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They are going to look at the situation today and make a decision.

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...good, at least they are willing to take bin bags placed next to the bins

I've just BIN out and i still wouldn't expect a binman to do his job on our road and pavements, still very dangerous.

SNOW: 'Gradual' return to Wirral bin collections



BIN collection services have partially resumed in Wirral today after being suspended due to last week's big freeze.
Biffa are currently collecting this Monday’s scheduled work along all gritted routes – but road and pavement conditions are still too icy to safely service untreated roads.

Biffa will attempt to collect all bins placed out on main roads that have been gritted and residents living along those routes are advised to place the colour bin that is due for collection this week out on their usual collection day.

Biffa will not be able to catch up on last week’s missed collections and residents are now being asked to wait until their next scheduled collection day for the colour of bin that was missed.

Garden waste collections will be suspended until January 25 to allow the crews to provide additional support for refuse and recycling collections.

When the normal scheduled collections are able to resume, Biffa will collect any bags that are left by the side of full green bins.

Recycling cannot be collected in extra bags as they cannot be separated at the sorting facility in Bidston.

If your grey recycling bin is now full, the council is encouraging residents to store recycling for future collections.

Alternatively, Wirral's three Household Waste Recycling Centres at Bidston, Clatterbridge and West Kirby are open seven days a week.

Special skips have been provided to take all recycling that would normally go in your grey bin, even if it is mixed together.

The council is asking that any residents wanting to make use of that facility empty their recycling into the skips and take away their bags, or use the litter bins provided to dispose of them.

Full collections will resume once the road and pavement conditions improve.

- see related links below - will be updated daily to inform residents when this is likely to be.
http://www.wirral.gov.uk/

Here I am moaning again sorry, but why not play some catch up instead of just leaving the ones they missed last week, surely better to delay normal collections until the backlog is cleared. We have now missed 2 collections over the xmas/NY period and to be honest with a family of 6 thats a lot of rubbish.

And not everyone can get to the tip!

And we live on a main gritted road

Last week they said that they would need to catch up some how. The only way they can do that is by asking the teams to work overtime which they will not do for nothing - double, treble time? Maybe they just won't do it at all?
At a time when the council are being asked to cuts costs left, right and centre maybe they just don't have the money to pay these extra costs.
I'm not defending Wirral council, I don't like the situation any more than anyone else but I'm just trying to see it from all sides.

I totally understand, and also with pavements being slippy it is going to take them longer, but it would just be nice to try and catch up rather than leave people now with 2 missed collections only having their bins emptied once a month basically for 2 months. Its bad enough fortnightly.

I just thought at the end of the day, that they could do what other councils in the region are offering, drag your bins to street corners or something to make it easier, i would be happy to take mine and a few others if they cant, then it might be easier. I just want them emptying.

It's a pain. Trouble is where would the temp sites be???? So many morons would see that as an invite to dump anything there.
As bad as it is we just have to grin and bear it.
On the plus side at least there isn't a heat wave to make it all smell

The overtime is up to the contractor. It shouldn't cost the council a penny more because that is the whole point of contracting out, it gives a definite price to the council and it is up to the contractor to take the financial risks.

So I'm guessing it's them that won't/ can't pay the guys overtime????

Wirral wheelie bin collection update



ATTEMPTS were made yesterday to collect all Monday's grey and green bins placed out for collection along gritted routes.

Gradual thawing means that Biffa are able to access more streets.

Today they are visiting all gritted routes in areas due for a Tuesday collection.

Again, both grey and green bins will both be collected in separate vehicles.

Biffa will also attempt to collect from some ungritted roads where ice has thawed, if it safe to do so.

Spare crews have been sent to other areas today along gritted routes, including Wallasey and New Brighton to collect any bins that are presented on accessible roads.

This is to relieve the back log situation that is expected to increase towards the end of the week.

Do not worry if you did not have your bin out today as they will revisit the Wallasey and New Brighton area on the normal scheduled day.

Due to the uncertainty of when your collection will take place, the council is advising all residents to put out both grey and green bins that have not yet been emptied.



Biffa are operating under the following priorities so we will attempt to collect your bins in the following order:


1. Bins scheduled for collection this week will be priority one and collected on the scheduled day of collection wherever possible. All roads will be revisited at a later date if they are inaccessible on your normal scheduled day. Please leave your bin out until it is collected.

2. Green bins missed last week due to bad weather will be priority two and collected on the same day as the grey bin wherever possible.

3. Grey bins missed last week due to the weather will be priority three. It is unlikely that many grey bins from last week will be collected. However, If your road is currently accessible, resources will be directed here if available. The council is encouraging residents to store excess recycling in a dry place until your next scheduled grey bin day. Alternatively, Wirral's three Household Waste Recycling Centres can receive your grey bin recycling all mixed together, providing you remove all plastic bags.

4. Brown bin collections are suspended until at least January 25.



Street Cleansing crews are also being diverted to help with residual waste collections.

All residents who reported a missed collection before the bad weather hit last week will have additional refuse bags taken by these crews whilst they are awaiting their normal collection.

The council will also attempt to access some 350 households known to produce additional waste due to medical needs in order to remove excess waste.

The bulk bin round servicing multi-occupancy dwellings will be operational from tomorrow today and will work through the weekend to remove the back log waste from all sites we can safely access.


THE GLOBE

UPDATE:



WIRRAL Council has issued the following advice on bins:

Due to the uncertainty of when your collection will take place, we are advising all residents to leave out both grey and green bins that have not yet been emptied.

Biffa are operating under the following priorities so we will attempt to collect your bins in the following order:



1. Bins scheduled for collection this week will be priority one and collected on the scheduled day of collection wherever possible. All roads will be revisited at a later date if they are inaccessible on your normal scheduled day.

Please leave your bin out until it is collected.

2. Green bins missed last week due to bad weather will be priority two and collected on the same day as the grey bin wherever possible.

3. Grey bins missed last week due to the weather will be priority three. It is unlikely that many grey bins from last week will be collected. However, If your road is currently accessible, resources will be directed here if available. We encourage residents to store excess recycling in a dry place until your next scheduled grey bin day. Alternatively, Wirral's three Household Waste Recycling Centres can receive your grey bin recycling all mixed together, providing you remove all plastic bags.

4. Brown bin collections are suspended until at least January 25.
Street Cleansing crews are also being diverted to help with residual waste collections.


All residents who reported a missed collection before the bad weather hit us last week will have additional refuse bags taken by these crews whilst they are awaiting their normal collection.

We will also attempt to access some 350 households known to produce additional waste due to medical needs in order to remove excess waste.

The bulk bin round servicing multi-occupancy dwellings is operational and will work to remove the back log waste from all sites we can safely access.

THE GLOBE

I would have thought those bins not done last week would be priority one! Our streets black bag city now-we in a cul de sac on a hill, hence why ours havent been done for ages.

The binmen went on strike mid 70s (I think) Was in the summer, very warm summers in them days, Strike lasted about six weeks Tons of stuff dumped on temp sites 100s of Rats running round?