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Move from flat to mansion imminent: 9 bins !
Sex God
Quote by JTS
The containers include a silver slopbucket for food waste, which is then tipped in to a larger, green outdoor food bin, a pink bag for plastic bottles, a green bag for cardboard, and a white bag for clothing and textiles.
Paper and magazines go in blue bags, garden waste in a wheelie bin with a brown lid, while glass, foil, tins and empty aerosols should go in a blue box, with a grey wheelie bin for non-recyclable waste.
and all to be emptied into one dustbin truck
Sex God
im told that councils are value for money
now i just need to find out whos money is valued
now i just need to find out whos money is valued
Sex God
i do wonder if its possible to charge the council ground rent (might force the issue see if i can ) :twisted:
why should my beautiful house and garden be ruined by plastic bins and boxes :sad:
why should my beautiful house and garden be ruined by plastic bins and boxes :sad:
Quote by Lizaleanrob
i do wonder if its possible to charge the council ground rent (might force the issue see if i can ) :twisted:
why should my beautiful house and garden be ruined by plastic bins and boxes :sad:
Because you produce waste. Not the council. You do. The council just try to get rid of it in the most effective and least polluting way. You could do away with your bins if you either stopped producing waste or took it to an appropriate disposal site yourself each day.
I wish you luck.
Sex God
Quote by awayman
i do wonder if its possible to charge the council ground rent (might force the issue see if i can ) :twisted:
why should my beautiful house and garden be ruined by plastic bins and boxes :sad:
Because you produce waste. Not the council. You do. The council just try to get rid of it in the most effective and least polluting way. You could do away with your bins if you either stopped producing waste or took it to an appropriate disposal site yourself each day.
I wish you luck.
rather this than no end of plastic bins i pass the tip every day but i fear this would not be allowed as such
why cant a stacking system be devised so as not to take up too much room and why do i have to have a huge bin for recycling when a small one could be emptied weekly and not monthly
it wouldn`t cost a lot to modify a dust cart or even get the new ones built to spec
to easy i suppose one journey =less money spent (not exactly rocket science)
i all so like the fact it becomes my bin if it gets broken i have to pay for another
but i found by breaking the handle the council had to replace it because the dust cart couldn`t lift and empty the bin :jagsatwork:
Cradboard,tins and plastic items that had to be seperated into different coloured plastic bags now can go into my local council issued Purple bags which get collected and thrown on to the refuse lorry.
Try taking that same bg of mixed items to the local recycling centre( the local 'dump' in old money) and you have to seperate all the different items.
What's that all about ffs?
Try taking that same bg of mixed items to the local recycling centre( the local 'dump' in old money) and you have to seperate all the different items.
What's that all about ffs?
its all well and good seperating different items of recycled rubbish but we all know it all ends up in a hole in the ground,burned or in another recycling warehouses are full and nobody wants any of it its a complete waste of time and burn the lot and please dont some smart arse come on and say what about the enviroment thats another bloody tax con as there is no bloody globel warming never has been never will be its just another crackpot idea to get more taxes.
Quote by Rob_hood
Cradboard,tins and plastic items that had to be seperated into different coloured plastic bags now can go into my local council issued Purple bags which get collected and thrown on to the refuse lorry.
Try taking that same bg of mixed items to the local recycling centre( the local 'dump' in old money) and you have to seperate all the different items.
What's that all about ffs?
Modern recycling plants can separate those sorts of materials. It's called the appliance of science, or some such.
Quote by pleasure40070
its all well and good seperating different items of recycled rubbish but we all know it all ends up in a hole in the ground,burned or in another recycling warehouses are full and nobody wants any of it its a complete waste of time and burn the lot and please dont some smart arse come on and say what about the enviroment thats another bloody tax con as there is no bloody globel warming never has been never will be its just another crackpot idea to get more taxes.
I wish I knew all the things you know with all the certainty with which you know them.
Life would be so simple...
