Hitting the fan: London council angers residents with removal of 700 dog-waste bins

<p>Conservative-run Hillingdon aims to save £100,000 but local people fear dog poo will ‘be dumped everywhere’</p><p>People in a west London borough fear it will become covered in dog poo after their cash-strapped council decided to remove 700 dog-waste bins to save money.</p><p>“People are worried there’s going to be dog shit everywhere,” said Daniel O’Neill, the chief road steward at Ruislip Residents’ Association.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/30/london-council-remove-dog-waste-bins-hillingdon">Continue reading...</a>

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