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Aug 2023
'Dog waste can now be placed in any bin', says council
North Yorkshire Council has responded to criticism of its new system for street litter bins.
Some 1,500 smaller litter bins in the Harrogate area are being replaced by a smaller number of new larger bins.
Many of the new bins are situated alongside main roads rather on dog walking routes to make them easier for council workers to get to.
Some dog owners are dumping poo bags in areas where the old bins were rather than walk to main roads and put their dogs on leads.
Dog waste piling up in Jennyfields.
The Stray Ferret has recently reported concerns about this policy in Knox and Jennyfields.
Barrie Mason, assistant director for the environment at the council, said the old bins were removed following a service review and the new approach conformed with good practice guidance from the Waste and Recycling Action Partnership charity.
He said:
Dog waste 'no longer classified as hazardous'
Mr Mason added:
Read more:
- Call for urgent review of new bins after dog poo bags litter Jennyfields
- Council's new dog poo policy causes a stink in Knox
Mr Mason said bins "are emptied less frequently" in off-road areas in places like Jennyfields "but will be emptied as frequently as required". He added:
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