'I'm on the disabled list but my wheelie bin hasn't been emptied for weeks'

PENSIONER WAS PUT ON NEW ASSISTED COLLECTION SERVICE BUT SAYS THE SYSTEM HAS 'GONE TO POT'

- By ELLIOT JESSETT Local Democracy Reporter

A WOMAN from Bootle said she feels “neglected” after the breakdown of a new council service.

Irene Bennett, 70, said her bin collection has been missed and now she has a full wheelie bin and numerous black bin bags rotting away outside her front door.

It comes just a few weeks after a new waste collection service was announced by Sefton Council in August. This included the introduction of wheelie bins and the end to waste sack disposals, forming part of a multi-pronged approach to street cleanliness in Bootle.

At the time, the Liverpool ECHO reported on a letter sent out to more than 2,000 residents in Bootle, stating: “Your property is currently serviced via weekly sack collections.

“However, from mid-August 2025, we are changing your waste collection service to alternate weekly collections, and we will be providing you with bins to contain your recycling and waste.