A Seagull sitting on a full bin of litter (Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)

Seagulls have flown away from the streets around Bootle because they’re ‘fed up’ with the council’s new bin collection project, according to Cllr Peter Harvey. As a result, the local authority are looking to roll it out across the borough.

In August, the Liverpool ECHO reported on a major change to Sefton Council’s waste strategy, after it sent out letters to residents in Derby ward, Bootle , confirming bin sack collections will be stopped and replaced with wheelie bins .

At the time, the council told the ECHO the ‘Sacks to Bins’ project was introduced following feedback received during its #WhyFlyTip? campaign, designed to boost recycling, prevent litter, and tackle fly-tipping in our communitie

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