Head of Neighbourhood Services, Edd de Coverly, said it was hoped to provide a normal waste collection service on the strike days.

“Our waste collection employees are not affiliated with these unions, so we are hoping the service will not be affected, although we can not guarantee this.

“We will be asking residents to put their wheelie bins and blue box, if applicable, out as normal and we will be aiming to collect them,” he said.

“If they cannot be collected, alternate arrangements will be put in place. We apologise for any inconvenience caused but we are confident we can minimise disruption during this time.”

He added that residents whose collections fall on either a Wednesday or Thursday will shortly be receiving a letter confirming the revised arrangements if they need to be implemented.