Workers at Southampton City Council have yet to clear the Christmas and New Year bin collection backlog.
The council came under fire as residents fumed online over planned missed collections around the festive period.
The authority confirmed suspensions on the three days meant that workers had to catch up on 100,000 bins.
Residents were furious in the New Year as they had been told to leave out the bins until they were collected, rather than being given a specific alternate date.
Council leader Lorna Fielker said all Christmas Day and Boxing Day collections have now been completed.
Recycling collections that were scheduled for Christmas Day should be put out on January 8 and those suspended from Boxing Day should be put out on January 9.
The councillor said: “We sincerely apologise to residents affected by the changes to waste collections over this festive period.
"While we work hard and are deploying additional teams to affected areas, please be assured that our crews are doing their utmost to minimise disruption and to clear outstanding waste as soon as possible.
"Approximately 60 per cent of general waste collections that were suspended on New Year’s Day are now cleared, with the remainder to be finished by Wednesday 8 January.
"Outstanding recycling collections will be targeted and prioritised once the remaining general waste rounds are completed.
Lorna Fielker, leader of Southampton City Council. (Image: Newsquest) "We urge any residents who believe we’ve missed their scheduled bin collection date, to report it here: Report a missed bin collection .
"Once again, I am grateful for the understanding and cooperation of residents whose bin collections have been impacted by the holiday period.
"Residents can check their scheduled collection dates online: Bin collection calendar .”
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Some residents were waiting longer than others, as Neville Thannhauser of Butterfield Road did not have his general waste collected for 23 days in December.
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Bins on the quiet street in Bassett were overflowing with wrapping paper, turkey leftovers and other Christmas waste.
Binmen should have come on December 27, but Neville confirmed to the Echo that his general bins were not taken until January 4.
Before that, general waste was last collected on Butterfield Road on December 12.
Last Friday, the council confirmed that glass collections that were suspended will not be included in catch-up rounds.
It has asked residents to store their boxes elsewhere until the next scheduled collection, or to utilise local bottle banks nearby.
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