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| 'Drive-through' bins damaged within two days at Lymm services | 'Drive-through' bins damaged within two days at Lymm services |
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| "Drive-through" bins at a motorway service station have been damaged within two days of being installed. | |
| The containers were put in place at the M6 Lymm Services, Cheshire, on Tuesday so drivers can throw rubbish out of their windows into them. | The containers were put in place at the M6 Lymm Services, Cheshire, on Tuesday so drivers can throw rubbish out of their windows into them. |
| Site manager Jason Vance said three of the four bins were damaged by vehicles trying to get out because the bins' locations "narrowed" the exit route. | Site manager Jason Vance said three of the four bins were damaged by vehicles trying to get out because the bins' locations "narrowed" the exit route. |
| Clean Up Britain has previously called the bins "a low-cost gimmick". | Clean Up Britain has previously called the bins "a low-cost gimmick". |
| On Wednesday, BBC Radio Manchester found the window-height bins - designed so drivers do not have to leave their vehicles - were jutting out into the road, making it difficult for lorries to get past. | On Wednesday, BBC Radio Manchester found the window-height bins - designed so drivers do not have to leave their vehicles - were jutting out into the road, making it difficult for lorries to get past. |
| Mr Vance said: "I think wagons hit the bins possibly with their wing mirrors or trailers." | Mr Vance said: "I think wagons hit the bins possibly with their wing mirrors or trailers." |
| The bins are due to be introduced at more than 20 service areas in north-west England, according to Highways England. | The bins are due to be introduced at more than 20 service areas in north-west England, according to Highways England. |
| More than 40,000 sacks of litter were collected from motorways in north-west England last year, it said. | More than 40,000 sacks of litter were collected from motorways in north-west England last year, it said. |
| An 10-week trial on the M3 at Winchester last year showed a 25% reduction in litter on the ground within the service area, it added. | An 10-week trial on the M3 at Winchester last year showed a 25% reduction in litter on the ground within the service area, it added. |
| On their introduction, Clean Up Britain founder John Read said: "Highways England just needs to do its job properly, and keep the entire motorway network clear of litter, not just 25 so-called 'hotspots'. | On their introduction, Clean Up Britain founder John Read said: "Highways England just needs to do its job properly, and keep the entire motorway network clear of litter, not just 25 so-called 'hotspots'. |
| "The reality is that virtually the entire network is a litter hotspot." | "The reality is that virtually the entire network is a litter hotspot." |