The Ministry of Public Works is advising that due to the Labour Day holiday on Monday September 3, household waste normally collected on Monday, or all households from Dockyard to Lighthouse Road, Southampton will be collected on the preceding Saturday, September 1st.

All other household waste collection will remain unchanged.

Recyclables will be collected the following week on Thursday in the West and Friday in the East.

To preserve public health, residents are reminded to keep waste in a lidded bin on their property, and to place waste out for collection no later than 7.30 a.m. on their scheduled collection day only.

Further information about waste and recycling in Bermuda can be found at www.gov.bm. Join the Waste Management section on facebook at www.facebook.com/recyclebermuda or telephone 278-0560.

• Press release from the Ministry of Public Works