I would take all my rubbish down to my local tip, as it is only around the corner but....would I get a reduction in my rates for doing so?....Thought not.
I have a glass box and a plastic box, and a bin for garden waste, and my box for newspapers and cardboard, and then my big green bin for my domestic waste which they only collect every two weeks. I hardly have any garden left and I must admit it makes my garden look a bit of an eyesore.
So in the really hot summer months they come once a week to empty all my bins EXCEPT the one with domestic waste in it that stinks to high heaven.
In our house we hardly produce any plastic or glass rubbish, which they empty every week, but last year our big green bin is full to bursting by the time they collect it after two weeks. The flys are buzzing around it and when we leave the house it is either our bin or our neighbours bin, that hits you will the hot stinky smell every time we leave or come back to the house.
That surely is not very environmentally friendly, and personally I think it is a health hazard, unlike the others that get emptied once a week that do not smell.
But then again my borough is a leader in recycling, and gets extra money for being so, no suprises why they only collect the household waste once a fortnight.
I have a glass box and a plastic box, and a bin for garden waste, and my box for newspapers and cardboard, and then my big green bin for my domestic waste which they only collect every two weeks. I hardly have any garden left and I must admit it makes my garden look a bit of an eyesore.
So in the really hot summer months they come once a week to empty all my bins EXCEPT the one with domestic waste in it that stinks to high heaven.
In our house we hardly produce any plastic or glass rubbish, which they empty every week, but last year our big green bin is full to bursting by the time they collect it after two weeks. The flys are buzzing around it and when we leave the house it is either our bin or our neighbours bin, that hits you will the hot stinky smell every time we leave or come back to the house.
That surely is not very environmentally friendly, and personally I think it is a health hazard, unlike the others that get emptied once a week that do not smell.
But then again my borough is a leader in recycling, and gets extra money for being so, no suprises why they only collect the household waste once a fortnight.
Sex God
Quote by awayman
i do wonder if its possible to charge the council ground rent (might force the issue see if i can ) :twisted:
why should my beautiful house and garden be ruined by plastic bins and boxes :sad:
Because you produce waste. Not the council. You do. The council just try to get rid of it in the most effective and least polluting way. You could do away with your bins if you either stopped producing waste or took it to an appropriate disposal site yourself each day.
I wish you luck.
Have to just mention that I think they are rather well paid by us to collect it
Here, we do not at this stage, have to separate our recycling, all goes into one bin and then the men collect it and have separate compartments in the lorry for glass, plastic, etc
Quote by awayman
its all well and good seperating different items of recycled rubbish but we all know it all ends up in a hole in the ground,burned or in another recycling warehouses are full and nobody wants any of it its a complete waste of time and burn the lot and please dont some smart arse come on and say what about the enviroment thats another bloody tax con as there is no bloody globel warming never has been never will be its just another crackpot idea to get more taxes.
I wish I knew all the things you know with all the certainty with which you know them.
Life would be so simple...
in our last house we recycled newpapers,glass,platic and our new house we recycle all the above except can you tell me why if we are supposed to be recycling everything why are councills recycling some things and other councills are you appear to know everything about this recycling lark maybe you have an answer to this.
Sex God
Quote by pleasure40070
its all well and good seperating different items of recycled rubbish but we all know it all ends up in a hole in the ground,burned or in another recycling warehouses are full and nobody wants any of it its a complete waste of time and burn the lot and please dont some smart arse come on and say what about the enviroment thats another bloody tax con as there is no bloody globel warming never has been never will be its just another crackpot idea to get more taxes.
I wish I knew all the things you know with all the certainty with which you know them.
Life would be so simple...
in our last house we recycled newpapers,glass,platic and our new house we recycle all the above except can you tell me why if we are supposed to be recycling everything why are councills recycling some things and other councills are you appear to know everything about this recycling lark maybe you have an answer to this.
