First gull-proof bin installed next to popular fish and chip shop in Eyemouth
The first gull-proof bin has been installed in Eyemouth – just in time for summer.
The birds had become adept at dragging discarded chips from the existing Scottish Borders Council-managed bins at the harbour.
The new gull-proof bin is near the seating area opposite Giacopazzi’s popular fish and chip restaurant.
This bin uses solar power to compact the waste – making it able to hold five times as much rubbish as a normal bin.
It is also fully enclosed, with a pedal operated hopper, which not only stops rubbish from flying out and ending up in our sea, but also makes it gull-proof.
This bin has been installed as a six month trial, part of Berwickshire Marine Reserve’s ‘Gulls and People’ project this summer, which is being supported by NatureScot and Flora & Fauna.
Now locals and visitors are being encouraged to utilise the bins by popping their rubbish inside it.
A spokesperson for Berwickshire Marine Reserve said: “Help us help the gulls by disposing of your waste correctly – in our big belly bin!
“Let’s help gulls by not being part of the problem ourselves. Disposing of our waste properly removes the temptation of leftover chips and will help to reduce their association of humans with food.”