Locals in a seaside village have been left frustrated with the council after new wheelie bins were imposed without removing the old ones.
Cornwall council announced the introduction of grey household waste bins earlier this year.
The bins are emptied every two weeks in the village of Mousehole.
However, a total of 10,000 complaints have now been lodged about the previous green bins not being removed.
Residents claim that streets are full of seagull poo-covered bins
Residents claim that streets are full of seagull poo-covered bins.
The village – once described as “the loveliest village in England” by Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas – has turned into a “binhole”, according to locals.
“The bin situation has turned our beautiful seaside village into an eyesore,” one resident told Cornwall Live.
“There are lots of people [who] come on holiday here and no one wants to see piles of bins.
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“Our streets are very narrow and there is hardly room for one bin, let alone an extra one.
“It’s really dangerous as there are elderly residents in the village and the bins are obscuring the roads if an ambulance had to come down them.”
Local resident, Kim Hambleton added: “I call our village ‘binhole’ now. There are bins everywhere. It’s absolutely disgusting.”
A spokesman for Cornwall council said: “Our contractor has already started clearing the bins that households have asked us to collect.
“Due to the high number of bins in the area, this will take several weeks to complete.
The village – once described as “the loveliest village in England” by Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas – has turned into a “binhole”
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“Anyone that signed up to the collection service, will receive a text on the Sunday before their bin is due to be collected so they know to leave it out.
“We encourage households to repurpose their old bins – as garden storage perhaps, or a water butt – or donate them to a community group that can make use of it.
“Households that did not sign up to the collection service and do not want to keep their bin can take it to their local Household Waste and Recycling Centre.”