In a joint social media post, the independent councillors for Chellaston and Shelton Lock, Celia Ingall, Phillip Ingall and Stephen Lakin said they were “furious” over multiple bins still not emptied in their ward.
Conservative councillor for Chaddesden East, Jerry Pearce, said he wanted to see an end to the “black bin saga” that has occurred since Storm Goretti arrived.
“The frustration really is the communication that we’ve been getting from the council, even as councillors I don’t think we were getting the right messages,” he added.
Pearce said one example is when he was told that crews would be heading out into Chaddesden on Monday but residents were left “confused” when only some bins were emptied.
“I think we need to learn from this, especially if there’s things like this in the future,” Pearce said.
The city council said five crews were out on Monday, four of which collected black bins from parts of Chaddesden, Spondon and Oakwood that missed out on Friday, while the fifth collected black bins areas that were missed on other days due to icy conditions.
On Tuesday, an additional six crews were out collecting missed black bin collections from earlier in the week, the authority added.
In a statement, Onuoha said the council’s waste teams had been working “extended recovery rounds across the city to collect missed bins as efficiently as possible”.
“We are currently prioritising black bins due to public health considerations. We have also deployed extra crews and spare vehicles to clear missed waste and remove additional side waste where possible,” he said.
“Blue bin recycling collections are also being recovered in affected areas where resources allow to prevent further build-up.
“We are currently deprioritising garden waste so that our teams can focus on clearing the general waste and recycling.
“Our teams are working hard to ensure that all bins are collected following challenging weather conditions, and we ask residents to remain patient during this period.”