Belfast councillors have criticised council officers for bad communication after a fifth of the city’s household bin collections were missed over the Christmas period.
At the full sitting of Belfast City Council this week, elected representatives from across the political divide slated council communication with the public and councillors over waste disposal. Councillors said that the angry response from residents was “mortifying,” while council worker’s morale was “at an all time low” from being “overworked and underpaid”.
On Boxing Day the council apologised to residents for inconvenience caused by a lack of bin collection over the festive period, and blamed a shortage of drivers. Collections which normally take place on Tuesday were not emptied on December 27, with residents told they would have to wait two weeks.
