On 15/03/2019 17:20, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:55:45 +0000, R D S wrote:

####ing wind!

I'm sick of finding a wheelie bin on it's arse, empty, contents strewn
everywhere.

I put a paving slab on them which prevents this, but only if I remember
which I didn't yesterday.

So has anyone come up with a more 'set and forget' solution?

I'd buy/build a housing but we've two at the moment and the council are
threatening us with a third so waiting to see how that plays out.

If they have something in them, doesn't that lower the CoG enough to
prevent tipping ? Seemed to on mine. Of course given how "woke" most
people are, they're probably putting the light stuff at the bottom, heavy
on top ....

Most people put the rubbish in the bin in the order it's generated.
They're certainly not going to keep a binload of rubbish around the
house in anticipation of some heavier items that they're going to
dispose of at the end of the week.

Our green bin was blown over last week, and since it's not being used
(yet) I left it like that ...

There are probably quite a few solutions. However the non-zero cost of
any of them suggests you'll be waiting a long time to see them
implemented.

On the topic of wheelie bins, are we alone in having dustmen that look
inside and will just take the bag if it's tied, rather than tip the whole
bin ? Does it save time ?

There's also the rather grey area of liability for any damage a bin does
*after* the nice bin men have emptied it. Maybe one for the legal
bods .....

Yes. Or for the fact that our bin men abandon both our bins (food waste
is emptied weekly, general waste fortnightly, cardboard and paper
monthly and bottles and tins monthly, giving two per week), plus both of
our neighbour's bins, directly in front of our drive, forcing me to park
up and move the bins before accessing my drive (not fun if I am home
early, the road is full of school pick-up parents and it's pouring with
rain). They are also left directly in the middle of the pavement, making
it very difficult for parents with pushchairs (lots going to and from
the schools) or people in wheelchairs (again lots as there is a large
care-home 100 yards away and they bring residents our for a "walk" on
nice days).

The council say that we are supposed to take them in within a couple of
hours of emptying, but that's rather difficult when they empty them
around 30 minutes after you've left for work!

SteveW