Each council makes their own arrangements with recyclers. So some will do different collections than others. I'm not sure any council does their own recycling - I guess the majority at least send the materials to bespoke recycling companies. I have spoken to South Derbyshire District Council about our recycling and have confirmed with them not only that they recycle but the companies that they use. Of course they could have been lying to me - but I have no reason to assume that any more than they might be telling the truth.
I guess it probably changes from year to year depending on budget too. But I would rather join in with a recycling effort than sit on the sidelines complaining that I won't recycle cos (I think) the councils don't do it properly.
I have been surprised just how little ends up in the general bin. I'm no recycling-nazi but there's bugger all left un-recycled. That bin is often not full after a moneth let alone the 2 weeks between collections. I've seen in my street, and on TV, how much perfectly edible food is thrown in eth bin - madnesss. Might as well burn money.
Sex God
Quote by Rob_hood
Note to self:
Double check any and everything before i bin it for any information or documents that someone could use against my interests.
The police have been saying for years that no personal information should ever go in the bin. You can simply rip out any personal details and throw (or better recycle) the remainder. be careful of things like letters from banks - I've found my account number tucked away at the bottom of an innocuous looking information page.
If you rip it up (or shred it) it makes a fantastic dry addition to your garden compost. :thumbup:
Orgasminator
We have:-
A Kitchen Caddy (Green) with rfid chip
Which feeds the Food disposal Caddy again fitted with a chip & collected once a week.
A Purple box for paper & card but only if it fits in the box and no Yellow Pages - also plaese remove cellophane windows from envalopes before placing in bin. Collected weekly.
A Green box for glass, metal and plastics (PET2 & 4 only) - but no plastic food cartons, metal items other than cans, also remove plastic/metal caps from glass bottles. Collected weekly.
A bag for recycling dead batteries. but not lithium-iron ones. collected weekly.
Garden Waste sack - collected bi-weekly.
A Grey Wheelie bin (chip fitted) - all non-recyclable goods and recyclable goods that we don't want.
A White Bag for clothes - no shoes. collected weekly.
A Blue Bag for matched pair shoes only - collection only on prior notification to the recycling team.
A 'Special collection' service at £15 per item for large objects & packing materials.
A 'Special furniture collection' service at £30 per item by prior arrangement only.
Additionally:-
The local civic dump - proof of address needed to enter max 12 visits per year - no vans/4x4's/pick-ups or lorries allowed. With self-sort into 1 General Waste, 2 Garden waste, 3, electrical recycling, 4, plant matter, 5, glass, 6, other metals, 7, building rubble, 8, wood, 9, textiles, 10, oils.
from the Council Recycling Newletter:-
Residents are actively encouraged to use 'commercial' recycling companies to remove unwanted items of waste. Please make maximum use of 'free' clothing collection bags from registered charities or other organisations etc, etc,. mobile phones (web address),
Printer cartridges (web address), furniture (local charity), electrical goods fridges/freezers/washing machines (web address)
Residents must not put out waste or recycling before 6am on the collection day or leave the empty bins/bags after 4pm on the day of collection this may result in a fixed penalty notice (current fine £60).
"fly-tipping is reaching epidemic levels in the borough" - I wonder why............
A Kitchen Caddy (Green) with rfid chip
Which feeds the Food disposal Caddy again fitted with a chip & collected once a week.
A Purple box for paper & card but only if it fits in the box and no Yellow Pages - also plaese remove cellophane windows from envalopes before placing in bin. Collected weekly.
A Green box for glass, metal and plastics (PET2 & 4 only) - but no plastic food cartons, metal items other than cans, also remove plastic/metal caps from glass bottles. Collected weekly.
A bag for recycling dead batteries. but not lithium-iron ones. collected weekly.
Garden Waste sack - collected bi-weekly.
A Grey Wheelie bin (chip fitted) - all non-recyclable goods and recyclable goods that we don't want.
A White Bag for clothes - no shoes. collected weekly.
