A bureaucratic blunder by Haringey Council has turned one part of the borough’s most-loved nature reserves into a rubbish dump. Local residents were pleased when a new litter and dog waste bin was installed on the Parkland Walk but their joy was short-lived after Haringey Council failed to empty the bins for eight weeks due to an error.

After investigation by local Liberal Democrat councillor Richard Wilson it emerged that the error occurred after one part of Harnigey Council responsible for installing the bins failed to notify another that they needed to empty them.

Cllr Richard Wilson (Stroud Green) comments:

“This is a typical Haringey Council foul up and a classic case of one hand not having a clue what the other is doing. It is an embarrassment.

“It is not much for local residents to assume that when the Council installs new bins it should empty them too. Yet Haringey Council’s blundering bureaucracy is unable to even do this. The result – one of our nature reserves turned into a rubbish dump.”

Lynne Featherstone MP adds:

“This is another example of Haringey Council failing to get even the simplest services right. How can we have faith in their competence to deliver more important services to our residents if they can’t even arrange to have bins emptied that they installed.”