When are our bins being collected over Christmas?

Councils have shared changes to bin collections over the Christmas period

With Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day all falling on week days this year, there are a lot of changes to usual bin collection dates.

Bristol, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset councils have confirmed there will be no collections on 25 or 26 December or on 1 January, and recycling sites will also be closed on these days.

People are advised to use their postcodes to check for specific changes to their collections.

Here's a brief round up for each region.

Somerset

• Collections for the week commencing 23 December will move forward by two days for residents who normally have theirs on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday

• Collections usually on 1, 2 or 3 January will also will move forward by one day

• "The garden waste collection service will be suspended for two weeks from Wednesday 25 December, resuming on Wednesday 8 January," said the council

• Check your revised collection dates here

Bristol

• From 25 December until 11 January, most collections across Bristol and South Gloucestershire are pushed back between one and three days

• Garden waste and bulky waste collection services in Bristol were suspended on Friday and will resume on 20 January

• Check Bristol City Council's collection dates here, including dates for Christmas tree collection

• South Gloucestershire Council will accept Christmas trees under 6ft (1.8m) tall next to the green bin or chopped up inside. Find your collection dates here

Wiltshire

• Some Wiltshire residents will have to wait two weeks from 25 December for services such as garden waste collections to resume

• In Swindon permanent changes to waste and recycling collection days will come into effect from Christmas Day, with all collections, except garden waste, moving two working days

• Wiltshire council's online collection calendar will give each household revised collection dates

• Once garden waste collections resume across the county in January, real Christmas trees are allowed to be placed for recycling alongside the garden waste bin

• The council has also urged residents to shop sustainably this Christmas after there was a 19% jump in waste over the festive period last year

Gloucestershire

• In Gloucestershire, each district has changes, with many dates pushed back a few days from Christmas Day

• In Stroud and Forest of Dean, however, those who would expect a waste collection on 25 December had it moved to 23

• "Remember, whilst your black bin collection day may change over the Christmas period, it is still a fortnightly (alternate weeks) collection," said Gloucester City Council

• If you are looking to recycle your Christmas tree, use Gloucestershire Recycles Waste Wizard to see if you can have it collected or can drop it off nearby