City rubbish collections hit by delays

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RUBBISH collections in Cardiff face delays after it was revealed that 22 drivers are off sick. It is understood others are shielding.

A number of people have taken to social media to complain about the delays, describing rotting black bags piling up.

In February bin collection dates changed for 85,301 homes across Cardiff as workers switched to a four-day working week. As a result council workers will no longer collect rubbish from homes on Mondays and instead work longer hours from Tuesday to Friday.

Residents have also complained that rubbish has been left uncollected in several parts of Cardiff as changes to bin collection days are causing confusion.

Some residents are complaining they are “getting absolutely nowhere” when reporting missed collections.

A statement from Cardiff council said: “The changes to the waste collections arrangements are now starting to bed in with almost all general waste, green bags and food waste collected on the scheduled day of collection.

“However, we currently have 22 drivers absent due to sickness, and some shielding and as a result we have taken the decision to divert some crews from garden waste collections, which means garden waste collections will be delayed.

“Please leave your garden waste out for collection and we will catch up as soon as we can.

“There have also been some delays to bulky collections and hygiene collections and again we ask that you please leave this waste out for collection. Thank you for your patience and understanding.”