A QUIET cul-de-sac is set to be swamped by nearly 200 wheelie bins – despite residents’ protests.

Kim Nishikawara, of Crossgate Mews, Heaton Mersey, said it’s ‘ridiculous’ that the new scheme will bring enough bins, if they were lined up, to equal the length of a football pitch – to the tidy street where he lives.

The scheme, which will be rolled out across Stockport over the next 12 months, will see four wheelie bins for every one of the borough’s 105,000 homes.

But it means that the 46 terraced houses and flats of Crossgates Mews will have to find room for 184 unsightly bins in blue, brown, black and green, from September.

Mr Nishikawara said: "I can’t believe the council want to squash so many bins into such a small space. I have outside space but many of my neighbours don’t, so where are the bins supposed to go? Everybody wants to recycle, but surely there’s a more progressive solution that isn’t so unsightly. Why can’t we all share a bin at one point on the estate for example?"

Mr Nishikawara, who is a musician, surveyed residents on his street and sent responses to the council.

The results found that 80 per cent of Crossgate Mews residents were in favour of recycling, but were opposed to the proposed wheelie bin system.

Stockport Council acknowledged each of the responses with a letter, but is still rolling-out the scheme.

Waste minimisation manager, Adam Forbes, said: "We will be able to remove unwanted containers once the roll out has been completed, but residents will be asked to sign a ‘Declaration of Understanding’ saying that you are aware of your recycling responsibilities and that you would not place recyclable materials in your household waste."