RESIDENTS across the Selby district are not experiencing any changes to their recycling or waste collections over the festive period.

Selby District Council and Enterprise Managed Services said collection crews would be out in the district over the New Year Bank Holiday and all residents would have their waste collected as usual.

Most of the extra waste generated by families at this time of year can be recycled using the kerbside service, so extra resources were being made available to deal with the expected increase. In order to focus attention on collecting wrapping paper, present packaging, glass and tins, foil and all household plastics apart from thin film, the council has suspending garden greens collections until Monday, January 10.

Coun Mike Jordan, deputy chair of the authority’s environment board, said: “We’re determined to make it as easy as possible for you to recycle as much as possible.

“We’ve also arranged for the crews to have extra capacity to be able to pick up more recycling than normal to make sure we can pick up everything you leave out. Lots of Christmas waste, including wrapping paper, cards, packaging, plastics, glass, cans and foil can be recycled.”

All recycling and refuse should be left at the boundary of your property by 7am on collection day, and extra recycling that does not fit into the boxes provided can be left out for collection in plastic bags, apart from glass, which should be left in a plastic box to protect against breakages.

For more information, phone 01757 292225 or visit selby.gov.uk