An army of volunteers have been drafted in to ensure mixed recycling can be picked up from next week in the wake of coronavirus.
Despite challenges posed by social distancing and keeping themselves and the public safe, waste collection teams have maintained collections of general waste throughout pandemic.
Mixed recycling collections are to resume next Monday with the help of dedicated volunteers from across the region.
Council bosses have advised residents to download a temporary collection calendar from the council website.
Staff and residents have pulled together during this difficult time to help ensure the streets remain clean.
A council spokesman said: “Our collection teams work hard year-round and they have really stepped up in the past few weeks, adopting different ways of working to keep delivering essential services to our customers.
“They deserve a lot praise for a job that often goes unnoticed.
“Our customers understand the difficult circumstances we have been faced with and the need for reduced services recently and we appreciate their patience.
“However while the vast majority of residents have been fantastic in ensuring that social distancing is maintained and that everyone stays safe, sadly, there have been some reports of isolated instances in which residents have approached and verbally abused staff, some of whom are less experienced as they are volunteers, going about their work.”
