The additional workers come after the council was forced to apologise council “significant disruptions” to its waste and recycling collections during and after the Christmas and New Year holiday.
Cllr Edward Thomas, Cabinet Member for Transport, Waste and Infrastructure Services, said: “We are committed to delivering a reliable waste collection service for residents, especially during busy periods such as Easter. Importantly, a big thank you to the staff who have agreed to work over the weekend to deliver the service. To support this, we have recently recruited additional staff to help maintain service levels and aim to minimise disruptions.
“If you or someone you know is interested in joining our team, we are always looking for dedicated individuals to help keep our community clean and sustainable.”
Over the Easter period bin collections will change in Carmarthenshire. Anyone due to have a collection on Good Friday (18 April) will instead see their refuse or recycling picked up on Saturday 19 April.
Collections between Monday 21 April and Friday 25 April will take place one day later than usual.
People are being asked to put out their rubbish by 6am on the revised collection day, to recycle as much as possible and to remember the three black bag limit.
Hygiene and garden waste collections will also follow the revised schedule.
The council say that even though they aim to collect as scheduled, there may still be localised disruptions which could change at short notice, with people being urged to check the council’s waste disruptions page for any updates.
Recycling centres in Trostre, Nantycaws, Wernddu, and Whitland will be open as usual over the Easter weekend.
(Lead image: Carmarthenshire Council)
