As refuse collectors continue to work to catch up with a backlog of waste caused by industrial action, Birmingham City Council have announced that weekly refuse collections – and fortnightly recycling collections – will recommence from next Monday (9th October).
In a statement on their website, BCC say:
From Monday 9 Oct, our bin crews will be returning to weekly collections.
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Please continue to separate your waste, household rubbish in the grey lid bin and recycling in the blue lid bin.
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Remember recycling and garden collections are undertaken fortnightly, so if they are not collected during week beginning 9 Oct then they will be collected the following week
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Garden waste – please leave your garden waste out on your normal collection day.
In case you’ve forgotten when your normal collection should be (it’s been a while!) you can check online.
Industrial action by Unite union members is currently on hold awaiting a court hearing into whether Birmingham City Council acted illegally in issuing redundancy notices to workers as they downgraded an existing role.