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Nigel, by coincidence, this afternoon I took the following photos in Milton Road, that show the capacity that's currently needed, after the council switched to fortnightly collection for general rubbish.
No shot is a duplicated group of bins or, each photo shows a different group of bins. Those looking up or down the road show the extraordinary effect on the pavement amenity:
Seven in a row. No bins were harmed – or moved – in the photo shoot
These ones look familiar. Foxes could have a go here.
Looks like some kind of assembly of Daleks awating orders
... and there's still about five days to go before Veolia do a general collection
Ham & High Poll: Haringey Council blasted for ‘spending too little’ on bin collections
What needs to happen is for the council to make selective exceptions to their one-size-fits-all policy. The two roads affected in Highgate Ward represent about two to three per cent of the number of roads in the Ward. I would guess that the proportion over the whole Borough isn't wildly different.
If anyone in another Ward in the Borough believes they have a similar problem in their road, could they please post?
That way we might be about to get an idea of the overall number of roads.
Councillor—Highgate Ward
Liberal Democrat Party
IT WOULD be useful to know the experience of anyone in the following roads elsewhere in the Borough, where the council's ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL policy may also need adjustment.
These roads were identified 20 months ago in a Report by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
IN THE drive to increase recycling, public health should not be overlooked.
The biggest single effect of the halving of general rubbish collection has been to save money. In the most part it has worked. It happens to be adequate for me personally.
However, the Council needs to accept and recognize that there remain a tiny proportion of streets where the 'halving' policy fails to meet the needs of local residents, due to the the proportion of HMOs, the population density of the street and due to the lack of front garden space to house the bins required.
When trying to upload the Council's report (previous post), it fell from my grasp. It can be downloaded (Mac: control-click; PC: right-click), below. The Miltons are dealt with on page 15 (or 17 of the PDF) with more photos (21 or 23):
Councillor—Highgate Ward
Liberal Democrat Party
Clive, on want to take you up on the "In the most part it has worked." comment. No it hasn't. Well ok, yes it has worked in that its saving a little money for the council but its turned our neighbourhoods into a disgrace. Someone made a similar comment on HoL earlier this week and it annoyed me so i took a few photos on one short 150 yard walk to school in the morning down just a quarter of my street:
There is nothing unusual about those photos, its not a "tiny proportion", you see it on pretty much every residential street in Harringay now. Its just bins bins bins as far as you can see, often overflowing, bags piled up around them, and where the council has "engaged" with a house they just completely filled up the front garden with more bins. In this hot weather lots of them stink. Its the sort of thing that in most other towns and countries would be hidden down an ally or out the back of a building not sitting for all to see and smell in the front gardens by the footpath.
I often tell my friends and family about the wheelie bin problems, probably a bit too much sometimes!!!! Yet when friends and family visit they are shocked at the situation and cannot believe this is happening in a city like London let alone anywhere else. If Haringey cannot get something like refuse collections right, there is no hope!
Clive, on want to take you up on the "In the most part it has worked." comment.
OK, fair enough, I should have qualified that to, in the most part it has worked in Highgate Ward. Obviously I'm most familiar with this Ward. The kind of problems in the Miltons (-Avenue, -Road and part of the -Park) are not seen elsewhere in Highgate Ward.
In terms of number of streets, we're talking approximately three per cent of that Ward.
I cannot speak for the rest of the Borough, which is why I solicited comment (above) about any similar problems in other Wards. I listed the four roads that were identified in the Council's Report of 20 months ago (Appendix A, p.12 and following. It included photos of bins in the Miltons. Somethings appear not to change)
Your photos depict concentrations of unsightly bins, but except in a single instance, they're not lined up on the pavement as they are in the Miltons.
I accept that they probably stink, especially in this weather.
Thank you for the information VIX. Could you let me now which part of your high road is affected? Could you expand on what you mean by rogue wheelie bins all over the place, it would be helpful. Thank you.
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