Labour-run council blames heatwave for suspending food and garden waste collections for a MONTH

Labour-run council blames heatwave for suspending food and garden waste collections for a MONTH

Fury as Labour-run council blames the heatwave for suspending food and garden waste collections for a MONTH – with some residents forced to wait six weeks before ‘rotting food’ bins are taken... Read more »
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East London rubbish piles up to the roof as bin collections stall

Bins have gone uncollected in East London for so long that rubbish has piled all the way up to the roof of one bin room. A recycling bin near Canary Wharf on... Read more »
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Christmas bin collections in UK at risk as lorry drivers quit | Supply chain crisis

Households are being warned of a “Christmas crisis” in bin collections as drivers quit their jobs for better pay working for supermarkets and food hauliers. Bin lorry drivers are being offered pay... Read more »
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This South London borough will have free bin collections after Covid staffing disaster

Residents in Richmond will be getting five free months of garden waste collections as compensation for cancelled collections due to crew shortages. Collections for garden waste have been suspended since July 17... Read more »
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Premier League: Bucket collections & spaghetti on toast – Brentford’s rise through those who lived it

Brentford manager Thomas Frank led the Bees into the top flight for the first time since 1947 Brentford coach Kevin O’Connor can’t resist a little chuckle when he thinks back. In the... Read more »
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Why Croydon and Sutton bin collections could be delayed until the autumn

Delays to bin collections in Sutton and Croydon could last until the autumn due to a shortage of HGV drivers. A combination of Brexit and the pandemic has been blamed for a... Read more »
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Bethnal Green waste collections delayed during ‘pingdemic’

Rubbish has been left to pile up uncollected on the streets of Bethnal Green during the summer heatwave because of the so-called pingdemic. So many rubbish collectors have been told to isolate by the... Read more »