Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Fortnightly Rubbish Collection in Milton Road N6
Had mice infestation for first time last year due to the amount of rubbish,we are not the only ones There is terrible stench in the street and now with the maggots from 3 over full bins we also have flies in basement and upper ground floors.
Cannot have windows open as stench is so bad.
After one week of emptying ,the 3 bins outside our property are overfull and the residents have nowhere to put their rubbish so it has stayed indoors and Therevis a backlog.
I personally have on a weekly basis taken sackloads to the dump,I am refusing to do Haringey's job anymore though.
The residentliving in the basement flat could take no more of this unnecessary filth and has left.
We have foxes excreting by the basementand front door regularly as they feed from torn bags in the pavement.
Also on the pavement are tin lids for animals to cut paws on,used condoms and rats. all you see when you walk down street is rubbish,OLD rubbish,flies,wasps and maggots
When I complained re amount of rubbish generated since fortnightly collection started I was told to get an extra bin,reported to enforcement,Veolia and haringey customer services.
Our green bin is often used as a rubbish bin so is not be very useful
There are only 5 of us at present,what happens when we are full house.
Many houses in this street have 4 people on each floor,so 16 in the house,in this and surrounding roads I highly recommend an exception to your fortnightly collection and bring back weekly or more in this highly densely populated area.
Outside our house today are 3 overfull bins,with maggots and rubbish on the floor.It is not a good way to live.
A return to weekly collection would prevent the health and safety issues resulting from the fortnightly collection.
Do we not deserve a better standard if living?
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on
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Any contract like this one must have exceptions.
Morning Michael,
Yes, you've got it, this is what we're aiming for.
For anyone who is unfamiliar with "the Miltons", the main point is the high population density. I think this is the factor the Council currently fails to grasp.
Most houses, if not all, in Milton Avenue and Road are four stories, because practically every one has a basement flat.
The aerial photos below (ex-Bing Maps) illustrate this unusual density – coupled with no space for a bins except on the pavement – better than street level shots.
Click image for a larger, detailed photo:
Look North: overall view. Parkland Walk at top; Archway Road to left, out of pic
Look East. Parkland walk now on left. Milton Park continues from top to left
Look South: Milton Park, Road and Avenue, Park also along bottom
Look West: From top to bottom: Milton Avenue, Milton Road, Milton Park.
Councillor—Highgate Ward
Liberal Democrat Party
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Permalink Reply by Nigel Tuppen on
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Fantastic photographs Clive.
They really show the situation
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Nigel, I think the aerial photos illustrate key points the Council is currently missing:
- Deep properties (but narrow), built close to road
- Zero space for bins off the pavements (typically)
- Four levels, including basements flats
- High Density, when one includes the HMO factor
Large quantities of bin capacity are forced onto pavements. It's been a chronic problem. Taken together this causes the bin proliferation that shows signs of becoming a public health risk.
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Permalink Reply by michaela rourke on
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Surely one solution would be fewer bins but more regular collections- am fed up of seeing the invasion of the daleks every time I walk up the road...
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Exactly,that's how it was,a weekly collection with no extra bins
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I have been living in the Miltons areas for over a decade now. In the past few years the area has become more and more run down. This decay is due to the lack of rubbish collection by the council. This area contributes highly in terms of council tax (since most properties are multi-occupancy) yet the council refuses to explore other options to deal with this densely populated area of the borough. There is ample evidence to show that the fortnightly collection policy DOES NOT work.
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I agree with you Paul. How do council members hope to get support and votes from us when one of the most pressing issues that concerns us all is continually pushed under the carpet?
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Absolutely Debora
People here used to talk about the weather now it is about the rubbish,
My wife as a child) played hopscotch in bare feet on the pavement on Milton road with other children from avenue and park.
Theyused to have tournaments
The question is what decent parent today will let a child walk on the filthy pavement with all the rubbish let alone play?
It seems too much to once again have our rubbish collected
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The current situation sadly now is that the people of the "Milton's" and surrounding roads have been excluded from any Council pledge/promise to clean up the streets/pavements of the Borough.
A wrong decision was made to withdraw a PRIORITY service without adequately analysing the effect on the population density. This has resulted in what you see today,a major health and safety issue requiring urgent action.
If anyone disagrees with me or can add anything else please do.
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Monday 28th July,One day before collection and the residents are getting excited.
Whoever would have thought.
It used to be in anticipation of in the 60's the moon landings,in the 80's a Live Aid concert,now in 2014.THE EMPTYING OF THE OVERFULL WHEELIE's
Noticed pigeons round the area today,never a good sign,they got rid of them from Trafalgar Square,we have invited them to a party here in Haringey Borough.
Thankfully no seagulls yet,their turn will come
We were promised that we would soon live in one of the 'cleanest boroughs in London' when in 2011 Veolia got the contract.
Had 3 calls for room viewings for today,they obviously have not logged onto here.Have to delay filling any property here until after the collection as the surrounding scene and ODOUR is vile.
No worries,no worries,very much looking forward to the sound of the bin men emptying the Daleks,knocking the overflow onto the pavement,THEN we can happily with Smiley faces bring the backlog of rubbish out of our homes (1 bag each since 9 days ago) so 5 or 6 bags which should just about fill up the bins again,overflow day will be in 3 days from now again (Friday)so enjoy 2 days then the cycle starts again until the next collection
Debora,about that documentary,think its going to be a mini series.
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TODAY is general rubbish collection day in the Miltons.
After two weeks, in an area largely with bins forced onto the pavement, yesterday was peak rubbish day. A single photo below shows 5 (five) bins, actually off the pavement and behind a wall, but this is exceptional and the overwhelming number of bins are lined up on the pavement.
In my holiday snaps some of yesterday's bins can be seen overflowing (click to enlarge):
Scenes above from Northwood Road (and on the Holmesdale Road corner). This is happening in Europe's largest city, not the third world
Milton Avenue and Milton Road
One borough one future one-size-fits-all
Nine out of ten foxes favour Haringey's policy of fortnightly bin collection; a survey of rats and mice showed robust support, while maggots voted in overwhelming numbers for it.Residents have been putting up with this since the inception of the Council's One-Size-Fits-All policy.
The lower (northern) arm of Milton Park
The upper end of Milton Park
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Yes Clive,your photos paint a very sad picture of what The London Borough of Haringey (haringey Council)has done to what was once a very elegant area
The other thing to add is that many families in the road are away for the Summer,if they were there the pictures would have been worse.
It needs fixing and can be fixed.
Lets look forward
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