The recycling banks between the railway bridges on Manor Lane have been of concern to your councillors for some time.  They are frequently overflowing with waste - much of it non-recyclable fly-tipping.

The banks are emptied twice a week, and your councillors have received assurances that:

• Parking will now longer be allowed on the pavement in front of the banks as this blocks access when the banks are emptied (the white on-pavement parking lines have now been removed)
• Council staff have been instructed to lock the banks after emptying to prevent large items being dumped in the banks
• The Council is developing a more robust locking mechanism for these banks to prevent them from being broken open
• A member of Council staff will be visiting local businesses to encourage them to subscribe to the commercial recycling scheme
• If the actions proposed aren’t successful, officers will gather evidence with a view to launching prosecutions.