Bin yards in Headingley get long awaited clean-up and face-lift (Leeds Liberal Democrats)

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Bin yards in Headingley get long awaited clean-up and face-lift

March 1, 2010 12:00 AM

Cllr Martin Hamilton (Lib Dem, Headingley) with the fly-tipping

Bin yards currently over-flowing with rubbish are to be cleared and re-designed thanks to funding secured by local councillors.

Residents in the Granbys area of Headingley have been subjected to persistent fly tipping and littering. The state of their bin yards has meant they have been forced to leave their wheelie bins on the pavement, causing an obstruction to the pavements.

Cllr Martin Hamilton (Lib Dem, Headingley) with the fly-tipping

Councillors and officers from the council's local environmental action team have been working together to come up with what they hope will be a solution to the problem.

Two of the worst affected bin yards will have their walls lowered and have new railings and gates fitted in bid to deter fly-tippers by increasing visibility and making it more likely that they will be caught in the act.

All owners of the properties affected are fully supportive of the project which will cost £9,018 and will be funded from the north west inner area committee's Headingley well-being pot.

The environmental action team will monitor the future use of the bin yards and prosecute if fly tipping continues.

Cllr Martin Hamilton (Lib Dem, Headingley) said:

"Its been difficult finding a solution to this problem. Residents have had no choice but to leave their bins on the street and block the pavements. Not only is this unsightly but it is also unsafe. The rubbish in these two bin yards is particularly disgusting, and absentee landlords are largely to blame.

"We will carry on monitoring the situation once the rubbish is cleared and the work to re-design the bin yards is complete. It's important that if residents see people fly-tipping they report them to the council immediately."