MISSED waste collections across Somerset will be collected soon in a new update issued by the council.
Somerset Council's contractor SUEZ recycling and recovery UK is mobilising teams to collect missed recycling from doorsteps on Sunday, 12 April.
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The service faced challenges last week, commencing Monday, April 7, after the Bank Holiday, due to staff shortages, which the council say are because of "sickness" across Somerset. Around 12,000 households have not yet had their recycling collected, according to the council.
The affected areas include Wells, Radstock, Shepton Mallet, Milborne Port, Frome, Rode, Bridgwater, North Petherton, Taunton, Wellington, Street and Glastonbury, and are expected to include further areas tomorrow (Saturday, April 11).
The disruption to collections took place on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and is expected on Saturday.
Somerset Council asks that all affected residents please leave their recycling out, and this will be collected on Sunday.
"Thank you for your patience – we apologise for any inconvenience caused," said a spokesperson for the Somerset Council.
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