A Blue Bag for matched pair shoes only - collection only on prior notification to the recycling team.
A 'Special collection' service at £15 per item for large objects & packing materials.
A 'Special furniture collection' service at £30 per item by prior arrangement only.
Additionally:-
The local civic dump - proof of address needed to enter max 12 visits per year - no vans/4x4's/pick-ups or lorries allowed. With self-sort into 1 General Waste, 2 Garden waste, 3, electrical recycling, 4, plant matter, 5, glass, 6, other metals, 7, building rubble, 8, wood, 9, textiles, 10, oils.
from the Council Recycling Newletter:-
Residents are actively encouraged to use 'commercial' recycling companies to remove unwanted items of waste. Please make maximum use of 'free' clothing collection bags from registered charities or other organisations etc, etc,. mobile phones (web address),
Printer cartridges (web address), furniture (local charity), electrical goods fridges/freezers/washing machines (web address)
Residents must not put out waste or recycling before 6am on the collection day or leave the empty bins/bags after 4pm on the day of collection this may result in a fixed penalty notice (current fine £60).
"fly-tipping is reaching epidemic levels in the borough" - I wonder why............
Quote by kentswingers777
I would take all my rubbish down to my local tip, as it is only around the corner but....would I get a reduction in my rates for doing so?....Thought not.
I have a glass box and a plastic box, and a bin for garden waste, and my box for newspapers and cardboard, and then my big green bin for my domestic waste which they only collect every two weeks. I hardly have any garden left and I must admit it makes my garden look a bit of an eyesore.
So in the really hot summer months they come once a week to empty all my bins EXCEPT the one with domestic waste in it that stinks to high heaven.
In our house we hardly produce any plastic or glass rubbish, which they empty every week, but last year our big green bin is full to bursting by the time they collect it after two weeks. The flys are buzzing around it and when we leave the house it is either our bin or our neighbours bin, that hits you will the hot stinky smell every time we leave or come back to the house.
That surely is not very environmentally friendly, and personally I think it is a health hazard, unlike the others that get emptied once a week that do not smell.
But then again my borough is a leader in recycling, and gets extra money for being so, no suprises why they only collect the household waste once a fortnight.
If you're still paying rates you're living in the 1980s.
HTH
Quote by pleasure40070
its all well and good seperating different items of recycled rubbish but we all know it all ends up in a hole in the ground,burned or in another recycling warehouses are full and nobody wants any of it its a complete waste of time and burn the lot and please dont some smart arse come on and say what about the enviroment thats another bloody tax con as there is no bloody globel warming never has been never will be its just another crackpot idea to get more taxes.
I wish I knew all the things you know with all the certainty with which you know them.
Life would be so simple...
in our last house we recycled newpapers,glass,platic and our new house we recycle all the above except can you tell me why if we are supposed to be recycling everything why are councills recycling some things and other councills are you appear to know everything about this recycling lark maybe you have an answer to this.
I do have an answer. It's called local democracy, and local management according to local priorities. Your local council sets its priorities according to what it thinks matters to voters like you, tempered of course by its capacity to deliver.
There are other answers which sit under that meta-answer though.
In one of the major acts of stupidity of the last thirty years much of the waste disposal infrastructure in the UK (as opposed to waste collection) has been privatized, often under long term contracts that are expensive to break. It means some councils can't, contractually, access new facilities and technologies as they come on stream. Or they can, but only if they pay a financial penalty that makes the new service uneconomic. Some council management simply don't know how to implement new techniques and technologies, and some politicians don't give a shit, or listen to the kind of media fuckwits who'll turn one story about a council stockpiling or landfilling recyclables (or exporting them) into exaggerated claims that every council does those sorts of things.
Some people also live in places where extra collections of recyclables will never be economic.
That begins to cover it, but there are probably more reasons. I know something about this, but I don't know everything about it. Hence my admiration for certainty.
