Glasgow's reputation is being tarnished by a failure to get a grip when it comes to taking out the trash.
But it’s fast becoming a familiar backdrop for those who frequent Scotland’s cities. Pictures of overflowing bins are widely shared on social media every August when the festival rolls into Edinburgh.
The Record reveals today how on some weekdays there can be as few as seven litterpickers at work across the country’s largest city. Burst sofas and building debris clog up wasteland and drains are choked by rubbish. It’s clear charging households for bulk uplifts is not working. Scottish politics But the reality is the cleansing department is understaffed and struggling to do the minimum expected by residents. Glasgow is far from the only city facing a battle to keep its streets clean.
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