Council blames impact of COVID-19 for overflowing bins
dailyrecord.co.ukGet the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Overflowing bins have been blighting the Fair City with fewer council employees available to empty them due to the pandemic.The strewn rubbish at one Perth park led a councillor to call on residents to use an emptier bin or take their rubbish home.The recent spate of good weather led to bins filling up faster than Perth and Kinross Council could empty them.On seeing the “jam-packed” bins one Perth city centre councillor called for urgent action.On Monday Lib Dem councillor Peter Barrett said: “My constituents started calling me this weekend after trying to report the problem to the council numerous times without getting any response.”Cllr Barrett headed.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk