A DISTRICT council has issued a reminder to people to make sure they continue to put their green bins out for collection.

The last collections of these bins will be in mid December and collections will then not resume until the middle of February.

A spokesman for South Lakeland District Council said on Twitter yesterday: "It's that time of year when we remind residents to keep putting your green bins out, to make sure they are emptied before the last collections in mid-December.

"Garden waste collections will resume in mid-February."

The SLDC website - southlakeland.gov.uk - provides more information about green bins.

Garden waste includes:

- Grass clippings

- Weeds

- Shrub prunings

- Flowers and plants

- Fallen leaves

- Branches up to finger width

- Small Christmas trees

An SLDC spokesman said: "We can't take overflowing green bins or extra bags of garden waste. You can take any extra garden waste to your local recycling centre."

He said: "Please put your green bins out in November to make sure they are emptied before the last collections in December."