Isle of Wight council’s waste partners Amey are warning that some bin/sack collections may be temporarily suspended today (Thursday 11th August) should the temperature hit over 30C.
This action is for the safety of its collection crews, due to the heatwave.
An amber warning of extreme heat is in place across the Isle of Wight and southern regions.
Amey, which manages the Isle of Wight waste and recycling collections say this will mean some waste or recycling may not be collected today that would usually take place on Thursday.
Areas where both residents waste and recycling collections could be affected are:
Thursday collections:
- Cowes (recycling)
- Shanklin (refuse)
- Arreton (refuse)
- Merstone (refuse)
- Luccombe (refuse)
Assisted collections will not be affected.
They are advising residents that if your bin/sack is not collected today:
- Leave the bin/sack out and it will be collected as priority tomorrow (Friday 12 August)
- If your waste or recycling has not been collected by 12 noon on Friday 12 August, please report to the council online at iwight.com/waste
If your waste or recycling collection is usually on a Friday:
- Please put your bin/ sacks out as usual at the kerbside.
Crews have been collecting as usual but due to the extreme temperatures and risk of heatstroke, they are being given extra water and other measures to deal with the heat throughout the day.
Natasha Dix, Strategic Manager for the Environment, said,
“Once again – with the very hot summer we are experiencing, we appreciate this might cause frustration for residents. Please bear with us as we make sure that collection crews are working safely in this heat.
“We will be monitoring the temperatures going forward. Should this change and we have to suspend collections due to the heat, we will let you know through our council social media, local media and our news section on www.iwight.gov.uk
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