Collections thrown into disarray
RECYCLING and black bag waste collections have been thrown into disarray because so many refuse staff are off self-isolating.
Bridgend is one of the areas where bin collection teams have been hit by the high numbers of people being pinged by the NHS Covid app or contacted by Test and Trace and asked to self-isolate because of a contact with a Covid case.
In Bridgend, where a private contractor Kier collects waste, a spokesperson for the council said: “A number of Kier staff have been advised to self-isolate following potential exposure to a positive case of coronavirus.”
This delay in Bridgend comes less than a month after residents faced refuse collection delays for the same reason.
On Monday, a Bridgend council statement said: “On Friday, July 23, Kier was unable to complete recycling collections in some streets in Porthcawl.
“This will now be collected today (Monday, July 26).
“And on Sunday, July 25, not all recycling in North and South Cornelly was able to be collected as planned. However, Kier will be clearing any uncollected recycling in this area today.
“Finally, due to the staff shortage and trying to catch-up on all delayed recycling collections, the smaller collection vehicle used to access some of the county borough’s narrower streets will not be run today.
“This means that recycling collections in these streets will be collected tomorrow (Tuesday, July 27) instead of today.
“The council and Kier are keeping the situation under regular review, and every effort is being made to keep inconvenience to an absolute minimum.”