Bin collections in South Cambridgeshire will be one day later than usual following the late May bank holiday.

The altered collection dates are below:

Original collection date            Revised collection date

Monday, May 29                          Tuesday, May 30

Tuesday, May 30                         Wednesday, May 31

Wednesday, May 31                     Thursday, June 1

Thursday, June 1                         Friday, June 2

Friday, June 2                             Saturday, June 3

Collections will return to normal from Monday, June 5.

People going away for the bank holiday are also urged to think about the perishable items in their fridge to help reduce food waste.

Cllr Henry Batchelor, lead cabinet member for environmental services and licensing at South Cambridgeshire District Council added: "An average household in Cambridge or South Cambridgeshire is throwing away 2kg – that’s nearly five meal portions - of food every week.

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"This doesn’t include things like peel or eggshells – it’s food which could have been eaten if it was used up in time. This is costing families over £700 a year – imagine putting that towards your holiday.

"With a few changes to our habits, like starting to 'think fridge' before you go away, we can all save money and reduce the 11,000 tonnes of food that go into our bins each year."