Seaburn litter blackspot
COUNCIL SAYS IT’S ‘MONITORING’ RECYCLING SITES
This is the scene which greets visitors to the city’s seafront car park.
Recycling containers in Seaburn were left overflowing as the weekend began.
The photos were taken by Geoff Walsh as he took a walk around his neighbourhood of Seaburn on Saturday.
Sunderland City Council said the excess waste has now been removed – but added that it was monitoring public recycling sites to make sure they are being used by householders and not businesses.
The 62-year-old said it is the second time in recent weeks the bins, at the rear of Morrisons’ petrol station and near to the defunct Seaburn Centre, were left in such a state.
The Echo is running the Clean Streets campaign in an effort to make the city’s communities cleaner.
Mr Walsh said: “Last time I reported it to the council and they came and cleared it up. That was six to eight weeks ago, but when I came around again, it’s the same. “It’s absolutely disgusting. He added: “Somebody has left their garden waste, there’s all sorts of stuff, and it’s shocking.
Residents on Wearside have to pay a £30 subscription to have their green waste bins emptied across 17 collection dates from April to November, with more than 30,000 householders signed up to the scheme this year.
Councillor Amy Wilson, Sunderland City Council’s cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “The council has been monitoring public recycling sites to ensure that they are being used by householders, not by businesses, and that all waste is disposed of appropriately.”
“All excess waste here has been removed and the recycling bins serviced”
“It’s absolutely disgusting”
GEOFF WALSH