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Dumped in the West End

December 18, 2009

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The fly-tipping problem in Kelvinbridge just won’t go away - despite council efforts to address the problem.
In November last year the communal recycling bins that sat on the edge of Holyrood Gardens and Napiershall Street were moved due the site being used as a dumping ground.
Glasgow City Council operates and maintains the public recycling points across the City.
A spokesperson for the council said: ‘The site at Napiershall Street was regrettably removed due to constant fly-tipping and the banks were being contaminated with non- recyclable material. ‘Additional banks were provided on Great Western Road for local residents use when this site was removed.’
However, as we found out Napiershall Street is still being used as a dumping ground (at Holyrood Gardens and Burnbank Lane) and the dumpers are leaving their waste at the new recycling site on Great Western Road too.
Martha Wardrop, Green Party Councillor for Hillhead, understands the reason for moving the bins.
She said: ‘It’s very unfortunate that they moved these bins from Napiershall Street.
‘But I can appreciate that people that people living next to them wanted to see some action to stop the dumping on their doorsteps.
‘The message for 2010 has to be: Use the the free service that the council provides.’
Mr B Sood, a landlord who owns a flat on Barrington Drive, where the Great Western Road recycling site is, says additional bottle bins moved form Napiershall haven’t helped.
However, he admitted that the dumping problem is nothing new in the street.
He said: ‘There are so many students arriving with their own furniture and they just chuck the existing stuff out.’
He admitted that it was a complex issue, and added: ‘The council need to do more in terms of regular pick-ups and letting people know about the free uplift service.’
‘Essentially it comes down to educating the people.’
The Glasgow City Council 24-hour cleansing and uplift help line number is 0141 287 9700.

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