MORE than a third of York’s litter bins are to be axed under the city council’s controversial cull, according to figures seen by The Press.

Council officials are removing 344 litter bins from around the city to save £40,000 on collection rounds, but had refused to make public the list of those being cut.

The Press has now obtained a copy of the list, which shows the axed litter bins account for 36 per cent of the total - considerably more than the 25 per cent first reported by opposition councillors.

The total number will fall from 948 to 604, while the council is also cutting five of its 425 dog-waste bins. The worst hit ward for litter bins is Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without, which loses 31 of its 53 bins - a cut of 58 per cent.

Sandy Fraser, Labour’s cabinet member for environmental services, said in The Press on Saturday that the cuts were necessary so the council could balance its budget while protecting social care and economic growth, but the Liberal Democrats said littering would be likely to get worse as a result of the bin cuts.

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Acomb loses ten out of 27; Bishopthorpe keeps all 11 bins; Clifton loses 35 out of 70; Dringhouses and Woodthorpe loses 22 out of 56; Derwent loses nine out of 28; Fishergate loses 12 out of 41; Fulford loses 12 out of 27; Guildhall loses 38 out of 81; Haxby and Wigginton loses five out of 53; Heslington will lose three out of six; Heworth Without will lose two out of six; Heworth loses 17 out of 42; Holgate loses 18 out of 43; Hull Road loses 11 out of 28; Huntington and New Earswick lose 23 out of their 72 bins; Micklegate loses 48 out of 104; Osbaldwick loses nine out of 19; Rural West York losed 11 out of 59; Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without sees a cut of 31 out of 53; Strensall loses four out of 45; Westfield will lose 19 out of 55; and Wheldrake loses five out of a total of 22.