GARDEN waste collections are changing this week as part of Ryedale District Council’s efforts to improve services.

Letters are being sent directly to everyone who subscribes to the service.

The changes, from Wednesday, mean that some people will need to leave out their brown bin on a different day or week to their recycling collection.

For some residents, this could mean that their garden waste bin is emptied on the same week as their refuse bin.

Subscribers to the service are asked to look out for their letter to ensure they don’t miss out on any collections. Information is also available on ryedale.gov.uk, including a postcode search, plus downloadable

calendars to help you remember when to put your brown bin out for collection. Other household waste collections are not affected by changes to the garden waste service. These changes are part of the council’s wider efficiency programme to improve services and save £1.4 million by 2020.