People living in Wirral have been warned to expect disruption to their usual bin collection services before and after Christmas as chilly weather conditions combined with staff strikes leads to mass cancellations.
More than 200 Biffa employees on the outsourced Wirral Council contract have announced 15 days of strike action at the end of the month after their calls for a 15% pay increase were not met.
A Wirral Council spokesman said: "Industrial action by Biffa staff, combined with last week's prevailing icy conditions on some side roads and pavement areas, is continuing to have an impact on kerbside waste collections in Wirral."
