THURROCK Council is giving away free blue plastic bags for people’s extra Christmas recycling.
Residents can collect bags from libraries or area offices and staff will also be giving away bags at supermarkets across the borough.
The bags will be taken with Christmas and New Year waste and recycling between Monday, 29 December and Monday. 12 January.
Bags should be tied and left next to the blue bin for collection.
Only recyclable waste should be put in the bags and people are being reminded to put in all their extra paper, card and glass in the recycling.
The council’s waste and recycling section of its website has a page showing find how to dispose of more than 300 household items in its A to Z of waste and recycling.
The blue recycling bags will be available for collection at the Orsett Village Store and Horndon-on-the-Hill Village Store ahead of Christmas, and from supermarkets across Thurrock on the dates and times below.
Thursday, 4 December, 4pm to 6pm, Asda, Tilbury
Friday, 5 December, noon to 2pm, Morrisons, Grays
Friday, 5 December, 4pm to 6pm, Sainsbury’s, Chafford Hundred
Thursday, 11 December, 3pm to 5pm, Morrisons, Grays
Friday, 12 December, 4pm to 6pm, Morrisons, Grays
Monday, 15 December, 2pm to 4pm, Morrisons, Corringham
Wednesday, 17 December, noon to 2pm, Morrisons, Corringham
Thursday, 18 December, 11.30am to 1.30pm, Sainsbury’s, Chafford Hundred
Thursday, 18 December, 4pm to 6pm, Asda, Tilbury
Friday, 19 December, noon to 2pm, Asda, Tilbury
