RESIDENTS and businesses in Ryedale are reminded that there will be some changes to their normal day of collection for their refuse and recycling services over Christmas and New Year.

For the week commencing Monday, December 25:

Residents: Household waste and recycling collections normally due on Christmas Day will be two days late on Wednesday, December 27.

All other household waste and recycling collections due this week will be one day late.

Collections will operate on Wednesday, December, 27 through to Saturday, December 30, inclusive.

Businesses: Commercial waste collections normally due on Christmas Day will be two days late on Wednesday, December 27.

All other collections will be one day late operating on Thursday, December 28 to Saturday, December 30.

For the week commencing Monday, January 1:

Residents: All household waste and recycling collections will be one day late.

Collections will operate on Tuesday, January 2 through to Saturday, January 6, inclusive.

Businesses: Collections due on Monday, January 1 and Tuesday, January 2, will be one day late.

There are no changes to collections on Thursday, January 4 and Friday, January 5.

Cllr Luke Ives, chairman of Ryedale District Council's policy and resources committee, said: “Residents can leave out extra waste and recycling during the Christmas period and a downloadable calendar providing residents with details of their collections to the end of March 2018 is also available on the council’s website – ryedale.gov.uk.

“Residents are also reminded that there are no garden waste collections in December, January or February. Christmas trees can be cut up and placed in your garden waste bin ready for collection in March or dropped off at your nearest household waste recycling centre.

“Additionally, all our commercial waste customers will receive an email or letter with full details of their service changes. I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a peaceful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.”