The operative, who has not been named, is employed by Onyx Municipal, and was involved in an accident earlier this week in which a piece of razor sharp sheet glass sliced through his protective glove and into his hand.
”We do greatly appreciate the massive support given by Charnwood residents to the recycling service but please spare a thought for the crews that collect this material.“
– Charnwood borough council
He was rushed to Leicester Royal Hospital and is expected to be off work for at least a month.
A spokeswoman for Onyx said: “One of our collectors in Charnwood was on a recycling collection round when he found a box for glass recyclables in which some textiles had been placed. While attempting to remove the textiles from the box he cut himself quite badly on a pane of broken glass, which had been hidden by the textiles.
“Residents are being asked to please ensure that recyclables are properly sorted, and not combined in recycling containers. Onyx is also reminding residents that broken glass should never be disposed of in the glass recycling bin.”
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The local authority, which is based in Loughborough, has issued further information to residents about the type of textiles it will collect.
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A Charnwood spokesman said: “Textiles, defined as clean, dry, wearable clothing, household linen, paired shoes, handbags and soft toys should be the only material presented in a carrier bag placed on top of the box.
“We do greatly appreciate the massive support given by Charnwood residents to the recycling service but please spare a thought for the crews that collect this material at high speed day in and day out.”
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