RUBBISH and recycling collections will be affected in some parts of Crawley over Christmas and New Year.
Crawley Borough Council tries to minimise the disruption as much as possible.
This year, residents whose collections are normally on a Monday or Friday will have different collection days over the Christmas period.
Councillor Keith Blake, Cabinet member for Environment, said: “The council tries to implement a fair system so that the smallest possible number of neighbourhoods are affected. The alternative would be to change everyone’s collection days, and for a longer period of time.
“For the past three years the system we’ve used means only residents whose normal collection falls on Christmas Day and Boxing Day (or the bank holiday following these days) will see changes.”
All residents should have now received the council’s Christmas mailing card advising them of both refuse and recycling collection changes over the holiday period.
More rubbish is produced over the festive period and the council urges people to recycle as much as possible.
Glass, cans, plastic bottles, wrapping paper, boxes and greeting cards can all be recycled in your REDtop bins; but please don’t put these in plastic bags.
There is often a lot of food waste created over Christmas and people are advised to double wrap it. Refuse should be stored in garages or covered areas where possible to prevent wildlife tearing open rubbish bags.
Collections may not be made at the usual time of day during the holidays, so please ensure your rubbish and recycling container(s) are at the edge of your property, clearly visible by 7.15am on your collection day. All collections return to normal from Monday, January 4.
To find out when your rubbish and recycling will be collected over Christmas and New Year refer to the mailing sent to your home or visit www.crawley.gov.uk Alternatively call: 0800 5875 888 or 01293 438000
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