Larry Williams Drive

Op-shop rubbish fees are piling up as people dump masses of 'unusable' items outside.  The SPCA says it's spent $250,000 this year.  Retail general manager Cathy Crichton says the charity's grateful to receive donations of quality items - but people also leave damaged or unhygienic items it must throw away.  She says binning large items like mattresses can cost a lot. "That, in itself, is eroding the good work that our volunteers and team members are doing and building fundraising - and that's the commercial challenge." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.