WARRINGTON Borough Council has admitted it will not be able to collect all black bins in scheduled areas amid ongoing bin strikes.

A post on social media from the council explains that it won't be able to empty all bins scheduled to be collected today, Friday.

The areas that were scheduled for bin collection today are:

  • Bewsey and Whitecross
  • Callands
  • Chapelford
  • Great Sankey
  • Old Hall
  • Penketh
  • Sankey Bridges
  • Westbrook

Warrington Guardian: The council has said it won't be able to empty all bins that need emptyingThe council has said it won't be able to empty all bins that need emptying (Image: Newsquest)

A series of posts on social media from the council explains that it does not believe it will be able to collect all of the scheduled bins.

It continues: "If today is your normal bin day, but you live in an area where your bins haven’t been emptied, please leave your black bin out tomorrow.

"We will have greater certainty of areas/streets that haven’t had their bins emptied later this evening.

"Unfortunately, we aren’t able to go out to collect single 'missed bins' and will instead be focusing on entire streets and neighbourhoods that haven’t had their bins emptied."

Advice has been issued on what to do if your bin is not collected in Warrington.

The bin strikes are a result of a national pay dispute on behalf of the trade union UNITE.

When quizzed on whether residents would receive council tax refunds due to an essential service not being provided by the council, a spokesperson told the Warrington Guardian: "We understand that not having your household waste or recycling bins emptied is frustrating.

"That being said, council tax is and remains a tax.

"That means households legally have to pay their council tax bill, even if services are disrupted or even if people don’t use certain services.

"A mechanism for this type of refund does not exist.

“We are working on plans to make sure that a waste and recycling catch-up operation happens after the strike action.”

Steven Broomhead, the council’s chief executive, added: “Our household waste sites have been busy as residents and businesses continue to bring their waste.

“I have received a number of individual requests for compensation from council tax and business ratepayers as a result of the dispute.

"This will not be possible or practical to do so.

“Waste collection and disposal makes up seven per cent of our total yearly council revenue spend, and for a band D property, this is approximately £2.30 per week.

“We all understand the residents’ and businesses’ frustrations regarding the situation.”