Galway City’s bin policy is a load of old rubbish! |
Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley
We’re all familiar with the phrase, ‘use it or lose it’. But when it comes to street litter bins, Galway City Council’s policy is ‘misuse it and you’ll lose it’.
City Hall confirmed to this newspaper last week that it removed a litter bin at the Small Crane back the West, “following ongoing and significant misuse”.
The Council claimed that the bin “was routinely filled with domestic and commercial waste, preventing it from serving its intended purpose for general street litter”.
It has emerged that the removal of bins was highlighted as problematic for months by the Galway Westend Traders Association.
As far back as last May, the business representative organisation complained to the Council about taking away bins from the........