Labour officials have admitted that they did not consult anyone regarding which litter bins to remove before they implemented their reduction plans a month ago. Now litter is on the increase and the remaining bins are often full to overflowing.

At the Council meeting last week the “Cabinet” member with responsibility for the shambles claimed – in reply to a tabled question – that litter “audits” were being carried out.
He said;
Since the removal of approximately 350 bins during June approximately some 60 enquiries from residents and Elected Members have been received. These enquiries relate to approximately 34 bins locations and 6 general enquiries.
Currently Officers are in the process of undertaking litter audits of locations where bins were removed, as part of the normal NI195 audits. Results of these audits to date are:
74 locations audited
• 23 = B+
• 37 = B
• 13 = B-
• 1 = C
with, on a scale of A-D, A-B being acceptable and below B being unacceptable i.e. only 14 locations were found to be of an unacceptable standard.
Discussions and audits have so far resulted in the re-siting of 5 bins of those remaining and the re-instatement of 5 bins, which had been removed.

You can sign a petition asking for the litter bins to be reinstated here.
http://yorklibdems.org.uk/en/petition/sign-our-petition-against-bin-cuts-in-york

The funds for reinstating the litter bins would come from cutting down on the number of “Cabinet” posts carried by the Council.