Extra collections will take place to catch up
About 10,500 homes in Coventry suffered missed bin collections over the past two days as refuse collectors called in sick and a bin lorry broke down.
The problems meant three crews were out of action on Wednesday and 6,000 garden waste and recycling bins in the south of the city were not collected.
Two refuse collection teams didn’t make their rounds today, which meant an estimated 4,500 homes did not have their garden waste collected.
Coventry City Council said it was laying on extra collections to catch up - including a Saturday shift.
A spokesman for Coventry City Council said: “Operational issues including sickness and vehicle breakdown meant three crews didn’t get out yesterday.
“Three crews didn’t get out – two garden and one recycling round.
“We apologise for any inconvenience this might have caused and ask people to leave their bins out, we will get to them as soon as we can.
“We will have a crew out on Saturday to finish off any rounds we don’t complete during the week.”
They added: “Around 6,000 properties were affected yesterday.
“Today we have two garden collection rounds that have been missed. That affects around 4,500 homes. That is for the same reasons as yesterday.
“We are asking residents to leave the bins out and we will collect them and extra crews are working on Saturday to collect missed bins.”
“We are asking residents to leave the bins out and we will collect them and extra crews are working on Saturday to collect missed bins.” I've heard that one before!
There were so many they were completely blocking the pavement. Took an hour longer to empty them than is usual as well.
because I asked the bin men empting the household rubbish bin how come the garden bin has nt been yet he said he thinks a family member had died off the other garden rubbish lorry he said he would empty both my bins so both my bins was emptied but not any one elses.
