Residents and businesses in Hanwell are calling on Ealing Council to remove clothing donation banks on Bordars Road after repeated fly-tipping incidents outside them.
Locals say refuse sacks containing clothing, textiles and other waste are regularly dumped beside the bright yellow banks operated by the charity Traid.
EALING.NEWS previously reported on the issue in December 2025 when residents and traders expressed their anger about fly-tipping outside the same clothing banks.
Among recently dumped items were several purple refuse sacks used by residents in the neighbouring London Borough of Hounslow, raising concerns that the clothing and other waste may have been brought into the area from outside Ealing.
Local traders told EALING.NEWS the problem has persisted for months, regularly leaving the pavement cluttered with dumped bags.
One shopkeeper said: “This is getting ridiculous. We’ve raised it time and time again with the council and it just continues. It’s frustrating because no one seems to care about what this is doing to the area.”
Another business owner added: “We think the council should remove the bins because they clearly attract people dumping things here.”
One local resident said: “These donation banks are a real eyesore and just seem to encourage people to dump stuff on the pavement. I don’t know anybody around here who wanted them. The council should remove them.”
Asked about the latest incidents, an Ealing Council spokesperson told EALING.NEWS: “The previous provider emptied the clothing banks three to four times per week. Currently, Traid are collecting the donated clothing three times a week. Full banks can be reported through the Love Clean Streets app and, in response, extra collections will be made. The area is also frequently cleaned by the Greener Ealing team.
“Clothing banks are valuable for the reuse of clothing. Bank designs have evolved to prevent items being removed from inside, making bulky items harder to deposit.
“Items and bags left outside the banks is fly-tipping, which is an illegal activity and tackling it is a key priority for us. Our campaign ‘This is our home, not a tip’ is designed to educate residents about fly-tipping and we are also putting in added resources to track down offenders to stop this happening and to keep our streets clean.
“In addition, free home collections of unwanted textiles, as well as small electrical waste, is available to residents.”
Traid has also been approached for comment by EALING.NEWS.
