Extra council staff will be deployed for the rest of the week in a bid to clear the rubbish and recycling backlog brought on by last week’s heavy snow.
On the weekend just gone, Caerphilly County Borough Council said it collected about 220 tonnes of waste.
A spokesman said: “For the remainder of the week, extra crews will also be deployed on waste collections to ensure that we are up-to-date as soon as possible.
“The immediate priority will be placed on refuse collection with a planned approach to collecting the backlog during the early part of this week.
“The emphasis of the additional crews will be then switched to food and recycling collections to ensure that all additional waste caused by the weather is collected with scheduled collections returning to normal by the end of this week.
“Hopefully local residents can appreciate the difficulties we have experienced and we would like to thank everyone for their patience.
“Residents can be assured that all additional waste caused by the inclement weather will be collected alongside their waste containers.”