There may be some disruption to Belfast City Council services this week.
Industrial Action is taking place from today, Monday, March 21 to to Sunday March 27, as a result of a seven-day strike by Unite the Union.
A Belfast City Council spokesperson said: "The majority of our services are expected to operate as normal, or with minimal disruption, but it is likely the strike will have an impact on some waste collection and street cleaning routes, as well as other frontline services and council venues.
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"We are working hard to minimise the impact on residents and businesses and will provide regular updates here...."
What is affected?
- All burial and cremation services will continue to operate as normal throughout the week.
- Death registrations will take place as normal.
- Household bins and wheeled boxes should be presented as normal for collection and, if not emptied as planned, should be brought back in and left out on the next scheduled collection date. This also applies to commercial waste collections.
- Bryson Recycling box collections will all take place as normal.
- Customers with a free bulky waste collection booking between 21 to 27 March will be contacted directly if their booking is impacted.
- Some household recycling centres and civic amenity sites may be closed – please check here for the latest updates before travelling.
- Some other council venues and services may be closed at various times throughout the week. This includes City Hall, Belfast Zoo, community centres, play centres, pitches, bowling greens, parks and public toilets, and services including pest control, noise control and dog wardens.
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