Residents are being urged to check if their bin collection days are changing, as a new system gets underway next week.

More than 60,000 homes across the Braintree district will see their days and times change from Monday.

A new waste transfer station has opened at Cordons Farm in Cressing, meaning binmen will no longer have to drive rubbish to Boreham or Haverhill.

It will cut travelling times and mean they can collect more waste.

Braintree Council said it will save taxpayers up to £400,000 a year, which includes petrol costs.

The council is also spending £240,000 on new technology, which will track where bin trucks are, if they might be delayed by traffic and why collections might be missed.

Collection day calendars online at braintree.gov.uk/collectioncalendar2015.

To receive text message reminders on service updates and bank holiday changes, sign up to the Council’s ReText Service by texting your postcode and house number or name to 07797 803203.