Community leaders have condemned a spate of vandalism in Culloden that involves overturning residents’ bins and scattering the contents across main roads.
A Highland Council official is on the case and has promised to liaise with community leaders to tackle the problem.
In recent days, the litter louts have struck in Barn Church Road, Blackwell Road and Moray Park Avenue.
One resident, who did not wish to be named, spoke of his serious concerns for driver safety due to bins being left in the middle of the street.
Another, Smithton and Culloden Community Council leader David McGrath, said there hadbeen problems in the past when litter bins were installed along Barn Church Road, inthe hope of stopping litter louts using the route – but were then thrown into the ditch themselves.
He added: “The latest things is people’s household rubbish bins have been tipped over. The idiots are turning the place into a tip.”
Mr McGrath wants CCTV cameras introduced to help deal with it.
Highland Council’s Inverness city manager David Haas said: “The Inverness response team, involving police, council officers and voluntary agencies meet daily to address complaints of this nature and deal with them very swiftly.
“This is just the sort of issue which should be raised with the team and if it’s raised with the police that’s where it’ll be taken and resources will be allocated to address the problem.
“If communities know who’s undertaking such disruptive behaviour it’s always helpful if they resolve the issue themselves by talking to the families and working with them to ensure the area is respected.
“But we’ll make sure that we work collaboratively and that the combined resources of all the agencies are used to support the community in any efforts to do that.”
Last year, Highland Council was set to review arrangements for the storage and disposal of commercial waste in Inverness city centre.
Complaints had been made by members of the public and city centre councillors about the number of bins on the streets, many of which were stored on pavements.
