Welwyn Hatfield residents have raised serious concerns over the bin strikes taking place in the borough, with food and recycling collections suspended.

Starting on Monday, more than 60 workers employed by Urbaser, which holds the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council contract for refuse collection and street cleansing, ceased work over pay.

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council confirming that food and recycling collections temporarily suspended during the strike, which will run every day until a resolution is reached.

The strikes and suspended collections have caused serious concern among Welwyn Hatfield residents, with one commenting on our Facebook page: "This not going to be good.

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"What with the sun and the heat, add the big blue bottles and flies and it's going to create a stench and maggots.

"I hope its resolved quickly as it could become a health hazard."

One resident is already noticing problems, adding: "My street stinks of garbage. It's not healthy or hygienic.

"There's ants crawling all over the bins and it's attracting wasps.

"If people have overflowing bins it guarantees they won't take the waste away, even though it won't be our fault."

"I live in a block of flats, and we don't have enough black bins as it is," said another.

"So that's going to be delightful after a couple of weeks of missed collections."

One resident was quick to blame Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and Urbaser for the strike, saying: "That's what happens when you try to save money on contracts by going with the cheapest option possible. Pay the workers a living wage."

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Others were quick to point the finger at the Government, describing the country as a "joke".

"I think that people should be paid fairly, and if the Government weren't such money hungry thieves, then we wouldn't be in the mess we are at the moment," they said. 

"That goes for schools, train drivers and all other public services that are stretched beyond belief.

"This country is a joke."

One resident believes people will stop recycling as a result of the strikes, instead resorting to dumping their waste in the countryside.

"People will stop recycling," they wrote. 

"As much waste as possible will be put into the black bins, and people will dump excess waste in the streets and surrounding countryside. It’s not going to be nice."