RECYCLING BIN REVIEW IN MARCH

A COMPREHENSIVE review of the recycling bins that have been rolled out across the city will be taking place in March.

The date was revealed at a Coventry City Council city services cabinet meeting, in which more than 80 residents signed a petition over the lack of space outside their homes because of the bins.

Resident Rita Norman, of Stoke, said that the recycling scheme did not consider disabled people, who struggle to get past bins on pavements and have difficulty pushing their receptacles out.

She added: “I don’t think this was thought through properly. You can’t get past the pavement anymore. It’s putting the public in danger.

“Some people who are disabled struggle to push the different bins out on the various collection dates and they can get quite heavy.”

Councillor Sucha Bains, Labour councillor for the Upper Stoke ward, added: “There are people in Upper and Lower Stoke and St Michaels that are not entirely happy with the bin collections.

“Some people don’t have big enough gardens to hold all these bins so need some help.”

During the meeting Dilip Chauhan, waste services manager, said that smaller bins are available for those who want one.

He said: “We already acknowledge some difficulties that residents face with the introduction of recycling scheme.

“We have recycling ‘champions’ visiting residents to see what specific problems they have. There will be a comprehensive review in March looking at many of these issues.”