Bolton Council has apologised to residents whose bins have not been collected in recent weeks.
Despite sending out extra crews on weekday evenings and on Saturdays to try to catch up, operational issues mean some bins are still waiting to be collected.
Residents whose entire street has been missed this week should leave their bin out for collection over the weekend and up to the end of the day on Tuesday, September 8.
To help teams get back on track, council officers have taken the difficult decision to cancel scheduled collections of burgundy bins on Monday, September 7 and Tuesday, September 8.
Anyone whose burgundy bin is due to be collected on those days will be able to put out extra bags of recycling on their next scheduled collection day for the burgundy bin only.
Additional recycling should be placed in an untied bag next to the burgundy bin.
We’re delaying collections of burgundy bins so that we can prioritise collections of food waste and non-recyclable waste due to hygiene.
Burgundy bins are for dry recycling like bottles and cans, but not paper.
A spokesperson for Bolton Council said:
“We apologise once again for the inconvenience when bins are missed, we know how frustrating it can be.
“We are doing all we can to get back on schedule and very much appreciate people’s patience.”