OVERFLOWING bins at the height of the summer season in New Quay are becoming a “problem” and leaving residents “really fed up”.

Increased visitor numbers, and a number of events being held in the town, have led to an increase in rubbish, with council bins on beaches and popular tourist spots in New Quay left overflowing and bags strewn all around.

One resident – who photographed several overflowing bins in the town over the past weekend - said: “Bins are not being collected in New Quay overnight so these are typical scenes on the beach.

“We are all getting really fed up with it.”

Cllr Julian Evans, New Quay’s mayor, told the Cambrian News that the problem worsened over the weekend, as tourists flocked to the seaside town to enjoy the lovely weather.

“I realise staffing issues at the council mean services are stretched,” he said.

“But it certainly went further than I thought it might have done last weekend.

“Myself and fellow councillors are going to be keeping an eye on it throughout the summer, and no doubt it will be a topic for discussion at the next town council meeting.”

A Ceredigion council spokesperson said: “All our street litter bins are subject to scheduled emptying, and this will vary in respect of the type and location of the bin as well as reflect seasonal peaks in demand.

“The availability of resources is also an influencing factor.

“While our scheduled collections and dynamic response to peaks makes the most of the resources that are available to us, it can be particularly challenging to cope with additional footfall and subsequent litter generated.

“When footfall and litter generation is high we look to recover the situation as quickly as possible to ensure that our resorts remain fantastic places to live.

“New Quay has amongst the highest density and capacity of litter bins anywhere in Ceredigion.

“There are of course practical and resource limitations to how many bins can be provided and how often they are serviced.

“The bins are scheduled to be collected at least once daily during the summer peak but this will be dependent on the resources being available to achieve that.”