MONKEYmark Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 there a recycling tip about 2 miles down road.just go take all your rubbish like old fridges.i go all time when you have a clearout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Bin the thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 my recycle bin is always full of empty stella bottle,s people have actually said don,t the bin men take them:d they do but i keep filling it back up, they should leave me a skip for them maybe once a week:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 And another thing.... The bin men have have been on strike for 2 weeks now, no collections at all for the normal wheelie bin which now smells like it's full or corpses. However the scheduled recycling collection (by the same lot) is going ahead as usual, what's that about? They sent a letter to us all that arrived on the day after the second no show to tell us about the strike - apparently we can start using black bags if we like (at our expense of course) and leave these out next to the bin for the next time they don't show up. Cheers. Luckily I don't produce a lot of rubbish so my bin still isn't full but I'm regretting throwing away some of the meat and fish when I cleared out the freezer, should I post it to the council offices instead? (I was going to start a new one but remembered this as being a good bin related rant) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 the normal wheelie bin which now smells like it's full or corpses. To be fair Michael, that is probably what it's full of. Have you tried a few of these? http://www.thebincompany.com/acatalog/Online_Shop_Food_Waste_Bags_47.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 To be fair Michael, that is probably what it's full of. Have you tried a few of these? http://www.thebincompany.com/acatalog/Online_Shop_Food_Waste_Bags_47.html I get it cleaned by a company that comes round and they spray the inside of it with some kind of stink stopper, it's just the actual stuff in it that pongs when you put more in. I need to cut the grass later so I might pop a layer of cuttings in the top to try and seal it in. Annoyingly the cleaning people will probably still charge me the usual monthly rate even though they can't do the cleaning. I might write to the council so they can ignore me like they usually do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 I get it cleaned by a company that comes round and they spray the inside of it with some kind of stink stopper, it's just the actual stuff in it that pongs when you put more in. I need to cut the grass later so I might pop a layer of cuttings in the top to try and seal it in. You just need an alternative way to dispose of the bodies I guess then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 You just need an alternative way to dispose of the bodies I guess then. The freezer is full and you get bored by the taste after a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 And another thing.... Nearly 18 months later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 apparently we can start using black bags if we like (at our expense of course) and leave these out next to the bin for the next time they don't show up. Cheers. Don't you use black bin bags anyway though? You don't just shove your rubbish straight in the bin do you!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Don't you use black bin bags anyway though? You don't just shove your rubbish straight in the bin do you!!!! Calm down dear I have a kitchen bin with a bag in it, all waste goes into that and then gets put in the wheelie bin. However I do put a few "dry" items into the bin as well as the odd bit of garden waste and other random items. As I mentioned above I pay for some chaps to clean the bin on a regular basis so it's not some rotten mess in there usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Now Thorins link is quite interesting, as we all have to start buying more and more plastic bags because we're recycling more and the big supermarkets are stopping the supply of free plastic bags, for "green reasons" yet they still stock thousands of the plastic bags that we can pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Still, could be worse..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/7360147.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 These will probably be a must-have soon link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 These will probably be a must-have soon link I've been thinking of getting one for a while now, mainly to get rid of branches and stuff but it would be handy for other things too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 These will probably be a must-have soon link But that will add to greenhouse gases and pollute the environment...... I am glad that our bins are emptied every week as ours if full to the brim. I have to out and jump up and down inside it to make room. If councils keep alienating their "clients" then they will end up with spiteful people just dumping their sh!te anywhere and then the council will have to clean it up....... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 These will probably be a must-have soon link We've got one in the garden, nevre used it, it's a bit rusty! What can be put in it then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I've been thinking of getting one for a while now, mainly to get rid of branches and stuff but it would be handy for other things too. A shredder would be better for your forestry cast-offs although they're more expensive (~£70) unless you're not obsessed with your carbon footprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 And another thing.... Nearly 18 months later... Recycling of threads. The Greens will approve. If the poxy binmen go on strike round here I'll be dumping all my waste on the doorstep of the local KFC. I've had to deal with all the rubbish their fat fossil customers leave in my road for the last 10 years, so they can deal with mine for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 unfortunately we are still governed by a Labour Gov. - not for much longer tho!! - and every employee from the char person to the P.M. has an official title which begins with 'Jobsworth' !!! - does that help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dini_the_owl Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Calm down dear As I mentioned above I pay for some chaps to clean the bin on a regular basis so it's not some rotten mess in there usually people under amber valley council only get collections every other week for household rubbish, we dont even get another wheelie bin for garden rubbish etc, all we had was three little plastic boxes for recycling which mine have been used to store supra spares:p i say b++++++s to recycling and quotes like the above just means your paying for them to get away with it, i nearly ended up fighting with a guy at our local tip for some rubble i wanted to tip,they told me since the waste tip had been privatised they dont want stuff they cant sell on ???????? WTF its a tip, yet i was standing at the side of a 20ft rubble container nearly full of rubble.Best bit was he took the keys to my pug 309 which i was about to scap anyway and i left it with them with the rubble and walked off with my confused dad? i got a tap on the door later from the local bobby who told me i had to collect it but rubble still went.....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 people under amber valley council only get collections every other week for household rubbish, I'd probably be OK with that if it was the service being offered but when they offer, and I pay towards, a weekly service that's what I expect. we dont even get another wheelie bin for garden rubbish etc, all we had was three little plastic boxes for recycling which mine have been used to store supra spares:p I get a green bin but the only things I'm allowed to put in it are paper, tins and plastic. I have to go to the bottle bank etc if I want to be good and recycle other things (which I do). It generally takes me about 12 weeks to fill that one under normal circumstances but they collect every 4 weeks. One of my neighbours (the ones I caught putting things into my bin) now have 3 black wheelie bins, one is a double sized one, should they pay 3 times as much for the bin collection portion of their council tax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I live in Lichfield, apparently the greenest council in the country We have a normal black wheelie bin emptied every other week, 2 recycling bins alternating with the normal bin and a brown wheelie bin for garden and food waste i think . It seems to be a bit random as to what the recycling bin men will take which is a bit annoying. They wont start charging by weight as they know it will lead to mass fly tipping which will cost far more money in the long term anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupra Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Where I am each type of bin is emptied every other week, one week the blue recycle bin, the next week the green "normal rubish" bin. I end up doing dump run's most week's . I could easily stab the ignorant bin men around here, in fact it wasn't that long ago that I almost came to blow's with a couple of the git's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Oh and they still leave the bins in the middle of the empty driveway so that you have to park in the road, move it and then park up - a bit of common sense would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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