The local authority has been criticised for long time-lines given to ratepayers as well as limited collection sizes, such as American style fridges. Advertisement Advertisement However, a recent environment committee has been told that a new refuse fleet will allow for more bulky items to be collected, though more staff may also need to be employed to resolve the waiting time problem. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Councillor Andrew Gowan said:”Personally, I requested a bulky collection on July 26, and I was surprised when the date came back for that was September 19. “That is the guts of eight weeks. I’ve had other people contact me saying they’ve had similar responses.
There is clearly something not working there. Advertisement Advertisement “I think eight weeks is well beyond what we should be providing for customers.” Alderman Martin Gregg added: “Around household bulky collections, apparently we don’t as a council lift American style fridge freezers.
“To me there is an awful lot of American fridge freezers that have been sold over the years and should be getting collected, to be brought back for recycling. Advertisement Advertisement “I know there was talk about a new fleet that was to arrive pretty soon, but I don’t know whether the new vehicles will allow for American fridge freezer collections. “Also, the time-line for these collections is not .