Wheelie bins on pavements are just one of the hazards that the blind may encounter. My dad had several guide dogs and although they always performed well he would still come home battered and bruised after working his way around objects left on the pavement. Cars, vans, motorcycles, kids buggies, bikes and trikes all took their toll - then there was overhanging hedges and brambles which would knock off his shades and scratch his face etc.

But what amazes me is that there was a time when a dustman would walk onto your property, (which could entail going up/down steps or down the side of the house/flat) pickup a potentially heavy metal dustbin full of rubbish, carry it out to the truck and then return the empty bin back to where it was picked up.

Now, the bins are on wheels, the trucks are equipped with hydraulic bin lifters/emptiers and you have to leave your bin at the boundary for them, because otherwise it doesn't get emptied... and STILL they can't return the bins to where they found them.