THERE will be some changes to bin collections in Monmouthshire and Torfaen over the bank holiday weekend.

Collections in both areas will be carried out as normal tomorrow, Good Friday - but there will be no pick-ups on Monday, April 13.

Collections which would normally be carried out on Monday will instead happen on Tuesday, with collections running one day later than normal for the remainder of the week.

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There will be no change to schedules in Newport, Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly.

However, the coronavirus pandemic has resulted to changes in collections across all five areas.

All five Gwent councils have urged residents to have their kerbside rubbish out by 6am on collection day.

Councils which separate recyclables have asked residents to pay particular attention due to reduced staff numbers.

Here is what the current status is in each local authority area:

Blaenau Gwent

Bin collections and recycling services are continuing as normal in Blaenau Gwent.

However, bulky waste collections have been suspended. The council has said they will honour any collection where the service has already been paid for, but no new bookings will be taken.

The local recycling centres remain closed to the public until further notice so that social distancing can continue to be practiced safely.

For more information visit blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/en/resident/emergencies-crime-prevention/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-information/

Caerphilly

Caerphilly council introduced additional vehicles this week to help with rubbish collections so that workers could safely practice social distancing. The council said this could affect collection timelines.

Normal household waste collections are taking place across the county borough.

Like Blaenau Gwent all household waste recycling centres are closed until further notice and bulky collection services have been suspended.

For more information visit caerphilly.gov.uk/Services/Health-and-wellbeing/Coronavirus/Council-services-during-Coronavirus/Bins-and-recycling

Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire council has said there are no changes to red and purple recycling, food waste, glass recycling and black bag collections.

However, the garden waste collection service has been suspended.

The council will only be taking away two black bags for non-recyclable waste per household due to a lack of capacity on the collection rounds.

All household waste recycling centres in Monmouthshire are closed until further notice. The bulky waste collection service has also been put on hold.

For more information visit monmouthshire.gov.uk/recycling-and-waste/

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Newport

Kerbside collections in Newport are still taking place as normal.

Like every other Gwent council, the household waste recycling centre remains closed but the landfill site is open to commercial business.

Bulky waste collection services have been suspended but trade waste collections are still going ahead.

For more information visit newport.gov.uk/en/Waste-Recycling/Waste-Recycling.aspx

Torfaen

In Torfaen all purple lidded bins, recycling, food waste and cardboard collections are running as normal.

Green bin collections have been suspended.

The council’s household waste recycling centre also remains closed alongside The Re-Use Shop next to it.

Bulky waste collections are also suspended and no further bookings will be taken. Any collections which had been booked in advance will be refunded.

For more information visit torfaen.gov.uk/en/AboutTheCouncil/Homepage-Stories/Coronavirus/Bins-and-Recycling/Bins-and-Recycling.aspx