In message , David WE Roberts
writes
Hampshire. Our sites are run by Hopkinshttp://www.hopkinsrecycling.co.uk/

I wanted a 'calor' gas cylinder to use as an air receiver.
They wanted a tenner but said I only had £4 in cash which seemed to be
acceptable and was trousered in milliseconds.

Bob

*Used to happen here in Warwickshire until the council took control of
*the site again recently.

*Jonathan

I think I am sensing a common theme here.
Service being made less user friendly.


Not quite the same, but similar. There was a lot of talk when our local
council installed CCTV at the tidy tips. Was it for safety reasons,
evidence if there were any accidents, or was it to keep an eye on the
staff?

http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/N...r-motives-for-
tidy-tip-flat-screen-TV-sacking-26112011.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6ofo5c6

Certainly some years ago you could pick stuff up that had been dropped
off there with no questions asked. Now it is almost run as a military
operation.

Another local gripe is "commercial waste" A friend of mine who has a
sign written company van that he keeps 24/7 used it to drop off his old
kitchen cabinets. He was refused access and told to get written
permission, lots of paperwork, because it could be commercial waste.
The fact he worked for an electrical supply company didn't matter.
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Bill