RECYCLING and bin collections will take place as normal across Colchester during the Easter weekend.

Collections will still take place over the bank holiday weekend including on Good Friday.

Residents receiving Easter eggs can recycle cardboard boxes, and the firm plastic inserts - used to protect the egg - can also be recycled.

Recyclers are also being reminded to flatten boxes to create space in their recycling bags.

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.

Put this out for collection on a Blue Week.

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

If you are planning on enjoying some 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 on a Green Week.

For further information about recycling and rubbish, visit colchester.gov.uk/recycling.