Flytippers turning Dunbeg into eyesore
OVERFLOWING recyling bins in Dunbeg are putting a nearby nature reserve at risk, claims worried resident Kay Lang.
Ms Lang, who has lived in the village for six years, says waste spilling out of the bins makes the area an eyesore and is in danger of choking the burn that runs on land at the back of it.
She says the bins also attract flytippers, dumping bags of rubbish and unwanted items.
Ms Lang has tried to get the bins emptied but says an Argyll and Bute Council officer told her two vehicles were off the road and out of use so he could not say when the area would be cleared.
‘It’s an eyesore. We’ve got a lovely little nature reserve at the back and it’s being spoiled by waste from the bins. Someone once pushed the bottle bin over and all the glass had to be picked up. It went everywhere. The bins attract anti-social behaviour. If we’re to keep the bins here, we need bigger ones. If they don’t do that, they should take them away and people could use the recyling bins at the primary school. Another idea would be to put up CCTV to keep an eye on lazy people who just dump stuff here, even if they can see the bins are already overflowing.’
Lorn councillor Elaine Robertson said the recycling bins were about to be removed because workers upgrading nearby Kirk Road need the space.
‘We are trying to find a new place to put them, but in the first instance they will just be removed,’ she said.