SOME of the residents on Barry’s £230million Waterfront development have hit out at refuse collection problems which is leaving rubbish blowing around the streets.

Concerns have been raised by members of the Barry Quays Waterfront community about the state of the streets on the development.

Among these concerns are that the bins are too small to contain an average amount of household waste, that bags are not robust enough and that there is no general black bag waste container.

Kelvin Knight, 40, said: “We have proactively contacted the council's waste management team and been advised by that we should individually purchase a wheelie bin at our own expense.

“There is the weekly Thursday nightmare of non-hygienic and non-biodegradable waste being blown through the development towards Barry harbour and ultimately into the sea, if the nigh on impossible task of it being reassembled and collected is not conducted in a timely manner.

“Despite our conscientious recycling methods we have observed several types of vermin.

“These vermin are actively attacking the rubbish, regardless of which container is used, as a means of a food source, even if one does not exist."

Baruc ward Vale councillor Steffan Wiliam said: “We have called on the council to provide a communal area where bags can be put into a giant container for collection.

“Residents would not have to go to the cost of buying containers such as wheelie bins which the council’s vehicles have not been adapted to be able to lift in any case.”

Vale council cabinet Member for visible, leisure and regulatory services, Cllr Gwyn John said the authority was aware of concerns at the site.

He said: “Both the waste containers and refuse service provided are sufficient to adequately deal with the situation. They work effectively across the rest of the Vale, including on Barry Island and other areas with similar requirements to the Waterfront.”

He said officers were conducting waste awareness exercises and prioritising Waterfront collections, bringing forward collection times until the situation was brought under control.