A councillor has called for a "warts and all" progress report on the district's controversial wheelie bins.

Coun Jeanette Sunderland says she is concerned about reports of problems from across the district about the new-style bins, despite an official Council report praising the system.

Coun Sunderland (Idle, Lib Dem) said: "I shall be asking about the problems. This report shows everything is rosy but I want to know about the downside. There are a number of concerns."

Among the problems raised so far are:

l Baildon resident Pat Walshaw says three different refuse wagons are being used to collect rubbish at homes within yards of each other in Borrins Way - because they are on different types of systems. The Council says it is a short-term measure.

l People in Green Lane, Wyke, say they were amazed to see their individual wheelie bin being dealt with by one driver and seven men.

The residents have spoken up as the Council's waste management sub-committee prepares to receive its first progress report tomorrow since the system was set up last month

Diana Snook, 64, who lives in one of the four homes in Borrins Way still operating on the old black sack system, said she was delighted the Council had listened to her concerns about having to get a wheelie bin up the steps. But the different wagons were a waste of manpower.

A Bradford Council spokesman said they had been reviewing the streets to check on exemptions before deciding the best type of vehicle for each route. From this week only one vehicle would collect rubbish at Borrins Way although the industrial waste at the nursing home would continue to be picked up by a different wagon.

Additional staff had been put on the rounds short-term to deal with questions from the public.

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