Frustrated residents have had occasion to contact their local newpapers. Here is a selection from all round the UK detailing the problems residents are experiencing and the concerns they have for public health.
thisishampshire.net - "I'm living in fear of rats in the garden"
thisishampshire.net - "HAVE MY RUBBISH!"
ic CheshireOnline - "Rat lady shares dirty secret"
ic CheshireOnline - "Health effects of collection to be considered"
ic CheshireOnline - "Maggoty bins sicken the public"
ic CheshireOnline - "MP raises recycling issue in parliament"
BBC - "Recycling risks binmen's lungs"
Stink over weekly bin collections
MAGGOTS WERE EVEN CLIMBING LAMPPOSTS
Public despises refuse scheme, council admits
Residents' anger over waste piles
Chaos over town's recycling scheme
Recycle scheme sparks bin thefts
Council chief tries to bin 'Stop the Stink!'
WASTE: 90% of residents want black bins collected weekly
INFESTATION: Maggots make great escape from bins
Summertime and the bins are smelly
Petition calls for ban on side waste to be binned
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