Angus operates general waste skip for residents hit by Storm Babet

This service will continue until needed and is intended to help residents dispose of flood-damaged materials.

The council has advised residents not to dispose of any items that are subject to an insurance claim until they receive authorisation from their insurance providers. According to the council Brechin recycling centre is open as usual.

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Bin collections

This comes after the council has missed a series of bin collections in the area due to the storm including grey mixed recycling collections were missed on 19 October in South Kingennie, Murroes, Bucklers Head, Bucklers Croft, Bucklers Wynd, and various locations across Monifieth.

Purple general waste collections, green garden waste and brown food waste collections were affected due to the storm with the council being unable to collect waste from areas in Arbroath and Forfar.

Additionally, collections were completely missed on Friday, 20 October, and further disruptions occurred on 23 October when the council was unable to collect green garden waste from certain areas in Monifieth due to operational issues.

The council states that it will try to resume collections of normal from 24 October and residents should put their bins out as normal.

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Storm

The impact of the storm extends beyond bin collections. There is still a substantial amount of floodwater in the town, causing extensive damage to properties. The council explained that this situation is hindering the safe restoration of electric connections to approximately 150 properties in the area.

Furthermore, the flooding has had an impact on the local community, with many residents forced to evacuate their homes and seek temporary shelter. Consequently, a significant number of people have been displaced from their homes due to the flooding.