Missed bin pickups in hundreds of Christchurch streets as industry deals with rubbish truck driver shortage
A shortage of wheelie bin truck drivers meant residents in 377 Christchurch streets had their bins missed during a single month.
Meanwhile, a union representative says the wheelie bin collection industry was struggling to find workers nationwide because rubbish truck drivers are put off by 60-hour work weeks.
The Christchurch City Council's rubbish collecting contractor, Waste Management NZ, is set a target of missing just 1.5 streets each working day. In April, the average number of streets missed was 17.1.
Were your wheelie bins missed recently? Share your experience in the comments below.
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Police have located the below items believed to have been stolen on or before December 2022 and we are looking to reunite them with their owner/s.
If you own these items and are able to prove ownership (i.e. a photo, description, document or Police report) we would like to hear from you.
You can contact Police by calling 105 or going online to www.police.govt.nz... using ‘Update Report’ and referencing file number: 221031/8794.
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