There will be no changes to the schedule of waste and recycling collections over the Easter bank holiday.

The council will continue to collect residential waste on your usual collection day. You can also find out your collection day by downloading the free My Richmond app.

Find out how to store and present your waste for collection here.

Townmead Road Reuse and Recycling Centre will be open from 9am on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. The last available slot to book is 3pm - 3.30pm.

Remember to book a slot before you visit.

Moreover, As part of the new 'Simpler Recycling' rules, you can now recycle even more items in your mixed recycling including:

• Empty squeezy metal tubes (for example tomato paste or purée tubes)
• Empty squeezy plastic tubes (for example toothpaste tubes)

The new items are in addition to the items you can already recycle in your black box/bin, including:

• Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
• Glass bottles and jars
• Food tins and drink cans
• Empty aerosol cans
• Aluminium foil and trays (flattened, clean and free from food)

"By making sure items are clean, empty and placed in the correct container, you're helping recycling to be processed efficiently," Richmond Council said.

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You can find out how to responsibly recycle your Easter celebration waste, like cardboard and foil from Easter eggs, in the council's A-Z recycle guide.

And you can recycle any dyed Easter eggs and other food scraps from your celebrations through the council's food waste recycling service.

Planning your spring clean over the bank holiday weekend?

Recycle unwanted small electrical items at one of Richmond borough's 20 community banks, 10 local libraries or through your weekly kerbside collections.

You can also now drop off certain items in good condition at the Townmead Road drop-off area. Donated items will be redistributed back into the community by local groups.

If you are going to be using the Easter break for household or garden DIY, instead of buying new you can rent over 30 useful items, including pressure washers, carpet cleaners, drills and hedge trimmers at the council's Library of Things in Twickenham.

First-time users can get 15% off your first rental with code TKLOT15.

You can sign up to the council's waste and recycling mailing list for local service updates and opportunities.

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