OVER the past weeks, we have read many reports about the change to our refuse collection, with regard to the recycling plastic boxes not being adequate for the job.
But what about the wheelie bins for the rest of our refuse? We, the homeowners and tenants of Wakefield, bring the bins to the roadside or collecting point for the collectors to tip into their truck, only to find that they are then abandoned in the m
iddle of the footpath or collecting area.
Over the past weeks, we have all experienced high and gusting winds, some to gale force. This makes an empty refuse container a potential missile if blown into the road, at the very least a hazard to pedestrians trying to use the footpath, which is left like an assault course.
When you look back, the service they provide has been reduced by two thirds.
In the past, bins were collected, emptied and returned to their respective place. Now we have to bring them out and return them.
Surely, it's not too much to ask for them to be returned neatly to the wall-side or collection area, is it?
Should an accident occur involving a waste container after the refuse collectors have abandoned them, will the council be responsible for this, as it was council employees who left the area unsafe?
The Health and Safety at Work Act was put in place to cover both employer and employee, but under public services this must surely cover the general public as well.
Mr R Smith,
Queens Drive, Ossett
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