RESIDENTS can expect to see no changes to their bin collections over the Easter Bank Holidays.

Colchester Borough Councilo has said there will be no changes to collection days during the Easter Bank Holiday, including Good Friday.

All collections are expected to carry on as normal.

It comes as the council also issue advice on how to stay eco-friendly during Easter,

A spokesman for the council said: "The good news is that cardboard boxes can be put straight into your paper/cardboard clear recycling bag.

"The firm plastic inserts used to display and to protect the egg can also be recycled.

"Please separate them from the box before you place it in your plastic clear recycling bag.

"Remember to flatten boxes to create space in your clear recycling bag.

"Once you have eaten the chocolate eggs, the aluminium foil wrappers can be put into your can/tin recycling box.

"Just make sure it is clean before you put it in and just loosely scrunched.

"All cooked and uncooked food waste can be included in your food waste caddy for your weekly collection.

"If you are planning on enjoying time in the garden over the long weekend, compost as much of it as you can at home or use your bin/sack to recycle your garden waste"

Residents are also being asked to be mindful of the single-use plastics that they purchase and use over the Easter period and bags which cannot be recycled through kerbside collection, but which can now be taken to collection points at most major supermarkets.

For further information, visit colchester.gov.uk/recycling.

To view your personalised recycling calendar for 2022, visit colchester.gov.uk/your-recycling-calendar.