and they can be put into action at a time if you feel that's appropriate, but there's then a practical reality of who would be that replacement contractor who can do the work." "There are step-in rights, there are contract remedies. "We're not happy with the situation either, but we're trying to work our way through it and remedy it, the contractor continues to try and solve these employment challenges," he said. Marlborough District Council solid waste manager Dr Alec McNeil estimated about 10 percent of Marlborough's kerbside recycling had been sent to landfill since November, or about 120 to 150 tonnes. Marlborough District Council has its kerbside recycling and rubbish collected through a waste contractor, who, at times, has struggled to get enough staff to do the collections.Įnvirohub Marlborough has expressed its "concern and disappointment" with the situation, and the "potential knock-on effect this may have on public trust and compliance with the recycling system". Overseas recruits have been called in to help fill gaps in a labour shortage which has led to recycling and rubbish being chucked into the same rubbish truck and taken to landfill.
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