There will be no waste collections next Monday, the day of Her Majesty the Queen’s funeral.
All collections – of recycling, rubbish or garden waste – will take place a day later than scheduled for the rest of the week, as is usual practice when there is a Bank Holiday.
Collections scheduled for Friday, September 23rd, take place on Saturday, September 24th.
Somerset Waste Partnership says available crews will do their best to complete all rounds on the Saturday.
Any refuse or garden waste collections missed will be returned for as soon as possible. Any missed recycling will be returned for on Friday, September 30th.
As an unplanned Bank Holiday, this change to the usual pattern is not reflected in the printed collection days calendars. However, the ‘My Collection Day’ online calendar at somersetwaste.gov.uk will show the one-day-later pick-ups.
Please make sure your boxes, bags and bins are presented on the correct collection day, or the night before.
The public is asked to heed the environmental advice when leaving tributes. Wrapping, particularly non-biodegradable wrapping, should be avoided on floral tributes. Please also avoid non-recyclable plastic tributes.
All 16 of Somerset’s recycling sites will be closed next Monday – Poole, near Wellington, is not open that day of the week anyway.