A number of bin services were disrupted in South Cumbria and the surrounding areas this week.

Westmorland and Furness Council give a number of reasons on its website as to why bins have not been collected and when the bin men will return.

Here is a rundown of bin days that were disrupted this week and when the bin men are expected to return:

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Friday, September 6

Gillinggate, Kendal

There was a disruption to the green waste collection due to parked vehicles preventing access. Please take your bins back in and the bin men will return on the next scheduled green waste collection day on September 20.

Hawkshead

A green bin round had to be cancelled. Please leave your bins out and the bin men will return on the next working day which is September 9.

Barrow in Furness, Dalton in Furness, Lindal in Furness, Marton in Furness

Recycling rounds had to be cancelled. The bin men will return on the next scheduled recycling collection day on September 20.

Extra bags of recycling will be collected with the household waste bins next week.

Thursday, September 5

Chapel Stile

There was a disruption to both the green waste and recycling collections due to roadworks preventing access. Please take your bins back in. The bin men will return on the next scheduled collection day which is September 19. 

Barrow area

The recycling round in  the Barrow area had to be cancelled. The bin men will return on the next scheduled collection day on September 19. 

Coniston area

The green waste collection had to be cancelled in your area. The bin men should have returned on the next working day.

Wednesday, September 4

Barrow area

A recycling round had to be cancelled in the Barrow area. The bin men will return on the next scheduled recycling collection day on September 18.

Kirkby In Furness, Broughton In Furness

A green waste collection round had to be cancelled. The bin men will return on the next scheduled green bin collection day on September 18.

Tuesday, September 3

Grange-over-Sands area

The council had to cancel a green bin round in your area. The bin men will return  on the next scheduled green bin collection day which is September 16.

Grange-over-Sands, Morecambe Bank

Grey bins could not be collected because a vehicle was blocking access. The council has endeavoured to come back as soon as possible, so please leave your bins out.