Binmen collect 98 per cent of rubbish despite the snow (From Gazette)
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Binmen collect 98 per cent of rubbish despite the snow
11:21am Friday 8th January 2010 in News By Lauren Oldershaw
THE snowy conditions have barely affected Colchester’s refuse collection system.
The council’s binmen have collected almost all of the bags left out this week.
Council bosses praised the dedicated staff who have had to walk up to 15 miles a day to collect the rubbish.
Dave McManus, street services and recycling manager, said it was one of few councils that had continued its rounds during the bad weather with 98 per cent of collections carried out on Wednesday and 99 per cent on Thursday. A similar stasistic is expected to be achieved today.
Any households that did not have their rubbish picked up will have to wait until next week's collection.
Comments(11)
Voter99
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12:30pm Fri 8 Jan 10
gavin
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2:42pm Fri 8 Jan 10
Well done to the men.
GeneralMoaner
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3:52pm Fri 8 Jan 10
our bin shed is heaving and people are now forced to leave thier bin bags on the side of the bins!
Taj
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5:00pm Fri 8 Jan 10
I hope the knee jerk councllors will share the same sentiments as the other correspondents and protect your jobs next time Lord of the manner decides private is best and goes for the lowest tender and we end up with a RUBBISH service (pun intended)
ykoops
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7:18pm Fri 8 Jan 10
RitchieHicks
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8:17pm Fri 8 Jan 10
ykoops wrote:Take the hint - they don't like you!
We must be in the last 2% at Bloomsbury Mews because our bins have not been emptied properly before Christmas. Yet again we have been missed today? oh well another call to the Council!!!!!!!!!!!
Myrtle
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9:17pm Fri 8 Jan 10
Okay so we had no collection for a few weeks and,quite honestly ,I wouldn't expect them to risk their safety. Answer to problem was ,we took it to the dump.
I realise that not everyone can do this ,but if you can ,then you should.at the end of the day we have not had weather this bad for ages and we can't really complain.They are doing their upmost to get the job done . Try driving one of the carts round snow covered icy roads with cars parked both sides and then see if you have the right to complain.
Boris
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1:51am Sat 9 Jan 10
I'm sorry for ykoops and the General, whose rubbish wasn't collected, but hope you will have better luck next week.
toadytoad
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9:40am Sat 9 Jan 10
But of course we now live in a world where everyone expects everything done for them and moans when it's not possible. As already said where possible take it to a tip. Our rubbish crews have done a brilliant job in bad conditions and deserve all the praise they get
Council Man
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9:23pm Tue 12 Jan 10
That aside, I too have nothing but praise for the collectors who do a fantastic job all year round not only during the winter. Perhaps Colchester Borough Council's senior management and their portfolio holder Mr Young should put their money where their mouths are and pay these guys what they are worth. As wages go, Colchester waste staff are amoungst the lowest paid waste collectors in the whole of Essex!!!!!
Sdapeze says...
11:34am Fri 8 Jan 10