Bin chaos spreads as collections cancelled because of bad weather

Emma Gatten
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A bin in the snow in Morley, West Yorks
Snow has caused bin chaos across the north of England in the new year - PA/Karen Shield

Bin chaos spread across the country for a second day in a row as more collections were cancelled because of cold and icy weather.

Manchester City council suspended its collection of food and garden waste for the week as services struggled in the weather conditions. Bin collections were also missed in parts of Flintshire, north-east Wales, as a result of snowfall and holiday delays.

It came after several other councils said collections would have to be suspended as a result of the weather, which has triggered major incident declarations in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.

Residents in Sheffield were told that bin collections would be limited on Monday as Veolia, the provider, faced “difficult conditions” on roads and pavements.

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Bin collections in Wiltshire as well as in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough council, in Northern Ireland, were also disrupted because of the weather over the weekend.

Manchester City council suspended its collection of food and garden waste for the week as services struggled in the weather conditions
Manchester City council suspended its collection of food and garden waste for the week as services struggled in the weather conditions - Xinhua/Shutterstock

Manchester City council said: “We are sorry that, due to issues caused by the weather, bin collections across the city have been slowed down, so we are temporarily stopping emptying green recycling bins this week.

“Green bins are the least used across the city, meaning resources can be concentrated on emptying the other bins that more residents use.”

Residents in several parts of Carmarthenshire were left with bins lined up on the pavements, according to reports, which the council blamed in part on excess waste during the Christmas period.

Households producing an estimated 30 per cent more rubbish over the Christmas period than any other time of the year.

A resident drags his wheelie bin to the end of a road in Glascarnoch, Scotland, as the snowy conditions continue
A resident drags his wheelie bin to the end of a road in Glascarnoch, Scotland, as the snowy conditions continue - Peter Jolly/Northpix

Local councils have slowly cut their regular bin collections in recent years, with weekly collections of black bins now occurring in just one in six councils.

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Temperatures are expected to drop again on Wednesday night, to between -3C and -10C, with some parts of rural Scotland and northern England hitting as low as -20c on Thursday

More than 300 flood warnings and alerts remain in force in England, concentrated around Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Gloucestershire. The Environment Agency said melting snow would cause further flooding on Wednesday.

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