Millions to see bin collection times change due to heatwave
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Millions of people in England and Wales could see a change in their usual bin collection time as a result of this week’s searing heatwave. Officials have not ruled out declaring the UK’s first-ever national heatwave emergency, with forecasters warning that the extreme temperatures could have adverse health effects even for those not typically considered at risk during hot weather. Other councils, including in Greenwich and South Oxfordshire, warned that residents could face delays due to the extreme weather – with the latter saying on Monday that crews would likely “stop early” and would “aim to catch up”. Ministers were on Wednesday urged to call their second emergency Cobra meeting in response to the heatwave in the space of three days, which Lib Dem health spokesperson Daisy Cooper said was necessary “to protect patients and paramedics who are really operating at the brink”.
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