Sheffield bins: Veolia issues statement on snow backlog after two-week wait for collections

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Residents in Sheffield have been asked to leave wheelie bins out for a second week as the council’s contractor battles a backlog due to snow.

Householders in House Storrs were due to have blue bins collected on Monday, January 6. But heavy snow shut down services. Veolia also missed the black bin round a week later, on Monday, January 13, before collecting them a few days late.

Blue bins on High Storrs Road picture on Monday January 13 are still awaiting collection two weeks on.Blue bins on High Storrs Road picture on Monday January 13 are still awaiting collection two weeks on.
Blue bins on High Storrs Road picture on Monday January 13 are still awaiting collection two weeks on. | NW

But almost two weeks on, the private firm was unable to say when blue bins, for paper and card, would be collected.

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A Veolia spokesperson said: “We apologise to all residents whose services have been disrupted by the bad weather last week.

“Our teams have been working hard to complete all bin collections that were disrupted by the snow and ice and we appreciate your patience.

"Please leave your bin out and we will collect them as soon as possible."

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