BIN collection across Cheshire West and Chester will not take place on Monday (September 19), which has been declared a National Day of Mourning following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

All kerbside waste and recycling collections scheduled for Monday will instead be brought forward to Saturday (September 17) and affected households should put their container out by 7am.

All other kerbside waste recycling collections will take place on the normal scheduled collection day.  

However, Household Waste Recycling Centres in Chester, Ellesmere Port and Winsford will remain open on Monday to offer residents the opportunity to continue to use this service.

The sites in Tattenhall, Neston, Frodsham and Northwich will close and bulky waste collections will not take place on Monday.

Councillor Karen Shore, deputy leader and cabinet member for environment, highways, and strategic transport, said: “At this very sad time, on the National Day of Mourning, we feel it is right thing to change our waste and recycling arrangements for that one day as the nation observes the funeral of Her Majesty.

“The change in schedule will give our waste staff an opportunity to mourn the passing of the Queen, should they choose to do so.

“Residents who normally have their waste collected on Mondays are asked to put out their waste two days earlier and we are writing to all the affected households to let them know.

“We are also announcing this one-off, exceptional change via our website and our social media channels.

“We hope this won’t inconvenience any residents and can assure everyone that the service returns to the usual schedule for the remainder of next week.”

Cheshire East Council will continue to operate essential services on the day of the Queen’s state funeral.

Household bins will be collected as normal, but the borough’s household waste recycling centres will be closed on Monday.