The Binman Cometh....

[Katiemac]

Can anyone tell me exactly what I can put out in my recycling bin I was told they dont take glossys, supermarket meat trays, and plastic bags so I feel Im putting a lot in the general bin that could be recycled in some way . Obviously they wont take household cleaning bottles but thats more bulk so by the end of the week the bin is full.On occasions the lid is a bit open, (thanks to our refuse collectors who do lift away my excess rubbish.)

[linda_j]

Falkirk distitrict council introduced this last year after Edinburgh council added it ... we have a green bin for general rubbish, a blue bin for recycleable ie plastic bottles, cardboard etc. we also have a brown bin which is for garden rubbish this one just gets emptied once a month, the blue and green bins get emptied every two weeks, so looks like it is extending to your area as well. The reply we got from our council was they are moving on and encouriging more people to recycle... a load of old crap if you ask me but thats the way it it has been over the last year here.

PS all the bags must be inside the bin or they wont take them away... that might be something else for you all to think about.

Regards Linda

[take_a_pop]

Hoi Katie, dae whit ah dae an yuil git mer rubbish intae it, Pop sum bags in yur nayburs, naw oni kiddin, squash it doon wae sumthin, or bettur still, sumwan.
An ye will get twice as much in.

[Bobbie En Tejas]

You always give me a laugh, pop lol

[Katiemac]

Cheers for the advice bout pitting the rubbish doon jeest tried that wan, hubs had to pit wheelie doon on the side tare get me oot.......gan for the bath noo a we bit early this week

[Pete Reek]

Eddie Ted

[GarySutherland]

In Kettering where I work for the local council, .......and god help you if you put the wrong colour out..

Heheh! I think I've still got one of Wellingborough BCs green boxes in my shed.

Have they still got that bizarre 'van ban' on the council rubbish dumps?

Cheers
Gary

[jaywalker]

Gary.. Believe it or not the van ban has spread to the rest of Northamptonshire.. You can use the civic amenity tips with a van on Tuesday and Saturday morning but at no other time.. You can now dump 5 foot of kitchen worktop but not 10 foot as that is commercial... My wife can throw out an old radiator but I cant, as I would be trade... I was told I was not allowed to dump an old wheelbarrow from my van, so i drove out the tip,parked up and wheeled the barrow back in and dumped it.. I thought it was a good compromise, but the neanderthal at the skips took my number and banned me from dumping there for life... Littlejohn is right ... you couldnt make it up.... I now use the Kettering tip, a much better class of rubbish..

[GarySutherland]

I got turned away from the Kettering tip in my 30 yr old Landrover once; because it was a pickup it *must* be commercial, yeah? I went home, bolted the roof back on, drove back and all was hunky-dory.

I used the Grendon dump after that. They were a lot more sensible and really helpful.

Cheers
Gary

[bubbly jock]

Cuts in our public services are a direct result of lack of money from government to our local councils. In my opinion the rot starts at source which is benefit fraud.

Millions of pounds is paid out to people who won't work but for some reason lifting whelks and cutting grass on the side are deemed acceptable additional income to supplement benefits.

We should all be on the look out for invalidity cars with mower handles and lengths of timber sticking out the back on their way to their illegal pursuits.

Don't know if there is any truth in the story but a local garage owner said the latest invalidity vehicle request was for a van with a roof rack to carry the ladder.

I am great believer in all these mobility vehicles having large numbers painted on the roof and sides. Genuine disability classed people would not have a problem with this I am sure and the working folk would know who claims part of their taxes and would be able to report them if they are abusing the system. They are everywhere in the community and I am sure we all know one or two who work and claim benefit.

The government has a campaign on at the moment so lets all be public spirited and "grass" up our neighbours.

bubbly

[jock the boat]

yawn ! What a rubbish topic. A thank you a thank you

[bubbly jock]

yawn ! What a rubbish topic. A thank you a thank you

Not easy to keep up with a wit like yourself. I will have to try harder.

See, I'm getting like you already wae your wan liners

bubbly

[take_a_pop]

Yur post aboot the garage Bubbles, a ken whur yur cummin fae, ah kent this chap thit coona sign he's ain name, hud tae get the wife tae dae it fur him, coona walk 20 feet withoot sittin fur a breether, an wuz wantin a estate car wae a towbar tae tow he's boat, off the invalidity. Soul was in a wile state wettin fur the nod oh approoval, fact the last a seen him, he wuz up oan he's roof puttin a new sky dish up.
Beats the SH-IT oot oh me so it does. Ah canna ev'n get a loan tae buy new Y-fronts, or ev'n enuff tae pay sumwan jeest tae skour thim fur me.

[sooze]

There are so many different ways of collecting rubbish these days it is getting very complicated. Will there be enough space for all the bins.

I know of different communities that have different bins and a complicated timetable of what day to put them out. Others give a list of what goes in and woe betide you if the wrong item is in. You get a letter and the bin is not lifted.

However many other councils still pick up larger items for free and if your normal bin is too full and it is some time until the uplift they will come and empty it.

Regardless of what is decided will the public have a say, doubt it.

Sooze

[Ship called Dignity]

Do you not think pushing the issue to the fore and making people re-cycle will benefit us all in the long run?

It is a bit like not having to wear a seat belt years ago and now 99% of people just do it automatically - what may seem like a hassle now will become natural and down the line no-one will think twice about which bit of rubbish goes where.