Swadlincote residents will find changes to their waste and refuse collections over the Christmas break and into the new year.

South Derbyshire District Council has published a list of the different days - and when you should be putting your bins out.

• There will be no collections in South Derbyshire on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day

Residents originally scheduled to have their black bins emptied on Christmas Day will instead have them collected on Friday, December 27. Boxing Day black bin collections will be moved to Monday, December 30. New Year's Day black bin collections are taking place on Tuesday, December 31 (one day early).

•Green bins normally emptied on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day will not receive their usual collection. Extra recycling will be taken on the next scheduled date, providing it is left neatly at the side of the bin in a clear plastic bag or container. Cardboard must be flattened and stacked. Extra cardboard and paper banks will also be put in place at your nearest recycling centre.

• There will be no brown bin collections from December 25 until January 2, when normal collection schedules resume.

• All bins should be left out by 6am on the day of collection. Sometimes we have to change the collection order and the crew may arrive earlier or later than usual.

The Council is temporarily installing additional card and paper banks until Sunday, January 5 at Melbourne, Midway, Ticknall and Castle Gresley Recycling Centres to provide greater recycling options for households that miss a green bin collection.