In the most recent case of vandalism, six bins were destroyed by fire  in Anson Street on Wednesday night.

Mr Pedley said firefighters would be called out to extinguish bin fires at least once a week.

“Extinguishing the fire is pretty straightforward, but if the bin is near a house or a fence it could cause far more damage,” he said.

Orange mother Lisa Lucas was driving her child to Bletchington Public School yesterday morning when she saw the row of damaged bins.

“I’m disgusted by it,” Miss Lucas said.

“I don’t know what’s going through the minds of the people who are doing it.”

Miss Lucas said she guessed boredom or alcohol consumption had prompted the destruction of the bins.

“Some of these bins were very close to trees and cars, which I think is very dangerous,” she said.

“I’ve seen the odd bin being burnt out in the past in other areas of town but never such a massive destruction in one street.”

Miss Lucas said it was difficult to expect police to catch those responsible for vandalism as many of the incidents occurred in residential streets at night.

Orange City Council spokesman  Nick Redmond said bin fires were relatively rare, but it was disappointing when this kind of vandalism  occurred.

“It is the contractor’s responsibility to replace the bins at no cost to council or the ratepayer," he said.

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