late waste collection, 53 out of 157 sick workers
Refusals, delays in collection due to the absence of Geofor operators due to Covid emergency. The recovery program in the coming days district by district
As announced in recent days, the Covid emergency also produces effects in the collection of waste. The Geofor company informs the Municipality of Pisa that, in these first days of the year, about 33% of the workers employed in the service (53 out of 157) recorded absences due to illness or quarantine and that it is providing further interim contracts and with external companies to deal with the emergency.
In fact, on Monday 3 and Tuesday 4, some services were not performed in the areas of Barbaricina, Cep, San Piero, La Vettola, Sant’Ermete, Putignano, Riglione, Oratoio: recovery is scheduled for Wednesday 5 January. Today (Tuesday 4), however, the multimaterial collection rounds were recovered in the areas of Coltano, Aurelia, Tombolo, Stagno, part of San Piero, La Vettola, Porta a Mare, Oratoio, Riglione, Putignano, Sant ‘ Hermes.
Still today, the customizations of the collections of large users of undifferentiated waste and paper have not been carried out; recovery is scheduled for next Thursday and Friday. As well as the collection of personnel on the coast, whose recovery is expected on Thursday 6 January. Paper collection in the Ospedaletto and Montacchiello areas will be recovered on Friday 7 January. The door-to-door collection of staff in some streets in the areas of Pisanova, San Marco, San Giusto, La Cella, Ospedaletto, Porta a Mare, La Vettola, Barbaricina, Oratoio will be recovered on Thursday 6 January.
Finally, Geofor communicates delays on waste abandoned in the vicinity of glass bells and underground bins; delays or partially cleaned green areas, mechanized sweeping not performed in some areas of the city, such as Porta a Lucca, San Marco San Giusto, Cisanello.
On Wednesday 5 January, new inconveniences are expected and Geofor recommends leaving the waste, because by Thursday they should be recovered.