about how different councils will deal with the public holiday and when you can expect your bins to be collected.
When are the bin collection dates over the bank holiday?
People are being warned of changes to rubbish and recycling collections across the UK on the late May bank holiday on Monday, May 27.
Some areas will see the normal day their household waste and recycling is picked up switched — especially if it falls on a Monday.
But this can differ between councils, as some have different approaches.
If your refuse is usually collected on any day of the week apart from Monday, there is a high probability that there will be no change to the service.
It is always best to check for your address on your council’s website to confirm the dates for refuse collection.
For example, Wandsworth Council advised residents: “Your rubbish and recycling will be collected as normal on all bank holidays except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
“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 it is best to check their websites.
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.
Some collections will take place a day later when it falls on a bank holiday.
As previously mentioned, councils who aren’t collecting over the on the late May bank holiday 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, May 27 would move to Tuesday, May 28.
Remember to put your sacks and garden waste out by 7pm on your collection day.
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