Some bin collections in Shropshire have been cancelled this week due to “unprecedented heat”.
Shropshire Council has confirmed that garden waste collections will be cancelled over the next two days as a red heat warning has been issued across the county.
The council confirmed that changes had been made so that staff could avoid working at the hottest point in the day where temperatures could hit the mid-30s.
This will also mean that collections will be taking place an hour earlier so that crews can avoid the worst of the heat.
A spokesperson for Shropshire Council said: “Due to the unprecedented heat, the following changes have been made to help our collection crews avoid working in the hottest part of the day on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
“Collections will start at 6am, rather than 7am, and will finish earlier than normal, at 12 noon. Please put your bins, boxes and bags out by 6am, or the night before if possible.
“There will be no garden waste collections on Wednesday and Thursday so that the garden waste crews can help with the collection of recycling and general waste. This is in line with our adverse weather policy.
“If you subscribe to our garden waste service, excess garden waste will be collected on your next scheduled garden waste collection day. Please leave any excess garden waste in black sacks next to your garden waste bin.
“If you are on a garden waste sack collection, extra sacks will be collected.
“Any mixed recycling or general waste not collected by the end of Friday will be collected on Saturday.
“Collections will return to normal on Monday.”
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