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Residents give their views on whether South Holland District Council should replace bags with wheelie bins




Readers have given their views on whether refuse sacks should be replaced with wheelie bins.

South Holland District Council has launched a consultation earlier this week to give residents a chance to have their say on the future of refuse collections in the area.

With a mandatory weekly food waste collection set to be imposed from central Government in 2026, the council is looking into whether it’s time to make the change and end a situation where South Holland is the only authority in Lincolnshire not to have wheelie bins.

South Holland District Council has launched a consultation on wheelie bins PHOTO: iSTOCK
South Holland District Council has launched a consultation on wheelie bins PHOTO: iSTOCK

Council leader Nick Worth says he isn’t afraid to introduce wheelie bins to the district - but only if there is enough demand from residents.

Rick Stevens posted on our website: “Whilst there are so many cats near where I am I would be all for bins. We double wrap all of our black bags and spray bleach on them but still the cats manage to get into them.”

Sticking with the black and green sacks has received a lot of support from people on our social media accounts, with many people wanting to keep them - including former councillor Rodney Grocock.

Shelly Cook posted on our Facebook page: “Keep the bags! I refuse to clutter my garden up with numerous bins! I have a garden bin and that’s plenty! I refuse to have my garden looking like what some gardens do in other districts that use bins.”

While wheelie bins were given the thumbs down from Lesley Usher and Vicky Irvine.

Paul Sketcher said they were a ‘waste of money’

Beckii Mallett commented: “I would love a recycling bin. I can make do with the black bin bags but the amount of recycling we have I rather just put it straight in the wheelie bin rather then messing about trying to put cardboard and plastics in a bag that rips easily.”

Kirstin Still said that it is time that South Holland caught up with other areas.

She said: “I for one would welcome them. I already have to have big bins in my garden to store the bags to keep pests out. And people keep leaving their bags out throughout the week, meaning the gorgeous area we live in looks like it's been hit by fly tippers. It's disgusting.

“My bags have been ripped apart by animals and even cut in half by someone cutting the verges. I'm not a fan of shredded plastic and soiled nappies embedded in my front garden.”

Andrew Jackson feels that wheelie bins would be fine in some areas with lots of pavement.

He said: “Villages normally have gravel drive ways which can make moving bins about much more awkward.

“Main concern is those households with a lot of rubbish. If only one bin is supplied do they get charged extra for a second? Will it be like Boston and if it’s not in a bin. it is not taken?

“If a bin man sees some thing in a bag that shouldn’t be there, they leave the bag. That cannot be done in a wheelie bin.”

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