Major staff loss at waste collection – Municipality of Amsterdam
Due to the corona virus, collection currently has to deal with a lot of waste in the collection of household waste. Some of our employees cannot be deployed on the street and we are lagging behind.
we are lagging behind in collecting paper in North and East. In Nieuw-West and West, bulky waste is not collected everywhere. The also ensures that we can now respond less quickly to notifications. This allows them to stay in place longer.
Drive all routes as much as possible
We keep an eye on how the sick reports and quarantine obligation are going on a daily basis. If the situation deteriorates, the municipal executive may come up with additional emergency measures, such as scaling down or prioritizing waste collection. By hiring external staff through agencies and contractors, we try to continue to use all the usual collection routes as much as possible.
Help keep the city clean
We hope you understand the circumstances and ask you to help us, even more than usual, to keep the city clean. Put waste in the bin and not next to it. Check if there is still room in the next container. Offer bulky waste on the right day and in a place where the garbage truck can easily reach it. Our waste collection staff and your fellow residents are grateful to you.