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The Cotswolds in the U.K. draws sightseers globally for its picturesque undulating landscapes, attractive hamlets and age-old peaks.
Now, a municipality in the region is aiming to preserve its timeless charm — and its worldwide appeal — by suggesting a penalty for residents who keep their refuse containers out for an extended duration.
This initiative apparently aims to please tourists who are actively capturing Instagram photos. It also has to do with housing costs.
The Tewkesbury Civic Society initially put forward a “Rid Tewkesbury of Bin Blight” strategy in June, as reported by news source SWNS.
It suggested that permanent waste receptacles should be taken off the road post-collection, according to meeting minutes from the committee.
The town of Tewkesbury, found in Gloucestershire within the Cotswolds, is mulling over imposing fines on individuals who leave their trash receptacles out following waste pickup. (iStock)
On Feb. 10, a working group presented a six-month trial proposition to implement a “tiered method” for applying the rules.
“Tewkesbury’s distinctive Conservation Area faced acute degradation due to household and, increasingly, commercial bins,” stated the original petitioner.
“The local economy was declining and … they felt assured that property values, foreign investment and enterprises, including tourism, could potentially be affected,” it went on.
Additional issues highlighted by the team concerned critters rummaging through and disturbing the trash receptacles.
The civic society’s leader mentioned that guests complain that garbage bins create undesirable backdrops for tourists’ snapshots. They also hinder passage on the sidewalks. (SWNS)
Penalties would only be assigned to “repeat violators” as a final measure following several written warnings, with the working group suggesting “community protection notices” that entail penalties normally exceeding $100.
Alan Purkiss, the Civic Society’s chair, stated that the town’s conservation zone is being “severely degraded” by residential bins.
“Individuals approach me to share that they’ve been engaged by visitors who remark, ‘The bins are a shame,’” Purkiss conveyed, according to SWNS.
He further stated, “You wouldn’t particularly want a sequence of bins if you were taking pictures here. Is this the sort of backdrop you desire?”
“It’s an enchanting historic town. Yet, for individuals with disabilities, wheelchair users, or those with strollers, passage can be obstructed at times by the bins,” mentioned the Tewkesbury Civic Society’s leader. (SWNS)
Surpassing 5 million individuals explored the Cotswolds via day excursions in 2024 — while 543,000 individuals journeyed for overnight stays, according to governmental statistics.
Purkiss remarked regarding the bins, “It’s an enchanting historic town. Yet, for individuals with disabilities, wheelchair users, or those with strollers, passage can be obstructed at times by the bins.”
People “were fed up with exiting their homes only to be greeted by bins.”
He noted that this is especially valid “within the narrow alleys. I am aware that people have considered relocating due to their frustration with constantly seeing bins upon stepping out of their residences.”
One individual expressed on social platforms concerning the proposed penalties, “Where else should they [the bins] be located?”
Another person stated, “Entirely appropriate. Bins should only be present for a few hours in the mornings or evenings.”