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Re: Politics Thread 5
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 3:25 pm
by Lagamorph
I have three bins.
1 for general waste
1 for plastics/glass/cardboard which also has a black box for paper
1 for garden waste
Seems to work pretty well. The only downside is that the collections are once a fortnight, but on a rotating basis. So one week will be general waste, the next week will be recyclables and garden waste, then the following week general waste again.
Re: Politics Thread 5
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:03 pm
by Return_of_the_STAR
For years we had a garden bin and non recycling bin both collected on alternate weeks and separate paper, plastic, glass and food boxes. So six in total. I didn't mind it as we built something in our under stairs cupboard to hold the paper, glass and plastics. A lot of people moaned about it though.
However we are just about to move over to a three wheelie bin system. Garden, non recycling and one for paper, glass and plastics. Plus a small one for food. I'm not convinced that they will be sorting all the mixed recycling at the other end though like they are claiming they will be.
Re: Politics Thread 5
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:15 pm
by Pedz
My area you have 1 tiny bin for food waste and then you have clear bags for recycling.
Re: Politics Thread 5
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:37 pm
by Lagamorph
My council used to have clear bags for recycling. But then they realised that was strawberry floating stupid and just gave everyone a bin for it instead.
Re: Politics Thread 5
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:55 pm
by Errkal
We have 2 bins and a box.
1 bin for all waste, 1 for recycling (not glass) and the small box for glass
Re: Politics Thread 5
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:05 pm
by captain red dog
KK wrote:I bung my dustmen £10 to take garden waste. My council wanted £61 a year, another stitch up job.
I'm interested to hear how that works, how did you strike a deal like that with the binmen?
Do you get the same binmen every week? A mate of mine did a few weeks as a binman years ago and they were taking bungs from small businesses to take extra business waste.
Can't say I blame them. Our local council was elected basically because the Tory candidates promised they would remove the green bin charge introduced by the previous Labour Council. Its was a pretty quick U Turn, within a month or so of the elections they said they couldn't afford to do it.
Re: Politics Thread 5
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:05 pm
by <]:^D
north London we have 1 recycling bin, 1 general bin, and 1 food waste bin
recycling/food gets collected every week, general waste once a fortnight
works well
Re: Politics Thread 5
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:23 pm
by KK
captain red dog wrote:I'm interested to hear how that works, how did you strike a deal like that with the binmen?
Do you get the same binmen every week? A mate of mine did a few weeks as a binman years ago and they were taking bungs from small businesses to take extra business waste.
Can't say I blame them. Our local council was elected basically because the Tory candidates promised they would remove the green bin charge introduced by the previous Labour Council. Its was a pretty quick U Turn, within a month or so of the elections they said they couldn't afford to do it.
General waste is usually the same guys (one cockney type and the rest probably originating from the Caribbean), but they’ve always done it. Same with bulky items you’d normally have to book the council to take away. I simply asked one time if I gave them a tenner whether they’d be able to take it and they said sure. It’s not actually the council though, in my case it’s a contractor called Veolia.
Re: Politics Thread 5
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:37 pm
by Drumstick
1 black bin for all rubbish - weekly pickup
1 blue bin for recycling - fortnightly pickup
Works fine.
Re: Politics Thread 5
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 6:17 pm
by Pedz
I also believe in my area they're either changing it to 4 week pickup for general waste or only 2 black bags allowed every 2 weeks. Shocking really.
Re: Politics Thread 5
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 11:41 pm
by Garth
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Re: Politics Thread 5
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 7:57 am
by Moggy
He's been in the job less than a year and he is demanding £20billion or he'll bring the government down?
If May doesn't sack him then she'll soon be caving in to demands from the cleaner.