A fed-up Lostock resident says he was told his bin would not be collected within the set time after it was missed on a round - because he hadn't reported it within 24 hours. Shoyab Patel, who lives on Chorley New Road, was left with an overflowing beige bin since July - which was collected on the day The Bolton New contacted Bolton Council. He said he made a number of complaints about his bin being left uncollected.
Major changes were rolled out earlier this year including cutting paper and cardboard “beige bin” collections from every two weeks to every four weeks. Shoyab said: “Our beige bins were supposed to be collected on the last Monday of August, which didn’t happen. “Given the frequency of missed bin collections over the last few years and the appallingly poor service, I was already aware that the council publishes a list of missed streets on its website the following day.
“I checked the list, and all my neighbouring streets were listed as missed because of operational reasons and that they would return within 48 hours. “These 48 hours passed and no collection materialised. READ MORE: Bolton Council bin collection changes debated at town hall Concerns raised as Bolton Council announce changes to bin collections “I contacted Bolton Council over the phone and was shocked at the blatant disregard for the taxpayer.
The feedback on the call was that although the streets surrounding mine had all been listed, my specific street wasn’t. “What’s worse, bec.