West Lothian households generated more rubbish during the pandemic and pushed up costs by more than £1m.A council report detailed cash outlay £1.851 million higher than budgeted for recycling and waste management.This was mainly down to “increased volumes of household waste during the Covid-19 pandemic which increased costs by £1.313 million.” The more rubbish the council collected the more it had to pay for recycling and landfill charges.Costs were also pushed up by the delayed implementation of the shift patterns and road end collection approved budget savings, which resulted in increased costs of £236,000, and staffing and vehicle costs were higher than budget by £100,000 and £96,000 respectively.
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