stewartthorpe published Rubbish pile-up begins early on Boxing Day

Only a few hours after Santa had finished delivering presents, cardboard boxes, wrapping paper and bags full of rubbish had been piled up at a recycling centre. This was the scene at West Park Leisure Centre in Long Eaton at 7am on Boxing Day, with many of the industrial-sized mixed recycling bins full.Twenty-three year-old railway worker Ashley Wood, of Langdale Drive, said it was of no surprise to see the rubbish.He added: "You get the same pile up of rubbish every year but people seem to...