Bins are still being collected in north Norfolk and Breckland despite a strike by refuse collectors entering its second day. 

Around 100 bin men, ground maintenance staff and street cleaners employed by Serco started a week-long walk-out on Monday (March 13) amid a dispute over pay. 

Unison the union said its members in both local authority areas would down tools until Friday, March 17, unless Serco, which is contracted to North Norfolk and Breckland District Councils, returned to the negotiating table.  

Tim Adams, leader of North Norfolk District Council (NNDC), said: "The position is a challenging one for us, stuck in the middle between Serco and Unison."

North Norfolk News: Tim Adams, leader of North Norfolk District Council, said the impact of a strike by bin men was not as bad as it could have been.Tim Adams, leader of North Norfolk District Council, said the impact of a strike by bin men was not as bad as it could have been. (Image: North Norfolk Council)

But the impact of the strike was "not as bad as it could have been", he said.

Bin lorries have continued go out across the two districts, but with smaller crews, which will likely leading to delays in collections. 

Peter Aylward, regional director for Serco Environmental Services, said that all of the company's collection rounds were dispatched on Monday, some with a reduced crew.

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"All of the garden waste collections and on average over 80pc of the household waste collections and 83pc of recycling collections were completed across the local authority areas," he said. 

"If your collection is delayed you can find information about what to do with your bin and when your next collection will take place on your local authorities website.”

North Norfolk News: Workers employed by Serco at a picket line in Aylsham demanding a higher wage. Photo: Sonya Duncan. Workers employed by Serco at a picket line in Aylsham demanding a higher wage. Photo: Sonya Duncan. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Mr Adams said that NNDC was monitoring the situation as close as they can.

On Monday (March 13), a picket in Aylsham saw more than 30 Serco workers - some of them earning the minimum wage of £9.52 an hour - demand 'Fair pay for taking your rubbish away'.

Serco has said they have made an above-inflation pay offer and asked Unison to call off the strike.