Bins Finally Emptied this Morning

The bins, which should have been emptied on Saturday, were finally emptied this morning but it gives rise to these questions, which I have put to the council in an e-mail:

1. What caused the extreme delay?
2. Since the refuse collection - black bins -  is now so far behind, what will happen about the green bin collection on Thursday 9^th January?
3. As the council knows there is a major issue regarding bin collection, why hasn't a statement been put out to the local media?  
4. There is obviously a major issue as it is impossible to get through to Eastleigh Borough on the phone and they didn't reply to the message I left with another department yesterday. 

I have made some inquiries into bin collection and note that it is most haphazard at the best of times:

• Crews change so there is no consistency.
• It can be at any time between 7.30am and 1.30pm.

I wrote to one of our local LibDem councillors but have had no response from her.  I have, however, had a communication from a Conservative councillor in the neighbouring ward, who is looking into it for me.  

It is interesting to note that in each of these late collections the dustcart was a much smaller one than usual, so either we had been forgotten or else they were doubling up as the collections are so far behind.

UPDATE
I have now heard from Conservative Councillor Judith Grajewski:

The disruption hasn't been widespread at all. Normal collections will not resume until 13 January. Full details at http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/the-council/news/recycling-christmas.aspx and elsewhere on EBC website.

There was a problem with access to Cumberland Avenue and the garden waste lorry broke down yesterday affecting Hiltingbury collections, most of which have been collected today with 3 or 4 roads still to do tomorrow.
Wednesday 8th January
 After an afternoon spent in the council offices I have been unable to find out anything much except that there was a change of crews (which happens all the time anyway) and that some roads were blocked for a variety of reasons.  It looks suspiciously as if our road was just forgotten because it's a cul-de-sac!!

THE NEXT BIN COLLECTION WILL (or should) BE ON FRIDAY 10th JANUARY.

Do let me know if you hear of more problems.

UPDATE 10TH  JANUARY

I have recently heard from Cllr Mrs Pam Holden-Brown, who has taken the trouble to contact the Area Coordinator, who advises that there are no definitive issues so they are getting feedback from the crew and hope to have more information shortly.

The point is made, as was made earlier by Cllr Ms Judith Grajewski, that access issues can be caused by too many cars parked over the holiday period, so this raises a separate issue related to parking.  Apart from that, we shall probably have to wait until the Local Area Committee Meeting at the Dovedale Centre at 7pm on Wednesday 22nd January.

In the meantime, the bins were collected this morning on schedule.

UPDATE 20TH JANUARY

I have just discovered that the bins weren't collected around the corner in Ashley Gardens, so this really is a major problem.