Published: Friday, 22nd August, 2008 09:30
Bin collection changes in Alloa
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DUE to industrial action by council staff on Wednesday, green household bins in the Alloa area were not emptied.
Clackmannanshire Council will empty these bins this Wednesday, 27 August.
This service will replace the emptying of brown bins scheduled for that day and the change in service applies only to collections affected by Wednesday's action.
Green bins will be collected as normal on 3 September and brown bins will be collected as normal on 10 September.
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