A regular visitor to a Suffolk seafront has called for "eyesore wheelie bins" to be moved to improve the view out to sea.
Adrian Ratcliffe, from Woodbridge, likes to spend time with his family on Felixstowe promenade and said they often stop at the public shelter opposite Mannings Amusements in Sea Road to enjoy a bite to eat.
However, he said the bins positioned in front of the shelter were an "eyesore" and made it very difficult to enjoy the views.
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He added there was room for the bins to be moved nearby, enabling visitors to still be able to dispose of their rubbish, but not blocking views from the shelter.
He complained to East Suffolk Council about the situation in November and said he had had a string of communications with the authority since then.
He said he had been told by the council's customer services team that his concerns would form part of wider discussions about the long-term replacement of the bins.
A council spokesman said: "We appreciate the concerns raised, however - given the large numbers of visitors - bins are required in large quantities along the seafront, with around 150 in place along this whole stretch.
"We have moved some bins away from the shelter, however they won’t ordinarily remain in fixed locations and are often moved by the public as well as the operatives that empty them.
"Given the numbers, finding positions for bins which do not then encroach on a sea view is difficult.
"This is particularly the case around shelters where people do ordinarily want and need a bin to dispose of their waste, including their chip papers.
"Otherwise, we do find that rubbish gets dropped on the floor or left on a bench – creating a far worse environment for our visitors."
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However, Mr Ratcliffe said he did not find it acceptable that rubbish collectors would continue to revert to "blocking local taxpayers views" and has made a "stage two" complaint asking for the bins to be moved.
He added: "I am not down there all the time, but we go down there to enjoy fish and chips and sometimes we are looking at ten wheelie bins by the sea."
