6:12pm Saturday 12th July 2008
STRIKES by council workers in West Dorset next week could mean rubbish will be left rotting on the kerbside.
Householders are being warned by West Dorset District Council that a two day planned strike on July 16 and 17 by members of the Unite and Unison unions could have an impact on refuse collections in the area.
The strike is in support of the national pay claim for local government staff.
The district council are aiming to keep disruption to services to a minimum and they are asking householders to put out their waste and recycling as usual. However if it is not collected householders are being asked to take their waste back in until the next scheduled collection day.
West Dorset services manager Jerry Cranmer said: "We apologise for any inconvenience which we shall endeavour to keep to a minimum."
The advice to householders is to wrap up anything that smells, use recycling centres if possible and not to leave uncollected bags on the street in case they are ripped up by animals.
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