An older couple living with disabilities say their green bin is routinely missed as they are not able to move it themselves. Peter McGeehan and his wife Delia live at Makinson Avenue in Horwich and both have disabilities which limit their outdoor activity. Peter, 76, and 80-year-old Delia have assisted bin collections where the bins are taken from the property directly as they cannot do this themselves, and taken up a slope from their garden to the bin lorry.
Peter said: "There have been several occasions when the system has failed and we have been left with capacity filled bins for long periods. "I complained but no action was ever taken until I complained to the CEO Bolton Council. (Image: NQ) "I threatened to go on hunger strike and then they saw me this time.
"They had not collected anything for six weeks for the green bin. "We seem to disappear for the crew on the computer system and it happens so often." The green bin holds garden waste and food , which attracts flies and other bugs.
Peter said: "I am limited and can’t do anything when bins are, and this makes it harder for me. "It has a big effect and with green bin there is a problem with flies and it is terribly inconvenient and stressful as I have to keep ringing them. "I am stressed and I am a carer for my severely disabled wife, so it keeps me stressed all the time as well.
" The couple cannot get any help because someone moves their bin for them, they say that they will be taken off the system as they were able .