Brown garden waste bin collections will not restart until later in the month says Leeds City Council

Collections for brown bins - which are for garden waste - usually begin at the start of March until November.

However, the council said that the impact of Covid-19 and the third lockdown has had an impact on staffing levels which has delayed collections.

The extra amount of black and green bin waste that is being put put as more people work from home is also a factor in the delay.

The first scheduled collections are now due to start from Monday, March 22.

Everyone with a brown bin, should receive a collection before the Easter period, the council said.

Due to the impact of coronavirus meaning that sometimes staff need to self-isolate or sheild, there is potential that some collections can be missed.

If this is the case, the council says it will continue to prioritise the collection of black and green bins on the days where there are any issues.

Residents are advised, as they were in 2020, to leave their brown bin out for a couple of days if their street is missed and then take it back in if not emptied.

To help residents, the council will look to extend the brown bin collection this year by a couple of weeks at the end of autumn.