ANOTHER bank holiday is approaching – and bin and recycling collections across Somerset will change.

Somerset Council has announced there will be no recycling or rubbish collections taking place on Bank Holiday Monday, May 26, with all pick-ups move back one day.

If a resident’s usual collection day is Monday, it will now take place on Tuesday, while Tuesday collections will be moved to Wednesday, Wednesday collections to Thursday, and so on.

For those who usually have a Friday collection, their collection will be rescheduled to Saturday, May 31.

Meanwhile, recycling centres that usually open on a Monday will be open as usual from 9am to 6pm on the bank holiday.

“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.”

For more information about what can be collected for recycling and to check a collection day, see www.somerset.gov.uk/waste.