Christmas bin collections - anyone else beat this one!!

Buellguy

OK, had bins collected on Tuesday (18th Dec) have just found out that they aren't going to be collected again until Tuesday 8th Jan. Anyone else out there beat this one???

Ich_2

So it's fine to make the refuse collectors work over the holiday?

Buellguy

Ich wrote: »

So it's fine to make the refuse collectors work over the holiday?

No (although I've had 22 years of doing it) but why not a couple of days later than normal rather than 3 weeks

giraffe69

So it's fine to make the refuse collectors work over the holiday?

a. Yes ( are they different from shop workers and transport workers for example?)
b. Does the holiday really last this long?

Most local authorites suspend collections on Xmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day but work the rest of the time.

Antispam

Had mine done on 19th next time will be 28th and 4th normally would be 26th then 2nd. I think thats good no complaints about ours we just have to put dustbin out night before as they collect from 6am

System

You're just unlucky that your bin collection day is Tuesday which is Xmas day and New Year's Day. On the other days they will just be doing there normal round.

If you're that bothered then go to the local tip yourself

Gingernutty

My bin day is Tuesday as well.

Usually, it's okay, but this time around the dates fall on a Tuesday. Still, after all the Good Fridays and Bank Holiday Mondays where other areas don't get any collections, it had to happen.

Buellguy

goater78 wrote: »

You're just unlucky that your bin collection day is Tuesday which is Xmas day and New Year's Day. On the other days they will just be doing there normal round.

If you're that bothered then go to the local tip yourself

Agree with that, would just have expected a bit more thought from the council (oh silly me, that's common sense isn't it :rotfl::rotfl: )

Kite2010

I wonder if they will allow black sacks to be collected as well to cover the extra time between collections.

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My bin collection is normally a Tuesday, next week it's Thursday & the week after is Wednesday, the council is paying overtime for the bin men to work at weekends.

DrudgeDread

Each bank holiday my local council (Huntingdon) simply re-arrange the collection days and give out a leaflet with the revised dates.

This year collections originally scheduled on Christmas Day have been moved to Thursday 27th, and most others simply moved by 2 days.

I foolishly assumed most other councils also did this!

libra10

We also had our bins collected this Tuesday, and recycling bins will be collected this Thursday - West Lancs.