00:00Residents say they are living in Britain's first green slum,
00:04where eco-polices have bankfired and created more rubbish and overflowing bins.
00:10Locals in St Paul's in Bristol, which has a green-led council,
00:13say it is regularly covered in piles of litter and attracts fly-tippers and rats.
00:18Household wheelie bins were replaced by communal bins in 2011,
00:22over claims narrow pavements did not provide enough space.
00:26But since then, the number of homes in the inner-city area has increased from 2,500 to 4,000.
00:33Residents say it is now overflowing with communal bins
00:36and fear it is becoming the UK's first green slum
00:39and are blaming it on the authorities' waste policies.
00:43Green slum is an urban area with deteriorating conditions
00:46due to poorly implemented or failed recycling, environmental or waste management policies.
00:52The phrase highlights how despite attempts to make an area greener,
00:56the policies actually result in a worse-off living environment
00:59with mounting waste, fly-tipping, vermin, reduced and unsafe sanitation levels.
01:05One local resident said he doesn't blame local residents,
01:08but the local authority, whom he argues, should redesign the entire system.
01:14Locals in St Paul's are calling on Bristol City Council
01:17to urgently abolish the communal bins.
01:19They say the bins are often overflowing and an attraction for fly-tipping and vermin.
01:25Bristol City Council is conducting a review of the situation
01:28and the local councillor for the area has apologised for not acting sooner.
01:33Green councillor Izzy Russell, who represents the Ashley Ward and sits on the committee,
01:37apologised for falsely telling residents that the communal bins
01:40would be reviewed by the task group for recycling containers
01:43and three weekly bin collections.
01:45The council is also exploring whether landlords could be held accountable
01:50for placing bins on their properties instead of the street.
01:54Options will be presented to councillors in the summer.
01:56A Bristol Waste spokesperson said following productive workshops
02:00with members of the community in St Paul's.
02:02Bristol Waste and Bristol City Council would like to thank residents,
02:06councillors and local campaigners for sharing their insights.
02:09Feedback from community members highlighted that challenges vary between streets
02:14and even sections of streets.
02:17It was clear from people's feedback that what might work for one street
02:20might not be right for another.
02:22The information gathered from these sessions will now be used
02:26to pull together an effective improvement plan that reflects the needs of St Paul's.
02:31As with all local authorities, Bristol City Council faces financial constraints and challenges,
02:36but we're focused on improving cleanliness using current resources
02:40and we'll also look to assess whether additional investment is needed for further improvements.
02:46We are determined to work together with the community, residents and businesses
02:51to create an improvement plan for St Paul's focused on finding the best possible solutions
02:56for waste, recycling and street cleanliness.
02:59That is written in St Paul's conference.
02:59To be continued...
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