Bin shortage prompts share appeal

Residents in Derby facing a wheelie bin shortage have been asked to share bins with neighbours.

About 700 people are currently waiting for replacement bins, with the council blaming high demand from Europe as part of the cause of delays.

Now council officials have suggested that householders share waste space until new deliveries arrive.

But some residents have said the idea is impractical, especially with tough rules about what can go in the bins.

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Heather Lamb, from Oakwood, had her bin damaged by refuse collectors.

"It took a while for them to admit they did not have a replacement bin and then they suggested we share," she said.

"But our bin is usually kept in the back garden, so what is the neighbour going to do, lob it over the fence?

"And I hear there are fines for leaving bins on the street and for putting the wrong items in the bins, so I wouldn't want to leave it out on the street."

City councillor Mike Carr, who is in charge of waste management, said: "Try and manage as much as you can, if you have a really serious problem come back to us and we shall see what we can do.

"But in the meantime can you try and co-operate with your neighbour and use their bin."

He promised more than 3,000 new bins would be delivered within the next two months.

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The council wants neighbours to share a bin