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Owain wrote:
On Nov 3, 12:05 am, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
Quite - although IIRC bins were removed from many public places since
they are a good place to hide a bomb.


More to the point is that they are awkward and unpleasant places to
have to check before declaring an area 'all clear'


Railways now use clear bin-bags so the contents can be seen without
emptying.


Where they actually have them. The bomb thing was a good excuse to remove
bins and not replace them.

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