More than 110 salt and grit bins face removal

Plymouth City Council said all its grit bins would be clearly labelled as belonging to it

More than 110 bins filled with salt and grit to protect roads and pavements in Plymouth during wintery conditions have been recommended for removal from their current locations.

The affected bins have been proposed for review by Plymouth City Council's housing and community services scrutiny panel.

The council conducted a review of all grit bins last autumn as their locations had not been logged.

The report has proposed 112 should be removed, with a further 25 under review; while 81 new locations had been agreed, which would leave 449 across - a reduction of 31 in total, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reported.

The panel said all council bins would be yellow and not different colours to prevent confusion.

The report proposed that councillors be banned from using living streets grants to buy additional bins in order to bring the number of them under control after a number had been purchased following requests from members of the public.

Each bin had been scored based on a number of factors, including if the location was near a school or doctors' surgery, had a history of snow-related incidents or a steep gradient.

The plan suggested that all council-owned bins be clearly labelled, given an ID and only be positioned on roads maintained by the council.

The scrutiny panel will meet on 23 July to discuss the topic.