FIFE COUNCIL is asking residents to prepare for disruption as a result of planned strike action across a number of councils in Scotland.  

The council has received union notification of strikes involving waste and recycling centres staff, and street cleansing staff.

This will take place from 5am on Wednesday, August 14 until 4.59am on Thursday, August 22.

This will significantly impact household waste collections and street cleaning, with the majority of domestic bin collections across Fife being suspended.

There could also be an impact on recycling centres, which may be subject to closure, and collections from recycling points.

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Carol Connolly, Fife Council’s executive director of Place, said: “This strike action is part of national action being carried out across Scotland.

"This will be an extremely challenging period for us all and I would like to thank our residents and visitors for their patience and understanding.

“If your bin is due to be collected on a day affected by strike action, please present it on the kerb as usual, but if it has not been emptied by 9pm take it back in and present it again on the next scheduled day for that bin.

“Decisions on which bins will be serviced will be dependent on the numbers of employees attending work, or striking.”

The council expects normal service to resume on Thursday, August 22.

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Services that are likely to be impacted include resident wheeled bin collections, household waste recycling centres, litter and dog waste bins, street litter and fly-tipping clearances, and bulky uplifts.

Carol Connolly added: “Please store products that can be recycled until the next scheduled collection day, where possible.  

“We will lift excess waste landfill and recycling on the next scheduled uplift. Please do not leave landfill waste at recycling points as this is fly-tipping.”

There will be no guaranteed bulky uplift service for pre-booked collections over this period and customers with a booking are advised to present the items for uplift on their collection date.

If the items haven’t been uplifted by the next day, they should be removed from the pavement and re-book the uplift for another day.

Illegal fly-tipping should be reported as normal, but there is likely to be significant disruptions to the service.