Harrogate council sets collection target after over 15,000 bins were missed due to snow

More than 15,000 rubbish bins were not collected last week due to disruption caused by bad weather, Harrogate Borough Council has said.
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Collections were called off on Friday and Saturday due to heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures, and any resident whose bin was missed is being asked to leave it out if not collected already.

A council spokesperson said it hopes to collect all outstanding household waste by the end of the week but added staff will not be able to empty outstanding recycling until the next scheduled collection.

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"The recent bad weather had an impact on our refuse and recycling collections across the district," the spokesperson said.

Bin collections across the Harrogate district were called off on Friday and Saturday due to heavy snow.Bin collections across the Harrogate district were called off on Friday and Saturday due to heavy snow.
Bin collections across the Harrogate district were called off on Friday and Saturday due to heavy snow.

"Collections of refuse and recycling due from today (Monday 18 January) onwards are taking place as normal.

"Some household waste collections are still outstanding. Where we can, we will do our best to get to these this week (commencing 18 January). If your refuse bin wasn’t emptied in the week beginning 11 January, please leave it out.

"Unfortunately, any recycling that was still outstanding at the end of Friday 15 January will not be collected until your next scheduled recycling collection date."

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Residents are being asked to make sure their household waste or recycling is ready for collection on its scheduled day to avoid further delays.

If recycling bins are full, overflow waste should be left in a carrier bag or open box, not a black refuse sack.

By Jacob Webster, Local Democracy Reporter