Households across Uttlesford have once again been left waiting for bin collections as the service suffers more disruption this week. Uttlesford District Council (UDC) has found itself apologising for a series of delays to the recycling and household waste collections owing to “operational challenges”, including staff sickness. It follows the bin collection fiasco throughout January and February when crews were grounded because the authority had failed to renew its operators’ licence, which was then subsequently revoked. Residents were left for weeks with rubbish piling up until an interim lice…
