As a result of communications on this issue we have been informed the following action has been taken or will be taken to resolve this matter.
10th April 2007
Since the last entry here on the 12th March Maxfield House residents have not seen head nor tail of any new bins... palladin or otherwise.
Because of the sustained pressure put on LCC over this matter on this page LCC have now been trying their best to ensure a bin is always
But this has not always been the case and on these occasions residents having come downstairs with their refuse sacks of rubbish and found no bins present and continued off out about their daily business, leaving the refuse against the wall outside the entrance door to the building where we simply don't want to see it.
Why does it take a month to acquire 2 bins?
When a bin has been present it can be seen that one is not enough... hence our request for 2 empty bins to be made available daily.
Additionally, we understand someone came up to quote to carry out work to enable refuse handling at the back of the building rather then at the front out of plain view of visitors and tenants.
It was apparently suggested by the person quoting that refuse handling does not need to go at the back of the building and he can build a roof over the present front bin area and that would be sufficient.
Question? How much would it cost us to have rubbish handling implemented at the rear of the building? We don't know because the person who came to quote had his own ideas about what was best and didn't quote for what we asked for.
Putting a roof over the front bin areas can not possibly be the answer. WASTE HANDLING SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT AT THE BACK FULL STOP.
12th March 2007
LCC Housing (Amit Patel) emailed us the following on this issue...
"I'm looking at getting warning signs put up at the front of that area instructing residents that if any rubbish is left outside the building there will be a liability for prosecution.
There will also be a level of surveillance to the front of the building which will include liaisons with the environmental crime team in order that action can be taken on anyone fly tipping.
At the moment I have asked the wardens to make sure there are bins at the side of the front of the building, near the small wall next to the entrance in order that tenants can dispose of larger bags. The tenants will be informed of this when it is set up and confirmed."
20th March 2007
Email from Paresh Chandarana head of housing in St Peters... "we have ordered 2 large palladin bins to trial at Maxfield House, if it works we will get more bins for the other [apartment buildings]".
25th March 2007
Leicester city council have listened to our request to make adequate provision for refuse in the apartment buildings.
Normally at this time of a weekend we would have refuse sacks up to our knees as we come and go from the building.
LCC have at least provided 1 empty on friday and as we appear to be having a light weekend that 1 appears to be sufficient.
However it is necessary to make sure that there is at least 4 empty bins available for the weekend for 86 apartments.
26th March 2007
Because no bins have been there today, rubbish has started to build up again. There needs to be 2 empty palladin bins placed outside each apartment building each weekday and 4 for the weekend.
