Bin collections in Helensburgh and Lomond are taking a step back to normal from next week, Argyll and Bute Council has announced.
Three-weekly collections for general domestic waste (green bins) and two-weekly uplifts for recycling (blue bins or bags) will resume from Monday, June 22 in Helensburgh and Lomond, Dunoon and Cowal, Mid Argyll, Tarbert, Oban and Lorn, Coll, Colonsay, Tiree and Lismore.
Householders will be able to check what date they should put their bins out by going to the calendar at the council's website – though the new dates won't be published there until Friday, June 19.
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The council has also announced that kerbside glass recycling collections in Helensburgh and Lomond will resume on July 6, and is asking people to continue using public collection points for glass bottles and jars, if possible, until that date if they can't keep recycling at home.
There is no date yet for collections of food recycling in Helensburgh and Lomond to restart; the council says this will "resume at a future date when resources allow as we still have staff absences relating to Covid-19".
In Kintyre, and on the islands of Bute, Jura, Mull and Iona, bin collection schedules will return to normal from June 29.
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Robin Currie, policy lead for housing, roads and infrastructure services, said: “Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for their patience. We had to make quick changes to the service as we managed our first responses to the Covid-19 pandemic.
"It is good to start taking some small steps back to normal life. Taking a phased approached to reinstating bin collections and recycling will help things runs smoothly as we continue to operate under national guidelines and social distancing.
“To everyone who managed to hold on to their recycling, or used public collection points to dispose of it, I want to offer special thanks.
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"From the comments we have received over the past few weeks it is clear that many residents are as keen as we are to keep as much waste as possible out of landfill.
“Details of what can be recycled in your area are available on the council website.”
The council is also asking that if you have had to use your blue bin for general waste at any time over the past few weeks, you wash it out before starting to use it again purely for recycling materials.
Materials cannot be accepted for recycling if they are in any way contaminated.
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