Cllr Bob Hare, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Spokesman, has blamed Haringey council’s refuse collection contractors for bringing unnecessary stress and worry to elderly residents in Haringey.

The comments came following a complaint from an elderly resident who said that she was unable to move the new big wheelie bins and was concerned that the refuse collectors would not take her rubbish away. After a number of unsuccessful attempts at contacting Accord to get an answer to her question, she contacted Cllr Hare.

Cllr Hare contacted Accord and has now been informed that they will run an ‘assisted collection’ – refuse collectors will wheel bins from any location in their gardens for elderly people.

Cllr Bob Hare (Highgate) comments:

“I was very worried about this situation and contacted our local Age Concern. They informed me that there have been numerous calls from local elderly residents expressing their fears about the new wheelie bins. They went on to tell me that they had failed to get a response from Haringey Accord.”

“Accord must respond to calls made by very concerned residents on an issue that is causing great distress. However, I welcome the fact that they have now acted, and I hope that this will put elderly residents’ minds at ease over this problem.”