Wiltshire Council have announced changes to waste and recycling collections over the festive period.

There will be no collections after Christmas Eve until Monday 29 December, revised collection dates will be in place to ensure services continue smoothly throughout the festive season.

Garden waste collections will cease for two weeks over Christmas from Monday 22 December to Friday 2 January. 

Residents can also follow these tips to reduce their household waste and recycle as much as possible:

• Gift bags: Paper or card gift bags can be recycled in residents blue-lidded bin. Others can be reused next year.
• Packaging: Avoid putting plastic bags and polystyrene in the recycling bin, they damage recycling machinery.
• Keep it dry: Wet paper and cardboard can't be recycled. Make sure they're placed inside the blue-lidded bin to stay dry.
• Christmas trees: Residents with a garden waste collection can leave their Christmas tree next to their garden waste bin on their first collection in January.
• Electricals: Small items (smaller than a shoebox) can be placed in a supermarket carrier bag next to the blue-lidded bin for collection. Large electrical items: take to a Household Recycling Centre (HRC).
• Batteries: Never put batteries in any bin as this can cause fires, instead residents can place dead batteries in a clear sealed bag on top of the blue-lidded bin for collection