The Waste Management Section of the Ministry of Public Works is advising that collection crews resumed garbage collection in the western parishes today and are expecting to complete collection there with assistance from Highways section crews.

The Highway crews will also be collecting Christmas trees in the western parishes tomorrow.

Collection crews with assistance from the Highways section crews will be undertaking garbage collection in the East tomorrow and expect that collection will be completed by the evening.

As a reminder, the public are encouraged to take household waste, recycling and bulky items to the Tynes Bay Public drop-off facility.

The drop-off facility will be open until 7pm and will be open tomorrow from 7am to 7pm to assist the public with waste disposal.

The Waste Management Section can also advise that the Airport Waste Management Facility and Marsh Folly Composting Facility are open to accept bulky metal waste and horticultural waste respectively.

The ministry will continue to provide the public with updates regarding waste collection as they become available.