Disgusted elderly residents of amenity flats in East Kilbride have hit out at the council saying overflowing bins at their block are a "health hazard".
The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Thirty-seven residents then had nowhere to store their trash for 10 days which ended up spilling out onto the street. "One of the tenants moved out and his family loaded the two big bins with black bags which left us with absolutely nowhere to put our rubbish. And when the bin men came they opened the door, looked at it and said 'well we're not emptying that' and shut the door again - and they've never been back."When I say it's diabolical I mean it, it's a health hazard.
Councillor Kirsten Robb has been helping residents at Kinross Park for a few months with "on and off" issues with waste.
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