On 23/08/2013 21:59, Huge wrote:
On 2013-08-23, SteveW wrote:
On 23/08/2013 19:41, polygonum wrote:
On 23/08/2013 17:35, Tim Streater wrote:

Ours is in paper so it can be composted. Which it all is and then sold.
In fact the council gives us an even smaller grey bin for indoor
collection of food waste, but we don't see the point of that - just take
it straight out to the proper bin after wrapping it in paper.

New rules coming in soon for us:

"Due to government guidance we are no longer able to accept food waste
wrapped in newspaper, paper bags or kitchen roll. Please either use the
compostable caddy liners or tip the food in loose."

(And any bags must have the right symbol on them.)

Garden waste will no longer allow any food/kitchen waste.

That's odd. Our council only moved over to a system of allowing food
waste in with the garden waste at the end of May! It all goes for
composting.

The whole system is a shambles.


It's a bloomin' nightmare for people if they move around - maybe staying
in a holiday let, or looking after a relative's house. Some of the
differences are towards the subtle end of the spectrum and so very, very
easy to get wrong. We have already had two eight-page leaflets and we
will probably get more before or at implementation. That is quite a lot
to take in before you chuck something in the bin. The "rules" here seem
to insist that any mistake results in receptacles not being emptied.

--
Rod