Garden waste services in County Durham will now be able to go ahead with changes to collection dates after they were initially postponed due to Coronavirus.
Last month, Durham County Council had to postpone the collections in order to maintain its essential refuse and recycling services during the virus outbreak.
After reviewing its operations, and as part of its plans to reinstate services, the council is now set to restart its garden waste collection to residents.
To ensure it will be able to provide the collection in conjunction with its normal waste collection services, it will be changing garden waste collection days to Saturdays and Mondays. This will allow continued support to rubbish and recycling collections which operate from Tuesday to Friday.
Residents who are scheduled to have their usual garden waste collection on a Tuesday or Wednesday can expect their new collection day to be on a Saturday while those who are scheduled to have a collection on Thursday or Friday can expect their new collection to be on a Monday.
The council will be informing residents who are signed up to the service of their specific collection dates, which will begin on either Saturday 2nd May, Monday 4th May, Saturday 9th May or Monday 11th May, dependent on their collection calendar.
Collection dates can be checked online via the MyDurham section of the Durham County Council website.
The council continues to monitor government guidance and will keep the service under review over the next four months. Customers will be given advice on remaining collections beyond this time.
Information on collection dates is being updated on MyDurham and correspondence detailing changes to garden waste collections is being sent to residents who have subscribed to the service.
Those who do not wish to continue with the garden waste scheme should inform the council by Monday 11 May by completing a refund request form at www.durham.gov.uk/gardenwaste or calling the customer services team on 03000 260 000.
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