A new system was meant to go live today, but industrial action planned for between 14 and 22 August means this will no longer be the case.

Head of Facilities, Waste and Grounds Services, Kevin Carr, said: “The reasons for trialling the booking system were to reduce waiting times, reduce queuing on adjacent roads, reduce incidents of abuse to staff and prevent residents from other local authority areas using the site.

“The decision to delay its implementation is a temporary one, because of the impending industrial action and its impact on our waste services.

“We will be communicating any other changes to our service via the council’s social media accounts.

“We will also communicate the revised start date for the booking system when we have it confirmed.”