And I'm very pleased to report that there's good news - Wolverhampton Homes responded that they are making arrangements to order a new
litter bin specifically for the open space at Moathouse Lane East.
They also managed - with some difficulty - to drag out a council metal
litter bin, with the concrete base still attached.
A
litter bin overflowing with rubbish in Sefton Park (Pic Andrew Teebay).
It is an offence not to immediately remove dog fouling from any public space and dispose of it in the nearest dog waste bin,
litter bin or domestic waste bin.
Several items were strewn on the ground just a few feet away from a
litter bin.
Myself and my walking companion picked up so much rubbish we filled the
litter bin at the entrance.
Last year I walked from town to Splott (which took me 25 minutes), holding an empty water bottle for the entire time before I located a
litter bin.
I watched school children drop rubbish all over the ground at a bus stop where there was an adequately placed
litter bin.
A PENSIONER was fined - for putting his rubbish in a
litter bin.
The Geo
litter bin (505) has a stainless-steel cylindrical body with a polythene liner providing a capacity of up to 70 litres.
My request for a
litter bin for that road, which is a very long one, was answered with - they could not see much litter there so it would be monitored.
I thought the missing
litter bin issue was confined to East Birmingham, but as E R Byrne points out it seems like it is citywide.