FESTIVE waste collections will be two days later after Christmas, including Friday collections on Sunday, and one day later after New Year, Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) has announced.

Key dates for kerbside collections (usual day/revised day): Monday, December 23 – no change; Tuesday, December 24 – no change; Wednesday, December 25 – Friday, December 27; Thursday, December 26 – Saturday, December 28; Friday, December 27 – Sunday, December 29; Monday, December 30 – no change; Tuesday, December 31 – no change; Wednesday, January 1 – Thursday, January 2; Thursday, January 2 – Friday, January 3; Friday, January 3 – Saturday, January 4; Monday, January 6 – usual services resume.

The changes to collection days include recycling and rubbish, assisted pick-ups and clinical waste. As usual, no garden waste collections will be made from December 24 to January 3 – they resume from January 6.