"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On 2006-08-05 19:19:50 +0100, "Vortex"
said:

Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
environment pretty hostile inside the bin.


David

1) Jeyes Fluid will do the job.

2) Creosote is no longer available for domestic purposes for toxicity
reasons.

3) A letter to the council's environmental health department with a
complaint about refuse collection, cc. to your councillor.

It's not acceptable in hot weather to have bin collections every two
weeks.


Having now read the Council "propaganda" it seems they recommend putting
some salt in the bin bags, and the bin.

Will try this for a week or two and see what happens....Jeyes fluid next.

I have lots of "legacy" creosote in the garage!.....but that's for my shed!

Regarding writing to the council....hundreds have done it already, to no
avail.

david