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“Overflowing litter bins can't cope'
South Wales Echo
|October 10, 2025
RESIDENTS in a coastal town said they are frequently seeing litter bins overflow after the local council decided to remove some.
Vale of Glamorgan Council decided to remove a number of bins across the county earlier this year to stop them being misused and to tackle the issue of fly-tipping.
However, Penarth Civic Society has been approached by a number of concerned residents about the move, which it said resulted in the removal of 44 of the 173 litter bins in town.
A letter sent by Penarth Civic Society to its members states: “We have noticed that the remaining bins are now frequently overflowing and are clearly unable to cope with the amount of litter being deposited.”
The civic society added that it met with the council's head of neighbourhood services, Colin Smith, who they said has agreed to look at any representations they make “with a view to replacing some bins which we can prove were providing an invaluable service”.
This story is from the October 10, 2025 edition of South Wales Echo.
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