AN ANGRY householder has hit out at changes to waste collection days which have led to ‘shambolic’ delays and food being ‘left to rot’ in caddies.

Dad Jon Quinn says around 15 food waste caddies were left outside properties in the Glebe in Sapperton for 10 days after the first day of the new collection.

Recycling bags were also left uncollected as were garden waste bins with only black bin waste taken away.

Single father Jon Quinn, who has lived the Glebe for four-and-a-half years, became so angry at the situation that he eventually threatened to dump a car full of recycling at Cotswold District Council’s HQ in Cirencester.

Sixty per cent of households in the district now have their waste picked up on a different day or different week after CDC introduced a new collection regime on Monday, June 24.

However, some householders say their waste was left uncollected even though it was left out on the correct day.

In Sapperton, collection days were changed from Thursdays to Fridays.

Mr Quinn says that only black bins waste was collected from the whole of Sapperton with food caddies, recycling bags, paper and cardboard and garden waste left on the first day of the new system, Friday, June 28.

He contacted CDC but says while uncollected waste was taken from the rest of the village on the following Tuesday, the Glebe was missed out.

He says in some cases food waste was starting to rot.

“It doesn’t take long for food to start rotting,” said Mr Quinn.

When contacted by the Standard, CDC said it is working closely with waste services partner Ubico to resolve issues and to ensure missed collections are made as soon as possible.

However, Mr Quinn, 53, a full-time carer for his five-year-old autistic son, is not impressed.

“The system is shambolic,” he said.

“There are a lot of old-age pensioners in the Glebe who have various issues with walking.

“When the waste was left uncollected, we were told we had to leave it all outside as it wasn’t known when it would be picked up.

“We leave our refuse out on the green which means when the old-age pensioners had more recycling from their homes they had to walk out of their properties, across to the green and back.

“There was a serious fall risk.”

Mr Quinn said that following inaction, he called Cotswold District Council on the Friday after the first collection day and threatened to take as much of the recycling as he could and dump it in the reception area of the council offices.

He says he was assured that a collection would take place that day - but this did not happen.

“They emailed me but I get the feeling it was just to keep me quiet and to stop me from taking the refuse in,” said Mr Quinn, who again threatened to dump the waste.

“I don’t think there was any intention of anyone coming here that day.”

The recycling was finally collected from the road on the following Monday (July 8) - 10 days late.

In addition, recycling and food waste was not collected as planned on Friday last week and was instead picked up three days late on Monday.

Mr Quinn is not the only person to have been affected with problems reported in other areas including Frampton Mansell.

Several residents to took to social media to voice their concerns with one Frampton Mansell resident saying waste due to be collected on Friday, June 28 was picked up nearly a week late on the following Thursday.

Another householder said black bins and recycling at the Avenue end of Bingham Close in Cirencester due to be taken on Wednesday last week (July 10) was still waiting to be picked up on Saturday.

In response, deputy leader of CDC and cabinet member for finance Mike Evemy said: “60 per cent of households in our district, equating to over 26,000 homes, have received some sort of change to their refuse and recycling collection days since the new rounds were introduced on June 24.

“We’re pleased to say that bins and containers are being emptied as expected for the vast majority of residents, with 99.9 per cent of all waste collections taking place as planned.

“However, with such widespread changes, there are inevitably some issues as crews familiarise themselves with their new collection routes, and we are aware of some locations in our district that are experiencing delays.

“Understandably, residents can feel frustrated when their rubbish and recycling collections do not take place as planned and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

“I would like to reassure anyone whose collections are delayed that the council is working closely with our waste services partner, Ubico, to resolve these problems and to make any outstanding collections as quickly as possible.”