Tim S wrote:

FFS - I only deal with 2 houses and I can't remember which colour scheme is
which.

LOL. Confusing it is :-)

http://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/W...housholds).pdf
http://www.harrow.gov.uk/downloads/W...booklet_2_.pdf

In response to your question Tim, glass bottles ends up in our blue bin
but not glass cups for some reason.

So many councils across the land, all running about headless with the
notion of they must do something green - and individually experimenting
with what should be the standard method of doing things.

Harrow did such an experiment (read: lost money) before the current
scheme, by giving out 'green boxes' - a smaller version of the recycle
bin that was picked up by a van with segregated compartments, which the
crew distributed the contents of the boxes into. Now this happens back
at the depot - or somewhere else. Hopefully closer than China.

All of this is calling out for a national body, staffed by experts
setting standards and making recommendations*, and deciding the colour
of waste bins and collection methods... and due to those standards -
then able to run national campaigns so that everyone knew what they
should be doing in what bin etc...

Who ran 'Keep Britain Tidy'?

* - but not making a part-P of it all....

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Adrian C