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Families face month-long wait for bin collections after council workers call in sick after Christmas
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Birmingham bins not collected across the city as council refuse teams go off sick with Covid | BirminghamWorld
Sandwell - Here's an update for you on bin collections. We've been in touch with our contractor Serco, which is responsible for bin collections in Sandwell, and Serco has issued the following
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Rubbish piling high across UK as Covid surge delays collections due to staff shortages - Mirror Online
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Slough council rejects fortnightly bin collection claims after bins left overflowing on the streets - Berkshire Live
Birmingham City Council - Our waste crews have been affected by Covid resulting in some of yesterday's (29/12) and today's (30/12) collections being missed. Crews will endeavour to collect missed bins on
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