Fly-tipped fridge left so long on Paisley street it was used for advertising

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Fly-tipped furniture was left in a Paisley street for so long, companies have started advertising on it.Frustrated business owners in Well Street have told how dumped fridges became makeshift billboards in the neglected area of town after being left lying on the street for almost a month.They even claim some bins which are operated by private waste companies, have not been emptied in over a year.The rubbish-blighted area has been at the centre of business owners’ anger for a number of years, with the Express previously revealing shocking pictures of piles of garbage heaped up in the streets.Renfrewshire Council workers finally uplifted the fridge on Monday, and urged people to play their part in not contributing to the issues of rubbish in the west end street.The council says it has also made numerous attempts to contact waste companies responsible for other bins on the street.Graeme McGinlay, who owns Graeme’s Butchers in Well Street, said the issue is just a “vicious circle” which has been ongoing for decades.He said: “I have been here for more than 20 years and I can set my watch by it.“It has been cleared up but within a few weeks it will be back in the same state as someone will chuck rubbish on the street and the rest will follow.Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. “You know it’s an issue when you have a fly-tipped fridge that has been there for so long it’s being used to advertise.“The bins are just lying out in the street and they are overflowing all over the place.“People can barely walk on the pavement.“There is a bin there that belonged to the ice cream