FLINTSHIRE Council has announced all household waste and recycling centres have closed amid coronavirus concerns.

Following the UK and Welsh Governments' announcement on Tuesday about strict new measures for essential travel, social distancing and public behaviour, Flintshire Council has updated people on its services.

Council services and facilities which would only encourage the public to make non-essential journeys if they were to remain open will be closed with immediate effect.

Household waste and recycling centres are one such service - all centres are closed until further notice.

Travelling to these sites to dispose of waste is not a valid reason to leave your homes and travel.

Employees at these sites will be redeployed to support other key waste collection services at this time.

Residents are advised to store any bulky waste, DIY waste, electrical items and garden waste at home within the boundary of their own property for the foreseeable future.

Do not put this waste out for collection on your usual kerbside bin day as we will not collect it.

If you discover hazardous waste at your property during a DIY or building project, such as asbestos, please contact the council immediately for advice.

The council says it will comply instantly with all such national directions and that more directions might follow.

Any services or facilities affected by such announcements will be closed or withdrawn immediately.

All essential council services are running as normal unless they are listed as being closed or restricted on the Flintshire County Council website; https://www.flintshire.gov.uk