Council chiefs have told a Bristol woman they would investigate why nothing was done for almost a year - after she complained that potentially hazardous tiny polystyrene balls were being blown into her flat every day. The young mum, named Michelle, first noticed the little white polystyrene balls had appeared in her kitchen last December, and since then she has to sweep or vacuum up about a plastic bag full every single day.
It is thought the little balls have been blown in to her flat in Bedminster through the extractor fans or ventilation outlets, which were replaced in December last year, and they are almost certainly leaking from the cavity wall insulation, but the influx is non-stop and the issue has taken over her life and affected her mental health.
The mother-of-one first told Bristol City Council of the bizarre issue before Christmas in 2021, but said nobody from the council would take her seriously, no one from the housing team had even came out to see the problem until recently, and they had treated her ‘very disrespectfully’. She turned to tenants union ACORN, which has immediately got results, forcing the council into addressing the issue as a priority.
