Kingston Council to miss bin collections this week due to staff shortages: FULL LIST of roads affected
By Ellie Brown - Local Democracy Reporter
22nd Jul 2021 | Local News
Kingston Council is expecting to miss bin collections in streets across the borough this week, following driver shortages and a vehicle breakdown.
In a statement yesterday (20 July) the Council confirmed that several roads will be experiencing delays to their recycling and garden waste collections due to the problems.
The Council told residents to continue to leave recycling at the boundary of their home and assured them that a crew will remove this as soon as possible.
They apologised for any inconvenience this will cause.
Below is the full list of roads that have been affected.
Missed Recycling Collections:
- Ann Boleyns Walk- Bainbridge Close
- Barnfield Avenue- Barnfield Gardens
- Barrons Chase- Cardinal Avenue
- Hatch Place- Hollybush Road
- Latchmere Close- Park Road
- Sopwith Close- Tudor Drive
- Wilmer Close- Wolsey Drive
- Woodcote Close Missed Garden Waste Collections:- Aragon Road
- Barnfield Avenue- Barnfield Gardens
- Bainbridge Close- Brough Close
- Camel Grove- Cardinal Avenue
- Chivenor Grove- Debden Close
- Dukes Avenue- Durlston Road
- Dysart Avenue- Fernhill Gardens
- Garth CloseIf you have missed a bin, box or sack collection:
The Council says that you must report a missed collection to them within 2 working days of the scheduled collection day. Once reported, the authority "will return within 2 working days." You must leave the bin by the boundary to allow the crew to re-attempt collection. However, the collection will not be re-attempted if:- You did not put out your bin, box or bags before 6:30am on your scheduled collection day
• Your bin, box or bags was too heavy or contained incorrect materials (contaminated)
• You have excess waste- Access to the communal container was not possible.
Find more information on this on the Council website HERE
Looking for a job?
Council waste service providers Veolia need more bin lorry drivers!
The company is recruiting https://recruitment.great-careers.co.uk/veolia for areas around the UK including London.
Salary is up to £36k DOE and there are several benefits that come with the role.
For more information check out the vacancy HERE
Kingston Council has already retweeted the advert, writing: "Come and join our collections team!
"Our local teams have proved vital during the COVID-19 pandemic for keeping Kingston clean and safe.
"@VeoliaUK is #Hiring more HGV drivers to keep this essential service running."
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