A local council is looking at how to crack down on residents who leave their bins on pavements long after the emptying date.
A committee at Ards and North Down Council has agreed to look at ways and means local authorities can take action against bins blocking footpaths in residential areas all week round.
The DUP councillor who forwarded the motion said the Stormont Department for Infrastructure has passed responsibility to the PSNI, who in turn said they could only act on motor vehicles causing obstruction. Presently no local authority in Northern Ireland has the power to clear the streets of bins.
