Council to consider scheme to prevent residents leaving bins on streets

Tewkesbury Borough Council could begin to fine residents for leaving empty wheelie bins on the pavement.

The plans to stop bins being left on the street follows a petition that was run between March and May 2025 by Tewkesbury Civic Society, which sought to rid the town conservation area of ‘bin blight’.

According to the local group, the obstruction of pavements by ‘permanently located waste and recycling bins’ is unhygienic and contributes to the degradation of the environment.

They also argue that it devalues properties and makes paths less accessible for people with disabilities and prams.

Following the petition, the council’s overview and scrutiny committee has set up a working group to target the concerns, as well as proposing an amendment to the council’s waste and recycling policy to ensure bins are removed from streets after collections have been completed.

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