Bag scratchers keep at it

One man's trash might be another man's treasure, but the residents in the eastern suburbs of George say ongoing problems with bag scratchers have reached an unsustainable level.

- Kristy Kolberg

Some innovation is required when doing top-tier bag scratching.

They insist that months of complaints about litter, noise, trespassing and early-morning gatherings have fallen on deaf ears. This when as many as 75 bag scratchers move through certain streets before sunrise on refuse collection days, which fall on Fridays for this neighbourhood.