Young Charlotte unimpressed after two-day litter pick

Charlotte’s grandmother Anne Goode kitted herself and little Charlotte out with gloves, bin bags and litter-picking equipment and the pair spent six hours clearly the roadside in Harlington of rubbish.

But Anne said she was stunned when she rang Doncaster Council to ask them to collected the ten full bags and was told she would have to pay for the litter to be taken away.

Eight days later — having taking four to the tip — she rang the Advertiser to say she was still waiting for the remaining bags to be collected.

“It’s disgraceful,” said Anne, of Adwick Road, Harlington. “I have spent up to half an hour on hold waiting for someone to deal with it.

“No-one is taking responsibility for this rubbish.

“We’ve been doing their job for them but what’s the point when this is the response you get?

“It’s also disappointing for Charlotte, who has given up her time during her school holidays to help me.”

Anne said she and Charlotte, of Arnold Crescent, Mexborough, had found a range of discarded items by the roadside, including watering cans, bicycle helmets, shoes, socks and dog waste.

She added that she had offered to leave rubbish bags out with her black bin but was told this would not be acceptable.

Doncaster Council finally picked up the rubbish 12 days after Anne first got in touch with them.

Gill Gillies, the council’s assistant director of environment, said: “We have contacted Mrs Goode to apologise for the delay in this collection and to pass on our thanks for her community work.

“The rubbish has now been taken away.”