Local residents and Lib Dem councillors have expressed their annoyance to Haringey Council after finding new recycling bins placed on the Triangle N22 without warning.

While the Lib Dems support the expansion of recycling in the borough, the party says the Labour council is in danger or sacrificing the goodwill of residents by placing the bins without properly consulting on suitable locations. The Lib Dems want the bins’ location reconsidered as part of part of a planned consultation on the state of the Triangle.

The green space situated at the junction between Crescent Road and Palace Gates Road has been the subject of much campaigning over the last few months with local Lib Dem councillors and residents working hard to make the patch of greenery a focal point for the area. After months of working closely with the Council to see improvements, all parties are angered by the Council’s decision to place bins without any consultation.

Cllr Wayne Hoban (Alexandra) comments:

“This particular spot is not a suitable site for recycling facilities and I think that if the council had consulted with residents and ward councillors this would have been obvious.

“It is important that recycling is improved in the borough and Lib Dems have led the way on this. However, if we really want residents to participate in bringing up Haringey’s dreadful recycling record, it means consulting on new bins rather than imposing them. The bins should be removed until a more suitable site can be found through the forthcoming consultation on the Triangle.”