Bins emptied twice a week.........

[mr motorola]

That is my point exactly Norrie. We also have a family of 5 and struggle to keep up as it is.

 

Don't get me wrong , i'm not against recycling but if the greenies had their way , we would be getting home from a hard days slog and straight into the recycling for an hour or 2 before even getting settled down to a bit of quality time with the family. Has the government totally reviewed the new bin for us? The one for cans / plastics etc....we are asked to crush down as much as possible to fit in the bin (well it's an open box really , about the same size as a large tackle box) so , crushing down all cans causes very sharp edges AND with a young family such as mine this can be a pontentially serious accident waiting to happen.

 

The bin has been 'snaffled' by yours truely and is now being used in a more suitable way.................full of bits and bobs from the garage and all cans and plastics are still going in the usual bin.

[barry luxton]

I have heard that the amount of domestic waste for landfill is only a small amount compared with commercial waste generated. Don't hear too much about the councils beating up on the commercial waste producing guys to save some space.

Edited June 17, 2008 by barry luxton

[Norrie]

That is my point exactly Norrie. We also have a family of 5 and struggle to keep up as it is.

 

Don't get me wrong , i'm not against recycling but if the greenies had their way , we would be getting home from a hard days slog and straight into the recycling for an hour or 2 before even getting settled down to a bit of quality time with the family. Has the government totally reviewed the new bin for us? The one for cans / plastics etc....we are asked to crush down as much as possible to fit in the bin (well it's an open box really , about the same size as a large tackle box) so , crushing down all cans causes very sharp edges AND with a young family such as mine this can be a pontentially serious accident waiting to happen.

 

The bin has been 'snaffled' by yours truely and is now being used in a more suitable way.................full of bits and bobs from the garage and all cans and plastics are still going in the usual bin.

 

 

Hiya, Well mate, in my area ...fly tipping has taken off....it seems like every layby, and country road, is full of refuse....

 

I have managed to "Purloin" a couple of mini wheely bins from a certain London Borough Council, they are for food scraps!!!! Not any more they aint...they make great bait buckets..:)

[ayjay]

Don't get me wrong , i'm not against recycling but if the greenies had their way , we would be getting home from a hard days slog and straight into the recycling for an hour or 2 before even getting settled down to a bit of quality time with the family.

 

That's probably one of the most ridiculous things I've read on AN.

 

When you generate some rubbish just put it in the appropriate bin. How can that possibly add two hours to your workload?

 

 

The bin has been 'snaffled' by yours truely and is now being used in a more suitable way.................full of bits and bobs from the garage and all cans and plastics are still going in the usual bin.

 

It's reassuring to know that you gave the system a good try.

[mr motorola]

That's probably one of the most ridiculous things I've read on AN.

 

When you generate some rubbish just put it in the appropriate bin. How can that possibly add two hours to your workload?

It's reassuring to know that you gave the system a good try.

I don't know ayjay , i was merely stating that the greenie brigade would like to see us recycle everything , regardless of the time it takes to do it.

 

Yet another prime example of members misunderstanding other members postings , eh?

[maidstonemike]

My daughters council fine people if their bin lid isn't closed flat! If you ask for another bin, as large families can't possibly get all their rubbish in one, you are told no!

What do we pay huge council tax bills for then? I see in Norfolk they have abandoned the 'bin tax' as unworkable, as people just chuck their rubbish in the street in protest.

Couldn't the idiots see that coming? Grass verges are cut once in a blue moon, pavements and roads outside town centers are never cleand now, they don't grit and salt pavements like they used to either in icy weather.

We get less and less for our money, and don't tell me councils can't afford it, we pay more now than we ever have in the past. It's the slippery slope to slapdash service and poor quality driven by privatisation of everything from cleaning hospitals to grass cutting.

The cheapest tender gets the job, and we all suffer for it, because the private company then can't afford to do the job properly.

[ayjay]

I don't know ayjay , i was merely stating that the greenie brigade would like to see us recycle everything , regardless of the time it takes to do it.

 

Yet another prime example of members misunderstanding other members postings , eh?

 

I'm only able to read your words, not your mind.

 

Too much exaggeration erodes the credibility of your argument.

[mr motorola]

I'm only able to read your words, not your mind.

 

Too much exaggeration erodes the credibility of your argument.

Tut.

[Norrie]

That's probably one of the most ridiculous things I've read on AN.

 

When you generate some rubbish just put it in the appropriate bin. How can that possibly add two hours to your workload?

It's reassuring to know that you gave the system a good try.

 

 

Hiya, Well, only certain papers to go in the blue bin, cardboard is a no no, definately NO plastic bags....No binbags either....... ..plastic bottles, incl Milk, to be washed out, and their lids removed, cans to have labels removed, lid to be placed inside the can,and pushed in at top.......garden refuse...all stones to be removed, grass cuttings, weeds, and hedge trimmings only.....

 

Heres the link for our local council 3 Bin service....

 

http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/corpora...in_service.aspx

 

There is a page with more "in Detail" facts, but cant find it.. We all got a big leaflet in the post when it started,...TELLING us the rules...one of our neighbours, a widower of over 80, had his green bin left on Monday, reason was , he had a couple of recyclable beer cans in it...how the hell did they see that...oh yes, the "Inspector" that goes round rooting around in the rubbish, before the bin motor shows up!!!

Edited June 18, 2008 by Norrie

[barry luxton]

Hiya, Well, only certain papers to go in the blue bin, cardboard is a no no, definately NO plastic bags....No binbags either....... ..plastic bottles, incl Milk, to be washed out, and their lids removed, cans to have labels removed, lid to be placed inside the can,and pushed in at top.......garden refuse...all stones to be removed, grass cuttings, weeds, and hedge trimmings only.....

 

Heres the link for our local council 3 Bin service....

 

http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/corpora...in_service.aspx

 

There is a page with more "in Detail" facts, but cant find it.. We all got a big leaflet in the post when it started,...TELLING us the rules...one of our neighbours, a widower of over 80, had his green bin left on Monday, reason was , he had a couple of recyclable beer cans in it...how the hell did they see that...oh yes, the "Inspector" that goes round rooting around in the rubbish, before the bin motor shows up!!!

 

I recon this council should be paying the ratepayers for doing all this sorting work for them to reach their targets. Don't hear them treating their commercial punters like that and they have many times more rubbish for the tip.