Overview
- Local authorities have temporarily moved household bin-collection start times earlier as a precaution to reduce workers' exposure to high temperatures and keep services running.
- Oxford City Council and contractor ODS will start crews at 4:45am with bin collections from 5:00am on specified days this week to avoid the hottest hours.
- Hampshire councils including Southampton, Eastleigh and Fareham have been running rounds from about 5:30am and have asked households to have bins out by that time or put them out the night before.
- North Yorkshire has brought forward collections in Craven and Harrogate for the weekend and Pendle Council has moved some rounds from 7:30am to 6:30am for affected zones and commercial pickups.
- Councils say these are temporary safety measures tied to Met Office heat warnings and amber health alerts, and some districts are keeping arrangements under review while asking residents to help by making bins accessible earlier than usual.