Residents told to leave bins out until next week after Leeds City Council bin collections missed due to heavy snow

Leeds residents have been told to leave their bins out until next week after bin collections were cancelled due to the heavy snow.
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Leeds City Council (LCC) said it had to postpone bin collections on Thursday, January 14 as the heavy snow created unsafe driving conditions on many residential streets.

Crews were then stood down for the second day on Friday, January 15 due to icy conditions on roads and paths.

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Household Waste Recycling Centres also remained closed, after shutting early on Thursday as the snow began to fall.

Residents in Leeds have been advised to leave their bins out until Wednesday, January 20 after bin crews had to stop working due to the heavy snow.Residents in Leeds have been advised to leave their bins out until Wednesday, January 20 after bin crews had to stop working due to the heavy snow.
Residents in Leeds have been advised to leave their bins out until Wednesday, January 20 after bin crews had to stop working due to the heavy snow.

At the time, a council spokeswoman said: "Due to heavy snow creating unsafe driving and walking conditions on many residential streets, and with the forecast for further heavy snowfall, refuse collections have been stood down.

"We apologise for any inconvenience caused but the decision has been made in the interests of customer and staff safety and also following police travel advice. "

The recycling centres have reopened today (Saturday 16.)

Bin collectors are also working again today and are catching up on missed collections across the city.

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Staff are also supporting vaccination and testing sites and ensuring that primary routes are gritted.

The council has now advised people to leave leave bins out until Wednesday, January 17 if their street was missed this week.

However, it has warned that not all missed bins will be collected.

A spokesman said: "Our teams will be emptying as many bins as possible, but with snow and ice still making travel difficult, please note that we may not be able to recover every missed collection.

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"We advise anyone with a slot booked today at a HWRC only to make the journey if necessary, and to stay safe during your visit.

"We ask local residents to take care if travelling and to watch out for any vulnerable neighbours who may be affected by the current conditions.

"Our teams have worked extremely hard to clear all of our HWRC sites and ensure that bins are emptied despite the extreme weather."