Litter pickers aiming to highlight contaminated bins
A LITTER picking group has launched a new crusade to highlight contaminated bins.
While recycling is at the forefront of a greener lifestyle, encouraged by many different groups and bodies, the practice is not adhered to by many people.
Litter picking groups across Bolton cite hundreds of cases where bins are contaminated with the wrong waste - making the recycling process harder of impossible.
One litter picker, Andy Capstick, a member of Astley Bridge Litter Picking group, said any given Bolton alley will throw up several bins where homeowners have put waste in the incorrect bins.
And there are very often no repercussions for offenders, meaning that people will still carry on cross-contaminating their waste.
He said: âIf you go into any Bolton back street, you will find the wrong waste in the wrong bins. People just donât recycle properly - they donât separate their rubbish and often just dump it all into one bin.
âSome people will just nick bins and fill it with any old rubbish. The council has put letters out saying that some waste is being recycled but it just isnât enough.â
A group has recently been set up on Facebook to address the issue, called âContaminated Bins of Boltonâ - which is full of images of overflowing bins and misplaced waste.
Andy thinks that a lot of the problem may come down to miscommunication - especially with social tenants.
He added: âIf someone is just put in a house, they may not think about the meaning of the bins and just put their rubbish in any old one.
âSo much of what we throw away can be recycled. I was out the other day and came across things like bottles and cans, but clothes, toys and household things too.
âAll of these can be taken to charity shops or re-used, but people choose not to recycle and it is terrible for Boltonâs rivers and streets.â
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