There will be no recycling or rubbish collections on bank holiday Monday 31 August, Somerset Council has announced.

All collections will take place one day later than usual following the bank holiday. For those who usually have a Friday collection, their collection will be rescheduled to Saturday 5 September.

Collection dayRevised collection day
Collection dayMonday, 31 AugustRevised collection dayTuesday, 1 September
Collection dayTuesday, 1 SeptemberRevised collection dayWednesday, 2 September
Collection dayWednesday, 2 SeptemberRevised collection dayThursday, 3 September
Collection dayThursday, 3 SeptemberRevised collection dayFriday, 4 September
Collection dayFriday, 4 SeptemberRevised collection daySaturday, 5 September

Resident’s bins, boxes and bags should be put out on the revised collection day or the night before.

If opening on a Monday is part of your local recycling centres’ opening days, then it will be open as usual from 9am to 6pm on Bank Holiday Monday.

To help manage the increased volume of recycling, residents are encouraged to make extra space in their recycling boxes by crushing and flattening their recyclables. This simple step can make a difference to help reduce the number of trips crews need to make to empty their vehicles.

For more information about what the Council collects or to check a collection day, visit the Council’s waste pages.

Recycling crew member in high-visibility gear loads sorted materials into a colourful recycling truck on a residential street.

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August 28, 2026

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