HOUSEHOLDS in Dorset are being reminded rubbish and recycling collections will be different over Christmas.

Collection days will return to normal from January 13.

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Dorset Council Waste Services will collect up to two extra sacks of rubbish beside a bin on the first rubbish collection after Christmas Day

No garden waste collections will take place from Christmas Day until January 8.

Household recycling centres are open from 9am to 4pm daily, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

A Dorset Council spokesperson said: “Extra recycling, including glass and food, will be collected on your recycling collection day, provided it has been separated correctly and placed in a suitable sturdy container (no bags) that can be easily lifted by one person.

“Please help our crews by putting your glass out for collection before Christmas.

“This ensures you have as much space as possible in your glass box, helping prevent over spilling containers, and reduces the amount of extra glass we collect over the busy festive period.”

Table of revised bin collection days:

Festive recycling

Many households produce extra waste over Christmas, but much of it can be recycled using the kerbside recycle for Dorset service.

Items that can be recycled:

• Cooked and uncooked food, using a food waste bin
• Wrapping paper, Christmas cards (no glitter paper)
• Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
• Glass bottles and jars (keep glass separate)
• Cardboard and recyclable packaging (not polystyrene)
• Carton and foil

Dorset Council does not collect Christmas trees of any kind with rubbish or recycling at the kerbside.

You can recycle your real Christmas tree by home composting it, cutting it up and placing it in a garden waste bin, taking it to a household recycling centre or booking a Christmas tree collection with a Dorset-based charity or service.