Many bins across Morley have been laden with rubbish as the Councils bin service struggled to cope following the recent bin strike and the subsequent bad weather.
The black bin service is slowing creeping back to something like reliability and the green and brown bin service is back operating on the schedule residents were given last year. The advice to all residents is put put out all bins on the relevant agreed dates.
It was interesting to hear that recycling rates in Leeds still hit 31% despite the strike and the total cost for the strike (offsetting wages saved against other costs) was about £30,000. We argued from the start that Bin Workers wages needed to be maintained but that this needed better productivity to cover these higher costs. We said this prior to, during and after the strike and this was the deal that was ultimately reached. It is regrettable that both sides could not have negotiated a similar agreement without the need for a strike or the loss of bin workers wages.
The new productivity deal will incorporate new routes which will look to fit in all bin clearances between Monday and Friday avoiding the need for Saturday bin clearances. Saturday Clearances are notoriously problematic - additional parked vehicles etc - and I have received numerous complaints over the years. I hope the new routes will reduce the volume of complaints I receive.
People ask what they should do if a bin is left. The best answer is to ring it through to the MBI Office on 0113 2477538 were our team will make sure the bins get cleared as quickly as we can.
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