We believe that the devil will be in the detail with these proposals.
I am sure that we are not the only ones thinking that this is going to affect service across the whole Borough.
Already in Shaw and Crompton, because our collection day is a Friday, we are more often than not getting missed roads because there just is not enough time to finish the rounds off. This means coming back on Saturday mornings. What will happen to other areas?
- How is the service going to manage in bad weather?
- How is the service going to manage the bank holiday collections?
- What will happen with the excesses of general waste and recycling around Christmas and New Year?
Residents expect the Council to get the basics right and this is most definitely one of the basics that can cause them problems if it is not right.
We understand that there are going to be some difficult choices to make but we need to learn the lessons from other boroughs that have gone to three weekly – it has not worked well.
As a responsible opposition we will hold the Administration to account and will be seeking reassurances that the residents are not left without a functioning service and that the Borough does not become ridden with fly-tipping.
Terrible idea, only two of us live here and our black and blue bins are full in two weeks so I don’t know how a family of four or five will manage.
What are we paying a fortune every year for? Sometimes its three weeks before the green bin is emptied now.
Green bin should be every week, if it is not you need to report it and also let me know with a reminder of the ‘missed address’. Just email me howard.sykes@oldham.gov.uk. Can I urge anybody else who has problems with the green bin or any other bins service to do the same.