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

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-30T06:00:46+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/30/london-council-remove-dog-waste-bins-hillingdon
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/hitting-the-fan-london-council-angers-residents-with-removal-of-700-do-4fc750/

Conservative-run Hillingdon aims to save £100,000 but local people fear dog poo will ‘be dumped everywhere’ 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. “People are worried there’s going to be dog shit everywhere,” said Daniel O’Neill, the chief road steward at Ruislip Residents’ Associa

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