Missed bin pickups in hundreds of Christchurch streets as industry deals with rubbish truck driver shortage
A shortage of wheelie bin truck drivers meant residents in 377 Christchurch streets had their bins missed during a single month.
Meanwhile, a union representative says the wheelie bin collection industry was struggling to find workers nationwide because rubbish truck drivers are put off by 60-hour work weeks.
The Christchurch City Council's rubbish collecting contractor, Waste Management NZ, is set a target of missing just 1.5 streets each working day. In April, the average number of streets missed was 17.1.
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