Overtime for dustmen to beat snow backlog

Published 31 Dec 2009 10:00 1 Comment

DUSTMEN are working overtime across Reading borough to handle a delivery backlog caused by last week's snow and ice.

The council is asking anyone whose bins were not emptied to leave their bins out until they have been collected.

Any excess refuse from grey bins should be placed in bags, and boxes should be used for material which usually goes in the red recycling bins. These bags will be collected if left beside the bin.

Bins should be put out as normal on the scheduled collection day, but delays are expected in areas worst hit by the snow and icy conditions last week.

Borough environment and sustainability leader, Cllr Paul Gittings, said: "We know it's very frustrating for residents who have had to wait for their bins to be emptied over the past week and we thank them for their patience.

"Our crews are working extremely hard to catch up with waste collections and we ask people who have not had their bins emptied on the scheduled day to leave them out for emptying.

"The extreme weather conditions made it impossible to keep to our collection schedules but please be assured that we are doing everything we can to make sure rubbish is collected as quickly as possible."

For bin information, check your waste collection calendar or visit www.reading.gov.uk

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  Stevo
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  The thing is, why don't they just say when they are coming? The RBC web site still says that the Saturday collection would take place, when they knew damn well that it wouldn't! Why not keep your PAYING customers informed? It's so typical of this council, it is completely useless. And let's not forget that the service got behind because the council didn't salt the roads in the first place. And you can't make up the rules as you go along. They have a policy which states that bins must be taken in when no collection is due, but then they say to leave them out until collected. As they KNOW that they're not really coming then the advice should be to take them in.
  
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