Glasgow residents face dragging wheelie bins down stairs

The £6.5million programme has been undertaken with a view to replacing metal bins, which are considered not fit for purpose and a potential cause of vermin due to their small size.

However, the plan has caused uproar in Blairdardie and in other parts of the city, such as Anniesland, where properties have been described as “unsuitable” for a 240-litre wheelie bin.

One woman, who lives in a middle terrace house on Sunnyside Road, cannot store her bin at the back of her property because she would need to pull it through the house and down 20 steps to get it the curb.

She said the change was “ridiculous” and told our sister title the Clydebank Post: “I have no access. I’m not dragging that through my house.

“The problem with it being out on the pavement is that people will come and put their rubbish in your bin and it spills over. It’s pathetic.”

Meanwhile, Eric Flack, the secretary of Blairdardie and Old Drumchapel Community Council, added: “The whole of Sunnyside Drive has that issue on one side of the drive. How can you fit eight wheelie bins in a terraced house? The back lanes are overgrown and unsuitable.

“They’re not terribly accessible, so the bin men aren’t using them. You can’t take a 240-litre green wheelie bin full of rubbish from your door down the steps.”

Munro Place in Anniesland is another address which has been pinpointed as a problem because the wheelie bins are causing an obstruction in back courts.

Councillor Anna Richardson, Glasgow City Council convener for sustainability and carbon reduction, said: “Officers are in regular contact with residents in the area and will continue to work with them to ensure an agreeable method of bin uplift.

“We’ve had very positive feedback from residents, housing associations and community councils who are delighted with the new bins, back court improvements and ability to recycle more.

“We continue to engage with residents prior to the replacement bins being provided.”