THERE will be no changes to refuse collection days due to the Whitsun bank holiday on Monday, 27 May – or throughout that week.
The collection crews will be working on Bank Holiday Monday, so all three wheeled bin collections will be as usual – streets that usually have a Monday collection will still be on the Monday, Tuesday on Tuesday and so on.
However, people are being reminded that the collection system is changing in from Monday, 3 June.
Portfolio holder, Cllr Victoria Holloway, said: “Over Whitsun there will be no changes; it is usual service, usual day, but the following week your bin collection day may change.
“Some will notice no change at all, while others will see their day of collection change. We will still be collecting general waste, dry recycling and kitchen and garden waste every week, but we are making changes to the routes to make them more effective and efficient.”
All residents will get information cards delivered through their door to tell them what their collection day will be and details of each home’s collections will be available on the council’s website (www.thurrock.gov.uk/waste). The information cards will all be delivered by the 31 May and the website will all be updated by that date too.
“We expect a few teething problems,” said Cllr Holloway, “people might get their days mixed up – or forget the change – or crews may forget a road as they learn the new route.
“We’ve taken this into account and are ready to offer help, advice and support in the weeks following the changes.”
