Highland Council confirms areas where bins will not be emptied today amid strike action leaving Easter Ross is by far the worst affected while there will be no street cleaning in Inverness
Register for free to read more of the latest local news. It's easy and will only take a moment.
Easter Ross is by far the worst affected area at the start of industrial action by waste, street cleaning and recycling staff while there will also be no street cleaning in Inverness.
Earlier the local authority advised households and businesses to continue to put their bins out because the situation was unpredictable and therefore it was still possible some collections would be made.
Related Stories:
- Unions reject 'disappointing and shameful' pay offer as waste, street cleaning and recycling staff start walkout after talks with Cosla and the Unite and GMB unions fail
- Highland Council area strike warning over waste collection, recycling and street cleaning as Unite and GMB confirm target dates
- Why your bins will not be emptied this week as Highland Council confirms waste, street cleaning and recycling staff will strike
However, the council underlined: “If your bin has not been emptied, do not put it out again until your next scheduled collection day as we will not have the resource to catch up in between.”
A swathe of Easter Ross from Evanton to Portmahomack will not get household or business waste bins emptied and likewise Ullapool will miss out at the same time as its recycling centre closes as well.
Areas affected by the strike action
Refuse and recycling collections for household and business waste will not take place today:
- Alness
- Edderton
- Evanton
- Inver
- Invergordon
- Tomich (near Invergordon)
- Scotsburn
- Portmahomack
- Ullapool
Garden waste collections will not take place today:
- Alness
Household Waste Recycling Centres closed today:
- Ullapool
Business waste collections will not take place in the following areas:
- Muir of Ord/Black Isle area
Street cleansing services including emptying litter bin will not take place today in the following areas:
- Alness
- Inverness
