Driver shortages blamed again as more bins not emptied by York Council.
The York Council has issued the following statement;
“Today crews have collected the vast majority of scheduled household, recycling and garden waste.
We have however been unable to collect green waste from some areas due to driver shortages. Areas affected are:
• Fulford South ( Fordlands Road area )
• Naburn
• Elvington
We will endeavour to recollect these bins on Saturday 11th August.
We have also been unable to collect household waste from some sections of the below streets because of blocked access by badly parked cars;
• ‘The Covert’ Hunters Way, off Tadcaster Road
• New Walk Terrace
• Lower Ebor Street
We hope to collect any outstanding waste from these streets tomorrow; therefore please leave your waste it in place and we will collect. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience”.
Free compost giveaway tomorrow (Sunday)
Dumping blights back lanes in York
We were sorry to see that rubbish is piled in some terraced streets in the City. Nothing depresses an area more than fly tipping so the Councils robust level of fines are probably justified – albeit sparingly used.
In the Green Lane area yesterday we found two examples of dumping. The area now has 100% wheeled bin operation which has reduce litter drift. But, since the closure of the local recycling centre on Beckfield Lane 6 years ago, problems with dumping have increased. They are exacerbated by relatively high charges levied by the Council for removing bulky waste
Regular visits by skips to estates were stopped about 2 years go. This decision has also impacted on how tidy our streets are
So something needs to change.
Recycling pont in Acomb Car park needs a “makeover”
Poor commercial storage arrangements at back of Front Street
Rubbish accumulating in Gladstone Street back lane
Rubbish in Howe Street back lane
Free compost giveaway in York on Sunday 29th July
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Important service update from city of York Council
Today crews have collected all scheduled household, recycling and gardenwaste and also collected the remaining garden waste bins in Acaster Malbis.
Crews will be out on Saturday and Sunday to collect garden waste in Copmanthorpe and Tang Hall. If your bin has not been collected please leave it in place and we will collect it as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience.
We have not been able to collect all recycling from the Grain Store housing development on Water End because of road re-surfacing. If you are affected please put recycling out by 7am on Monday 16 July when the crew will return to finish collections.
We apologise to residents in terraced streets of the Groves and Clifton areas, that we were not able to re collect your waste before your next scheduled collection
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Important service update
Today crews have collected all scheduled household, recycling and garden waste and also collected the remaining garden waste bins in Middlethorpe
We have been able to access and clear all waste from Westwood Terrace today. We were not able to get into Jennifer Grove again (because of badly parked cars) and will re visit on Saturday.
We hope to collect any remaining garden waste towards the end of the week and continue into Saturday. If your bin has not been collected please leave it in place and we will collect it as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience.
Update on waste collection in York
Important service update: Today crews have collected all scheduled household, recycling and garden waste and also…
Posted by City of York Council Waste Services on Wednesday, 11 July 2018
Thoresby Road recycling not collected today
The York Council says,
“We are still working hard to catch up on garden waste collections and have managed to collect today from another 593 properties in the Tadcaster Road area.
Unfortunately, we were unable to collect garden waste in the Tang Hall area. If you live in Tang Hall and are affected by this please leave your green bin out for collection and we will collect it as soon as we can.
Despite the crew working beyond their shift, 200 properties on Thoresby Road Acomb did not receive a recycling collection today due to the volume of waste presented. The team will return to collect this tomorrow. Please present your recycling for collection by 7am Wednesday”.
15,000 tonnes of green waste collected by York Council last year
A new York Council report reveals that 12,649 tonnes of green (garden) waste was collected from households in the city last year. In addition 2,214 household waste sites generated a further 2.214 tonnes.
The cost of collecting the green waste was £515,000 while disposal cost £267,000.
The green waste is composted and made available free of charge for gardeners.
The Council says that if the green waste went to landfill it would cost taxpayers around £1.5 million. It would not be viable to burn the waste at the Allerton Park incinerator.
The amount of green waste collected for each York household is similar to that produced in the county as a whole. In York charges are only levied for additional bins.
