Fortnightly bin collections, your thoughts.

[Ship called Dignity]

let them collect every two weeks, we practically have to empty our own bins into the freighter as it is, we'll all just pay six months coucil tax instead of twelve, or should i say local incometax if your reading this any time after the first week in may.

Front page story in the courier this week. What are your thoughts?

I think the Community Council are correct to challenge this but we don't really know the proposals if any I'm not so sure about just saying no until I have more information on the subject - can anyone help? Personally, I would like the push to encourage others to recycle more etc

Anyway, if anything, I'm just trying to stir debate!

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Just a question, but if they come once every two weeks, won't they have twice the garbage to pick up and thus have to make twice the trips or have twice the vehicles to pick up the garbage?

[Ship called Dignity]

Just a question, but if they come once every two weeks, won't they have twice the garbage to pick up and thus have to make twice the trips or have twice the vehicles to pick up the garbage?

I suppose the answer is "Don't know" as don't know what proposals have been made yet....

Was under the impression the idea is to encourage people to recyle more and reduce the domestic waste they have but as mentioned before this is just an assumption.

But going by Smith D's photos perhaps we need three times a week!

[Bobbie En Tejas]

We get twice a week in San Antonio. I appreciate that, but would understand if they had to cut back to once a week.. Not sure about once every two weeks... that doesn't seem pleasant.

[Ship called Dignity]

We get twice a week in San Antonio. I appreciate that, but would understand if they had to cut back to once a week.. Not sure about once every two weeks... that doesn't seem pleasant.

Yes that's true Bobbie - like other threads I'm trying to stir debate. I'll try and find out more

[Beachcomber]

Interesting to read that the council intends to ignore World Health Organisation recommendations that countries such as the UK have weekly collections.

If the intention is truly to encourage us to recycle more and throw away less, rather than just a money-saving exercise, then they'd keep weekly collections but issue us all with smaller bins.

[Ship called Dignity]

That's interesting Gary. I read the Courier again last night and there appears to be proposals (by the way it reads) so will be interesting to find out what they are.

At least it is causing debate and helps to get away from that dam Saw Doctors thread!

[daftdog]

Is the point of fortnightly collections not to get people to recycle their waste.. thus, the actual a amount of waste going to the landfill will fall.

Lets face it... the majority of our domestic waste is made up of plastic, paper, cardboard, metal, glass, clothing etc.. All recyclable.. the amount of actual food wastage is low.. The landfill is FULL of recyclable material.. not biodegradable material..

I have been trying to get a recycling bin for nearly a year without success. Why!! Because their is no collection in my street. Here's the stupid part of the story... My close and the neighbouring close to the left share a bin area to the rear and we do what everyone else does and put our bins out the front. They have recycling bins, we don't. The council will not even let me have a bin and put it out 20 yards to the left of my front door, as its a different street.. My neighbours have no problem with me putting a bin outside their homes, so what would be the harm..

Luckily, i can still recycle newspaper and glass by walking 150 metres to the nearest collection point, but i could do so much more with a bin..

[Beachcomber]

Is the point of fortnightly collections not to get people to recycle their waste.. thus, the actual a amount of waste going to the landfill will fall.

Another question about recycling is just what percentage of waste put out for recycling actually finds itself being re-used, and how much still ends up at the landfill site?

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Are garbage disposals in the sink common there?

[SmithD]

But going by Smith D's photos perhaps we need three times a week! [/quote]

Think waste watchers might have missed that house a few times!!

But on a different note, recycling would maybe easier if we had specialist bins for it instead of bags. I would defenitely recycle more if we had a bin as the storage would be better! Then my refuse bin would therefore be emptier!

[Beachcomber]

Think waste watchers might have missed that house a few times!!

Maybe that's why they went into receivership, despite grants of tens of thousands of pounds, and then liquidation. I wonder what their directors are doing now?

[MKT]

We have fortnightly bin collections in Hampshire and I have encountered no problems whatsoever. The odd little maggot from time to time in the summer but that just serves as a reminder to clean my bin out!
Our bins are never more than half full at any time of the year.
We had to do this in Germany 17 years ago, so we are really way behind the times when it comes to recycling. In Germany if you didn't put the correct rubbish out they would just leave it, so you can imagine loads of rubbish piling up.
I have heard on the radio stories about some bin men being very picky and leaving some people's rubbish if they get it wrong down here, so let's hope you don't get a jobs worth .
P.S If you're into fishing the maggots come in handy!

[general jack o'niell]

if they do decide to lift them fortnightly can i stand out in my garden and shout encouragement as three of them try to get my bin from my garden to the frieghter, i for one won't be putting it out for them and will get them to come into my garden and get it, its only five steps, sure they'll manage after they negotiate the gravel path.

don't think i wont, i have it within my power to compel them to come and get it, i haven't used it but i won't be able to move a bin with two weeks rubbish in it, so they'll have to, or better still, will the council be supplying us with another bin, seeing as i had to buy mine, i want a second one for free, don't see why others that pay less or no council tax should get free bins when i don't.

[daftdog]

if they do decide to lift them fortnightly can i stand out in my garden and shout encouragement as three of them try to get my bin from my garden to the frieghter, i for one won't be putting it out for them and will get them to come into my garden and get it, its only five steps, sure they'll manage after they negotiate the gravel path.

don't think i wont, i have it within my power to compel them to come and get it, i haven't used it but i won't be able to move a bin with two weeks rubbish in it, so they'll have to, or better still, will the council be supplying us with another bin, seeing as i had to buy mine, i want a second one for free, don't see why others that pay less or no council tax should get free bins when i don't.

Someone has to ask, so i'll do it....

What makes you so special that you think don't have to put you bin out to be emptied?? As going by the post, you do currently put your bin out, but will refuse to do so again if it changes to a two weekly uplift..

Unless you qualify for an assisted colection that is, and if you do, why are you not using it already??