Keep Weekly Bin Collections After the COVID Crisis
During the COVID Epidemic the Royal Borough has rightly reduced
the frequency of bin collections to protect its workforce.
Residents have understood the need for these changes and worked
with the temporary arrangements which involve the collection of
recycling on one week and the collection of general waste on the
following week.
We do not want to see these arrangements being introduced on a
permanent basis post the COVID crisis.
Please invest in our waste collection services, please look after
the people who deliver these services and please keep our weekly
bin collections.
Started by: ed wilson
This ePetition ran from 29/05/2020 to 15/06/2020 and has now finished.
4963 people signed this ePetition.
Council response
Petition update 2 from the council, 03 July 2020 We will be returning to a weekly collection service for food, waste and recycling, alongside the fortnightly garden waste collections. After a discussion with our waste contractors, Serco, we have agreed that this change will take place in mid August. There are still impacts on the service from coronavirus in terms of staffing and the amount of waste and recycling being collected, as residents are still at home more of the time in many cases. We will use the time between now and mid August to prepare for a smooth change back to weekly collections and to communicate with residents about the changes to the service.
Petition update 1 from the council, 15 June 2020 Note added 15/6/20: The alternate weekly model was introduced as a short-term response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Pre-Covid service levels will be resumed next month therefore the petition is not required. It will therefore be closed to new signatories on the website.