North East Lincolnshire's Labour group says the council leader must 'get a grip' of the issue.
Labour councillors have said regular recycling collections in North East Lincolnshire must resume or they will call a special meeting of the council.Labour group leader Kath Wheatley said it was not good enough for Conservative council leader Philip Jackson to sit back "while bins overflow".
Ms Wheatley said: "It's simple - either Councillor Jackson gets a grip on this mess, or he faces the council.North East Lincolnshire Council asked residents not to put out recycling between Monday 31 July and Friday 11 August, as the bins would not be emptied.Seven recycling crews were moved on to other duties to help clear a backlog of household waste and the council said on Monday those routes were almost up to date and being collected on time.
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