BIN and recycling collections are changing next week due to the May Day Bank Holiday.

Somerset Council has announced there will be no recycling or rubbish collections on Bank Holiday Monday (May 5), with collections changing for the rest of the following week.

All collections will move back one day, with usual Friday pick-ups instead being rescheduled to Saturday.

If opening on a Monday is part of the Recycling Site’s opening days, then it will be open as usual from 9am to 6pm on Bank Holiday Monday.

“To help manage the increased volume of recycling, residents are encouraged to make extra space in their recycling boxes by crushing and flattening their recyclables,” a council spokesperson said.

“This simple step can make a difference to help reduce the number of trips crews need to make to empty their vehicles.”