Even Santa has to take a break, so here is your at-a-glance guide to when your rubbish and recycling will be collected over the festive season.

As in previous years, there will be no rubbish and recycling collections on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.

Rubbish due to be collected on Christmas Day will be collected Wednesday, January 1; recycling due to be collected on Christmas Day will be collected on Saturday, December 21; garden waste due to be collected on Christmas Day will be collected Saturda, December 21.

Rubbish due to be collected on Boxing Day will be collected Thursday, January 2; recycling due to be collected on Boxing Day will be collected Saturday, December 28; garden waste due to be collected on Boxing Day will be collected Saturday, December 28.

Waste and recycling will be collected as usual if your collection is due on any other day of the week over the Christmas period. It might be that the time of collection is earlier or later than usual, but as long as bins and recycling (and garden waste if you subscribe to this service) is out by 7am, it will be collected.

Waste and recycling collections will then continue as normal from (and including) New Year’s Day.

These details will be posted to residents of Cornwall as part of their collection calendar. Further information is available at www.cornwall.gov.uk/christmas.

The council will also collect real Christmas trees (under 6ft) for composting on the weeks beginning January 6 and 13. Trees will be collected on the alternate week to your recycling collection. Place trees out for collection beside rubbish.

Household Waste and Recycling Centres are open every day from 9am to 4pm, except on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

If you have any questions, please contact our Waste and Recycling team on 0300 1234 141