In message , at 17:48:04 on Thu, 17 Jan
2019, michael adams remarked:

Name one Local Authority in the UK where homeowners are required
to purchase replacement wheelie bins in the event of their
reporting their own bin having been lost or stolen ? Rather than
replacements being provided free of charge.

I think the situation is that bins must be provided free of charge, but
the council can levy a delivery fee (and also say you can't pick up from
the depot yourself).
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Roland Perry