Glasgow City Council has issued important advice for Glaswegians as the bin workers' strike is set to end.
Streets throughout Glasgow are strewn with litter as bin workers take strike action following a dispute over pay. The strikes are set to end on August 30 with bin collections to start again on Thursday.
However, Glasgow City Council has warned residents to prepare for the next wave strikes planned. This comes as the latest pay deal was rejected, as reported by the Daily Record.
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Today on Monday August 27, three unions and COSLA met today to discuss a pay rise after union members rejected a five per cent pay rise earlier in the month. However union members rejected this latest pay deal thought to be in the region of £1925.
The next wave of strikes planned will begin on September 6, running until September 13. Taking to Twitter GCC urged residents to keep bulky items and waste at home until centres open on Thursday.
The council wrote: "All Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) are closed due to industrial action. Please keep bulky items and other waste at home until centres reopen from Sept 1-5. Centres will then close again until Sept 13. Please follow us for updates."
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In a statement on its website, the council added: "If you are due to receive a collection of a household bin from the kerbside outside your home during the dates identified for strike action, please do not present your waste for collection on those dates. Bins will be emptied on the next scheduled date on your collection calendar.
"If any of your collection days do not fall within the dates for strike action then please present your bin as normal."
Residents are being urged to compact their rubbish as much as possible and to minimise the amount of waste they produce. If you can't store it at home, double bag it and place it outside the general waste bin, while avoiding using recycling bins for general waste.
Household Waste Recycling Centres are also shut on strike days and locals are being warned to take recycling to the centres on these days as it will not be accepted.
Public Health Scotland said: “Organic waste includes food waste, animal waste (from food or excrement), human waste (including nappies) and manure.”
The health body said the impact of waste on health is “varied” and “may depend on numerous factors, including the nature of the waste and weather conditions that may accelerate decomposition of waste”.
It said: “There are some simple precautions which people can take in order to reduce the possible health impacts of waste.
“When handling waste at home, people should always wash hands thoroughly. Where possible, organic waste and medical waste should be stored in containers.
“If containers are not available, waste which is likely to rot or decompose should be double bagged.”
And it warned: “The accumulation of waste may increase fire risk so households may wish to consider their fire safety preparedness.”
Dates for collections can be found on the Collection Days page of the council website.
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