There will be delays in waste collection and some cleaning services in the Kiama local government area on Monday due to an industrial dispute.

United Services Union (USU) staff in Kiama Council’s waste services team decided on Monday morning to take strike action, as part of the negotiations relating to Council’s decision to exit Waste Hire Services.

This means that on Monday there will be no:

• Cleaning of public amenities and Council facilities
• Commercial waste and public place waste collection, and
• Domestic waste collection for waste Zone 1 (Kiama Heights/Gerroa) and waste Zone 2 (Kiama township)

The weighbridge and Community Recycling Centre at the Minnamurra Waste and Recycling Facility, remains open.

All services are expected to resume on Tuesday, with the domestic waste collection being a day behind.

Kiama Council is asking all residents to put their bins out one day later than normal this week (if your normal collection day is Tuesday, put your bins out for Wednesday) and waste collection staff will endeavour to service your bins as soon as possible.

Council has apologised for any inconvenience caused.

Representatives from Council and USU waste staff have been in discussions since 7am and "an agreed plan forward has been arranged", according to a Council statement.

"This industrial action is out of step with the actual workplace/award process, which is still in consultation phase with no decision made. The choice to strike now, before any decision is made is unusual."