'Overflowing bins at Inshes Retail Park in Inverness are health hazard'
Overflowing bins at Inshes Retail Park are a public health hazard, according to a local councillor.
Councillor Ken Gowans said: "I noticed this a couple of days ago and visited again yesterday. It is unacceptable. I have written to environmental health and asked them to contact the retail park management. There is no excuse. Overflowing bins encourage vermin and scavengers and presents a health hazard."
McDonald's said it would increase litter patrols around the retail park.
A spokeswoman for Aberdeen Standard Investments, which owns the retail park, said: “We have been liaising with the tenants at Inshes Retail Park in Inverness regarding the litter and, as of today, increasing the daily waste collections to ensure there is capacity for the volume of litter.
“We will continue to monitor the situation following these changes.”
A Highland Council spokesman said: “Inshes Retail Park is private property. We can investigate, but do not remove items from private land. People can report litter using the report form on the council’s website at www.highland.gov.uk/report
"We can issue a £80 fine for dropping litter. Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste. We can issue fines from £200 to £20,000 or the offender can receive six months in prison and up to five years if hazardous waste is dumped.”
