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11
Jun 2021
Big blue bins create 'eyesore' in Harrogate's premier shopping area
Large bins being abandoned on Harrogate's Princes Street are causing frustration for local business owners and the BID.
One business owner said the bins are often found huddled in a loading bay on Princes Street, just off James Street.
The bins are used by local businesses who are supposed to put them on the street on pick-up day and then return them behind the shops, but Bob Kennedy from Porters, says they're always left out.
He says the bins are an "eyesore" and ruin the look of Harrogate's high streets for shoppers.
He added:
Mr Kennedy says there can sometimes be as many as 30 various-coloured bins left on Princes Street.
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Harrogate BID has agreed the bins are "unsightly" and has pledged to work with North Yorkshire County Council which is responsible for commercial waste to find a solution.
Matthew Chapman, Harrogate BID manager, said:
He added a BID survey is set to be launched in the coming days giving businesses the chance to make the BID aware of issues like the bins.
These bins are collected by Yorwaste, a company owned by North Yorkshire County Council and City of York Council, under a contract between the businesses and Yorwaste.
Karl Battersby, the county council’s corporate director for business and environmental services, said:
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