Biffa Services Affected By Riot
12 August 2011
Biffa has confirmed how it has been helping with the clean-up following this week's riots and looting, but that services are being affected in some areas
Biffa is supporting local neighbourhood cleanup campaigns by supplying skips following looting in Manchester. And in London's Waltham Forest Biffa staff have also been lending a hand with the clean-up.
Waste services in some areas have been affected in the short-term, with collection crews being unable to access some areas and in others bins and skips have been removed so that they are not used as weapons or to block roads.
Some Biffa customers have not been putting out their waste to avoid bins being set alight. In Manchester and Liverpool, services have now returned to normal. In London and the West Midlands some services are still affected and will be resumed as soon as possible.
Commenting on the issue, Biffa chief executive Ian Wakelin said: "We are keen to do what we can to help. There are some short-term issues surrounding collections and we are working around the clock to return services to normal.
"In areas that have been affected we are contacting as many customers as we can. Anyone with any questions or concerns should contact us on 0800 601 601."
Darrel Moore
