Before and after: The bin was replaced after nine months<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nResidents say the litter problem on the street has got worse during the wait for a replacement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norman Richards, who lives on neighbouring Orchard Place, walks down Severn Road every time he leaves the house and became fed up with the mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been clearing our street and going around with a litter picker for the last 10 years,\u201d said the 69-year-old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that while littering has been a problem in the area for a while, it only got worse when the bin was taken away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t mind picking up the litter but there will come a time when I\u2019m not around to do it anymore,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA lot of houses are rented on our close and I see people stepping over bags of rubbish every morning and they just don\u2019t care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just sad really. People drop their litter wherever, even the little parks have litter in them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He told The Cardiffian<\/em> of his frustrations on the same day the bin was eventually replaced.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cI don\u2019t understand why it\u2019s taking nearly a year to replace a bin,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf nobody makes a fuss about things, nothing gets done, it\u2019s just one less bin for them to empty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Richards believes the street is one of the worst in the area for littering, along with Kings Road and Cowbridge Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nLitter is scattered along Severn Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a long street, with two schools and businesses like cafes and shops on the street or nearby – yet it only had one bin,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that he reported the issue of the vandalised bin to the council several times over the last nine months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Richards also contacted Riverside councillor Leonora Thomson around three weeks ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She told The Cardiffian<\/em>: \u201cI\u2019m very happy to say that I\u2019ve been told the bin was replaced on 15 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cI\u2019m sorry that it has taken longer than expected, but very glad to see that it\u2019s finally happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked what he thought about the bin finally being replaced, Mr Richards’ response was \u201cbetter late than never\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, he isn\u2019t the only resident who’s had enough of littering in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amy Harries, who lives and works nearby, said that she hopes to see things improve now that the bin has been replaced – but she isn\u2019t confident that this will be the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHopefully the fact that the bin has been replaced will make a difference but looking around right now there\u2019s still a lot of litter on the ground,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nLitter is also being left on the ground along Wyndham Crescent and by Canna Surgery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s litter being dumped around the bin that\u2019s by Canna Surgery too, and if you walk along Wyndham Crescent, it\u2019s no better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a problem in this area but I also think it\u2019s a Cardiff-wide issue more than anything, it\u2019s quite depressing to look at.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She says that people need to start taking responsibility for keeping Cardiff clean and take matters into their own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A spokesperson for Cardiff Council said: \u201cIf litter bins are full or there are no litter bins in the vicinity, then we kindly ask people to bring their litter home with them and dispose of it, or recycle it responsibly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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