IT wouldn’t be Christmas without the perennial puzzle of when to put the bins out.

Councils all over Devon are making special arrangements to make sure collections continue right over the festive season.

Below are the revised bin collection schedules for councils in the local area.

MID DEVON (Revised dates in brackets): Thursday, December 25 (Saturday, December 27); Friday, December 26 (Monday, December 29); Monday, December 29 (Tuesday, December 30); Tuesday, December 30 (Wednesday, December 31); Wednesday, December 31 (Friday, January 2); Thursday, January 1 (Saturday, January 3); Friday, January 2 (Monday, January 5); Monday, January 5 (Tuesday, January 6); Tuesday, January 6 (Wednesday, January 7); Wednesday, January 7 (Thursday, January 8); Thursday, January 8 (Friday, January 9); Friday, January 9 (Saturday, January 10); Monday, January 12 as scheduled.

Bulky waste: Thursday, December 25 (Thursday, January 8); Friday, December 26 (Friday, January 2); Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30 as scheduled; Thursday, January 1 (Thursday, January 8); Friday, January 2 and Monday, January 5 as scheduled.

Real Christmas trees can be collected by the garden waste service until January 31. Residents can place their tree out on a scheduled garden collection day (opposite week to recycling collection). Trees must be under six feet tall and trunk must not be larger than four inches (100mm) in diameter.

NORTH DEVON (Revised date in brackets): Thursday, December 25 (Monday, December 22, no recycling collection this week); Friday, December 26 (Tuesday, December 23, no recycling collection this week); Monday, December 29 (normal collection); Tuesday, December 30 (normal collection); Wednesday, December 31 (normal collection); Thursday, January 1 (Friday, January 2); Friday, January 2 (Saturday, January 3). Collections will return to normal on Monday, January 5.

Green bin collections are closed for two weeks, from Monday, December 22 until Friday, January 2.

SOUTH HAMS AND WEST DEVON (Revised date in brackets): Thursday, December 25 (Saturday, December 27); Friday, December 26 (Monday, December 29); Monday, December 29 (Tuesday, December 30); Tuesday, December 30 (Wednesday, December 31); Wednesday, December 31 (Friday, January 2); Thursday, January 1 (Saturday, January 3); Friday, January 2 (Monday, January 5); Monday, January 5 (Tuesday, January 6); Tuesday, January 6 (Wednesday, January 7); Wednesday, January 7 (Thursday, January 8); Thursday, January 8 (Friday, January 9); Friday, January 9 (Saturday, January 10).

TEIGNBRIDGE (Revised date in brackets): Thursday, December 25 (Monday, December 29); Friday, December 26 (Tuesday, December 30); Monday, December 29 (Wednesday, December 31); Tuesday, December 30 (Friday, January 2); Wednesday, December 31 (Saturday, January 3); Thursday, January 1 (Monday, January 5); Friday, January 2 (Tuesday, January 6); Monday, January 5 (Wednesday, January 7); Tuesday, January 6 (Thursday, January 8); Wednesday, January 7 (Friday, January 9); Thursday, January 8 (Saturday, January 10); Friday, January 9 (Monday, January 12); Monday, January 12 (Tuesday, January 13); Tuesday, January 13 (Wednesday, January 14); Wednesday, January 14 (Thursday, January 15); Thursday, January 15 (Friday, January 16); Friday, January 16 (Saturday, January 17).

There are no garden waste collections between Christmas Day and Friday, January 9. Collections will restart on Saturday, January 10.