Four days after Gedling Eye reported on local outrage regarding piles of bin bags, cardboard boxes and old clothes littered the site on Sir John Robinson Way, Sainsbury’s have started to take action as promised.
Earlier this week video and photos showing the mess outside the store were shared by shopper Cherie Edwards.
Gedling Eye contacted Sainsbury’s at the time and a Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: “We’re aware of the issue outside the car park of our Arnold store where refuse is being left in the recycling area.
“We apologise for any inconvenience and are working hard to resolve this.”
Pictured: The clean-up is underway with a large volume of waste already having been removed (Gedling Eye)
Upon visiting the location this morning (July 29) our reporters found a large amount of work having been carried out, which is evident from the before and after pictures.
Although the recycle bins are overflowing the fly-tipping has been reduced significantly and our reporters will be re-visiting the location again soon to report on the final outcome.
The ‘Before’ clean-up pictures provided to Gedling Eye by Cherie Edwards earlier this week clearly demonstrate how bad the problem was and why shoppers were left outraged at the amount of rubbish dumped at their Arnold store’s recycling point.
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