Bowes and Bounds Connected
Wheelie bins
I've watched with some despair as every road in Bounds Green, both the Haringey and Enfield parts, gets overtaken by large numbers of wheelie bins for rubbish and recycling.
In my humble opinion these result in the visual degradation of the local environment. They are so outsized and ugly that, unless people have space, time and energy to wheel them away out of sight, every road is just starting to look like a rubbish tip. Its such a shame to see front gardens that have been cared for in the past turned into waste storage areas. Sadly they are now coming to my own street and I'm dreading the results.
I'm a big fan of recycling and caring for the environment. Making the area visually ugly seems to run counter to encouraging people to care about their environment, nature and the planet. The size and design appears to have been chosen simply to allow the local authorities to cut down on the frequency of their collections and without any reference to the amenity of the area. Does nobody on the local authorities care?
Julie McNamee
I agree Jenny. The ordinary bins weren't as big and bin bags didn't usually appear until the day before the collection of the rubbish. But the size and look of the wheelies make them stand out a mile.
And it doesn't help when some people leave them permanently on the pavement instead of clearing a space in their gardens for them! (I'm hoping the culprits who are doing this are reading this post ...)
I understand there should be three bins but they're very large, and as you say may be so that the council can switch to fortnightly collections. Councils please don't!
Sep 28, 2012
jill gavaghan
Sep 28, 2012
Richard McKeever
I have to agree that both the size and quantity of wheelie bins have led to a less attractive streetscape - in both the Haringey and Enfield parts of the area
Oct 4, 2012