Garden waste collections were suspended for two weeks (one collection) at the beginning of April as refuse collections were impacted due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
With more people staying at home and tidying their gardens, demand for the service increased, as did the amount of garden waste people were putting in their bins.
Cllr Tim Valentine, cabinet member for the environment at the council, said:
“We’re happy to offer this month extension for the thousands of people around the borough who subscribe to the 12-month garden waste collection service and were impacted by the service disruption in April.
We’ve been working hard to maintain essential services during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and people have been incredibly understanding about any missed or delayed collections.
Since lockdown began, the amount of garden waste being collected has gone up as people have been spending more time in their gardens. This is good news for recycling, but it also means more trips to empty the vehicles when they are full, which has a knock-on effect for collections later in the day.
Not only have people been understanding and patient with the service, but they’ve left some wonderful messages of support for the workers who have been keeping the services going during the pandemic.”
For more information about bin collection or to sign up to the garden waste collection service visit: www.swale.gov.uk/brown-bin-garden-waste
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