THE disgusted mother of an incontinent cerebral palsy sufferer in Stourport is appealing against fortnightly refuse collections - horrified by the prospect of soiled pads festering for 14 days.

Christine Greenwood, who is a full-time carer for her 36-year-old daughter Lisa, said she fears two-week collections of her daughter's incontinence pads will lead to an "unacceptable" situation for her and her neighbours.

The 62-year-old of Court Drive - which is due to receive fortnightly collections in the New Year - said she was disgusted by the proposed system.

"I keep such high standards and these two week collections are not on - you don't need a degree to work out the stench they'll create," she said - adding she disposed of five pads a day.

"I just accepted it when it was weekly collections and wrapped them up really well - but it is just ridiculous to have them outside your door for two weeks."

The carer, who has received the support of Wyre Forest MP Dr Richard Taylor and members of Stourport Town Council who wrote to the district council asking them to review her situation, added her complaints to the district council were met by the offer of a larger bin.

"I'm not happy with that because I've got high standards and always have had - and nobody's going to knock them down," she said.

"I'm as hygienic as I can be and they're asking me not to be!"

She added her bin smelled during the summer - even though it was collected weekly - and stressed there were many other people in her position.

"The people I've spoken to are really glad I've brought it to the public's attention," she added.

Meanwhile Dr Taylor said he had asked the council to review their policy for people in Mrs Greenwood's situation.

"While I'm absolutely in favour of fortnightly collections for most people because it will allow extensive recycling - people with a specific problem like hers make a fortnightly collection less pleasant," he explained.

"I'm not saying everyone should have a weekly collection but it could be there are circumstances where somebody who has to get rid of adult human waste could justify a weekly collection."

Head of Wyre Forest District Council's commercial services department, Andrew Dickens, added: "Our standard response to anybody that has an abnormally high amount of refuse is to give them a larger bin but we will talk to Mrs Greenwood and the health visitors and assess whether this is a special needs case."

He urged anyone with concerns about collections involving incontinence pads to contact his department on 01562 732928.