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Default Wheelie Bin Compactors anyone?

On 27/09/2019 00:09, Steve Walker wrote:
On 26/09/2019 13:19, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 25 September 2019 17:00:46 UTC+1, AndrewÂ* wrote:

Glass bottles, just smash them up. Not much comes in glass these
days anyway unless you are wino.


you're not suposed to put broken glass in recycle bins because of the
risk to collectors.


What risk? The bins are wheeled, with the lid closed; picked up by the
machine and emptied into the wagon - glass is likely to break during
tipping into the wagon anyway.

SteveW


Escpecially when the hydraulic ram squashes the lorry contents after
every bin is tipped in !