On 23/08/2013 15:19, Huge wrote:
On 2013-08-23, Andrew May wrote:
On 23/08/2013 13:38, John Williamson wrote:

I reckon I must spend all of a minute extra per week making sure that
stuff goes into the right bin of the four supplied.


But if there are 20m households in the UK that is the equivalent to 173
man-years of extra work per year. I know it is only a small amount on an
individual basis but if they can use that sort of calculation to show
that everybody's TV standby consumes a LOT of electricity then surely it
works both ways,

Good point, although it's the principle I object to. There are shedloads
of things that businesses now expect the customer to do, which used to
be done by them, and it ****es me off; self service checkouts, a lot
of online banking stuff and sorting your bloody rubbish.

Our council re-designated the large wheely bin for all recyclables. You
can stick in paper, card, bottles, jars, cans, foil, plastic containers,
and tubs etc. About the only thing they don't like now is thin film
plastics like crisp packets. All sorted centrally - so it demonstrates
that it can be done.

(There is then a two thirds sized bin for other rubbish, and a green one
for food and garden waste).


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Cheers,

John.

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