WHEN bins were being emptied last week, and this is not the first time, I noticed a bin man looking into bins then taking them over the road and emptying the contents into other bins on the other side of the road.

This was done all along the road. Is this not cross contamination? Apart from that, what about the Health and Safety point of view from the worker and his back? Lifting bins high enough to empty into another I’m sure will not do his back any good? If the worker injures his back whilst doing this, will Bolton council take responsibility, or are the workers making this decision themselves?

Each household has a council tax bill, and part of the amount I pay is to have my bins emptied. I do not want other people’s rubbish, the same as they won’t want mine, otherwise we could have a street bin. I also have my bins cleaned, which I also pay for, and object to having to pay to clean out other people’s rubbish.

If I wish to accommodate other people and their rubbish, I will do so, but I strongly object to Bolton council deciding this for me. This is unacceptable! When I approached the man doing it, his reply was: ‘I was instructed to do so by the driver’. It may save a bin being emptied but it will cost a lot more if a claim is made or sickness is taken by one of the staff.

Is this the policy for Bolton council? If so I suggest you contribute to the cleaning of my bin and therefore I would like to know where I send the invoice?

D Carey

Stoneclough