BIN MEN in a borough of London will not be collecting food or garden trash for a month during the next heat wave.
Waltham Forest Borough Council announced the move Wednesday night onTwitter .
The city council tweeted: “From August 15th to September 11th, we will suspend food/yard waste collection in brown bins. Throw things in the brown trash can.
To justify this announcement, they explained: Last 6 months.
``This means that grass and horticultural plants have grown slower than expected this summer. The amount of waste has been significantly reduced.
The Twitter thread concluded: "This temporary measure will allow the Council to focus on other services over the summer." and help reduce unnecessary trips for collection vehicles, improve air quality and reduce our carbon footprint.”
Locals expressed outrage on Twitter. , one said: Literally in a heatwave..."
Another addition: "That's him six weeks of food waste, rotting outside the window in a heatwave."
If not collected, in a black bin.
Emma Best, leader of the Waltham Forrest Conservative Party, which forms a minority on the Labor-run council, called the decision "ridiculous".
} She told The Mail:
What are your rights regarding the collection of bottles?environmentlaw.com ``Local governments have a legal obligation under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to collect household waste.''
” and does not normally include recyclable trash or waste. Food waste.
The 1990 Act stated that the council was responsible for collecting these other types of waste "when requested by the occupants of buildings in the area."
Residents may make specific requests to the City Council.
admit this wastefulness, but face an uphill battle to prove legal requirements.
Another option for residents of Waltham His Forest won't come until the next local election, when the people of his forest can make their feelings known at the ballot box.
This comes after the union Unite announced that waste collectors in Newham would go on strike over wages at the end of the month.
The strike was announced just weeks after a recent heatwave led to a drastic reduction in bin collection in the UK,"too hot"The man at the bin said he couldn't work.
This would result in two London boroughs at least partially stopping bin collection at the same time.
Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said:
Mr Graham's colleague Steve Edwards, the union's regional officer, said, "Newham City Council has time to avoid a bin strike, which is one of London's hottest summers." There is still ," he added.
Both Newham and Waltham Forest councils have been contacted for comment.
