A general waste skip is returning to Brechin Recycling Centre to help with the clear-up after Storm Babet.
Residents had hit out at the lack of skips to dump destroyed furniture and other household goods after their homes were flooded on Friday.
People in the town have been facing trips to Arbroath, Montrose or Forfar to dispose of the items after the general waste skip was removed from Brechin several years ago.
Speaking on Sunday, Ashley Ross, 31 – whose grandmother June Ross, 79, lost goods in her outhouses during the flooding – said there was an urgent need for skips to be brought down to the River Street area.
She said: “Brechin recycling centre was closed on Sunday.
“You would have thought it would have been open but even, then there is no way to dispose of general waste in the town.”
June said: “Even if we still had general skips, you need a car. You are not allowed to walk in.
“What good is that to the old folk who were hit worse than me and don’t have cars?
“Brechin gets nothing. We are neglected and forgotten.”
‘Do not dispose of items subject to insurance claims’
However, on Monday, a spokesperson for Angus Council said: “I can confirm that arrangements are being made to return a general waste skip to Brechin Recycling Centre from tomorrow (Tuesday October 24) for a temporary period to support Brechin residents with the disposal of flood damaged materials.
“This resource will be specifically for those residents who have been affected by the flooding.
“We also want to remind people that they should not dispose of any items that are subject to an insurance claim until they are authorised to do so by their insurers.”
June has lived on Nursery Park since 1968 and claims that the flooding was the worst she has experienced.
She said: “The water reached my top step but did not get into the house so I am very fortunate.
“My garage and shed, and everything in them, were ruined but still we are in a better position than most.
‘Our hearts go out to all those around us’
“Our hearts go out to all those around us who have lost everything. There are people living closer to the river who cannot get insurance.
“We feel particularly sorry for Scott at the Bridgend Bar who has done so much for the town and is the first to help anyone.”
June says the flood defences prevented a worse catastrophe but believes more money must be spent on them.
First Minister Humza Yousaf says he is lobbying insurance firms to see what help they can offer now and in the future after visiting Brechin on Monday.