Overview

• Brent will collect general and garden waste on Monday as scheduled, with recycling and food waste moved one day later and no bulky or small items collections running on the holiday.
• Harrow will suspend all collections on Monday, rolling the week's pick‑ups forward by one day through Saturday, August 30.
• North Devon will make no collections on Monday, with all services running a day later from Tuesday, August 26 to Saturday, August 30, and residents asked to present bins by 6am or the night before.
• Herefordshire will operate normal bank holiday week collections, noting only Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day as exceptions.
• National round‑ups highlight a patchwork of approaches, with many councils shifting collections one day later and reminders to verify dates and avoid leaving bins out for extended periods due to possible fines under Section 46A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.