Readers agree: what a load of rubbish
Reaction to the award on our Facebook page was disbelief .
Angela Holtz Loaiza posted a picture of rubbish near Stirling city centre and said:“Who gets an award for ignoring this disgrace lying in Princes Street for two weeks now. It’s worse today actually.”
Here are some of the other comments. Linda Jack:“Shocking and disgraceful. The bin collection here is probably the worst in Scotland. We lived in Ayrshire and the collection and system was well organised and carried out properly unlike the service here. They frequently miss bins, spill and break glass and don’t ever clean up what they spill, I’ve had to go out and brush broken glass off the road after them. They are always running out of green bags too and the latest news that they’re only emptying glass boxes once every four weeks, instead of every two, is just showing the extent of their laziness. Award: it’s a sick joke.”
Lesley McGowan:“They must be on another planet. We live town centre and are not part of this fiasco yet. What about the landfill full of the old wheelie bins. Buried for another generation to deal with; disgrace. Chief executive is seeking these awards to polish his cv. His staff deserve an award for doing two and a half jobs for one pay.”
Rachel Gair: “Why do awards like that even exist? I’m sure there’s something a bit more worthwhile the expenses for that night could have been spent on.”
Stephen Crosbie:“Other contenders must be really bad then. If they forget to lift your bin they tell you it can take up to two weeks to get picked up, If their bin lorry swallows it, that takes six weeks for a replacement.”
AlisonWilkieWallace:“Total joke. Still waiting for coloured wheelie bins to be delivered. Only got a green one I bought myself.”
Nicola Luti:“Our glass bins still in street from two days ago. Wonder where they got their information for award.”
KarenWilson:“This is surely a joke. Have the committee who gave this award drove about and seen the bins or glass boxes lying about.”
Kirsty Ann Anderson:“Does increase recycling but they change the days, don’t pick up at all or come on a different day. Yeah, obviously Mickey Mouse awards.”
Helen Dawson:“Congratulations. I for one am very pleased that the garden (brown) bin collection is now all year round and no longer ceases when the leaves drop. However, my three recent requests (by tying green bag to handle) for additional compostable food bags have been missed; please don’t tell me off for not bagging my veggie peelings. My old wheelie bin is now used as a water butt. We now have to start fining people from dropping litter on our street. Work in progress, well done.”