COUNCIL TO INSTALL SOLAR BINS AT NINE CLEETHORPES AND GRIMSBY LOCATIONS

Coming to a park near you - one of the solar-powered bins

NORTH  East Lincolnshire Council is to install nine new solar-powered litter bins in parks and other popular destinations across the borough.

Solar bins are designed to compress rubbish so they do not need to be emptied as often as standard bins. They can hold up to ten times more rubbish than a normal, non-compacting bin.

New solar bins will arrive at the following locations within the next few weeks:

• Cleethorpes Meridian Point
• Grimsby Grand Thorold Park
• Willows Estate Community Car Park
• Ainslie Street Recreation Ground
• Barrett’s Recreation Ground
• Weelsby Woods
• Louth Road Open Space
• Bradley Woods Local Nature Reserve
• Southern tip of Cleethorpes beach, near the entrance to Humberston Fitties

NELC already has solar bins at four sites - People’s Park, Cleethorpes Country Park, Weelsby Woods and Duke of York Gardens. These were installed in July 2019.

The authority says it is also replacing some of its standard litter bins in Cleethorpes with new recycling bins for plastic bottles, paper and cans.