We’re really sorry if your bin was missed today or this week.
We have made every effort this week to recover collections lost due to snowfall earlier in the week.
However, each missed day means we have to try to catch up on around 16,000 missed bins, while also attempting to carry out that day’s scheduled collections.
This has extremely challenging, particularly as we have had to deal with very full bins following the Christmas period. This meant we filled our wagons more quickly than usual and had to go to the tip more frequently, which slowed our crews down. We also prioritised black bins, as we know people are most keen to dispose of non-recyclable waste.
Following today’s snow, we have reviewed this weekend’s weather forecast and it is due to be very icy overnight and into tomorrow morning, so we will start to catch up on missed collections from Monday, weather dependent.
As such, if your bin and bags were missed this week, please either leave them out, or bring them back in over the weekend and put them back out on Monday 12 January – we will then aim to empty them as follows:
Missed black bins
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Your black bin was missed on |
We’ll aim to empty your black bin on |
Areas |
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Thursday 8 January |
Monday 12 January |
Hawksyard Estate, Kings Bromley, Riley Hill, Darwin Park (near Waitrose) |
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Friday 9 January |
Monday 12 January or Tuesday 13 January (please put your bin out on Monday as we may come either day) |
Burntwood area |
Missed blue bins and blue bags
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Your blue bins and blue bags were missed on |
We’ll aim to empty your blue bin and bag on |
Areas |
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Monday - Thursday (5 - 8 January) |
Monday 12 January |
Dosthill, Wilnecote, Two Gates, Hockley, Belgrave, Hopwas, Mile Oak, Hints, Weeford, Whittington, Borrowcop Lane, Boley Park, Shortbutts Lane and surrounding areas, Cherry Orchard, some city centre roads, Streethay and Eastern Avenue area. |
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Friday 9 January |
Tuesday 13 January |
Little Aston and Shenstone |
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Friday 9 January |
Thursday 15 January |
Darwin Park (near Falkland Road), Pipe Hill, Stonnall, Hammerwich, Muckley Corner, Little Hay, St John's estate, Blake Street, Footherly, Mill Green, Chester Road area |
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Friday 9 January |
Friday 16 January |
Burntwood area |
If you need to dispose of waste urgently and it is safe to travel, you may wish to use the household recycling centre over the weekend - we recognise this is not ideal and are very sorry for inconvenience.
We are very grateful for your patience and understanding.
