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Fed-up residents say a new waste operator is failing to provide a service as wheelie bins “keep being smashed to pieces”. Those living in the Ashford borough have been plagued by months of disruption since contractor Suez replaced Biffa at the end of March. Now neighbours say their problems are worsening as bins are being “gradually wrecked” during collections. Ashford Borough Council (ABC) says reports of damage are no higher than previous years but residents say they are now at the end of their tether. Kennington’s Irene Mitton, who recently paid £120 to have two garden bins at her disposal,…

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