Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
environment pretty hostile inside the bin.


David

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

Vortex wrote:
Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to
have become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant
maggots....and the bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become
flies.

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
environment pretty hostile inside the bin.


David

Maggots breed on meat, so scrub the bin out with bleach.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

"Vortex" wrote in message
...
Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
environment pretty hostile inside the bin.


David
We had the same problem when our council decided the same collection, bi
weekly. After numerous complaint from the local households about maggots in
bin in hot weather. The reply was " It a trail scheme" We still have
fortnightly collection after 4 years. Bins full to capacity and bin bags
and other containers stack on the pavement waiting for collection. The only
way to over come the maggot problem is to bag and tie all waste before
placing in the bin and use wheelie bin liners in the bin. Council not
interested.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On 2006-08-05 19:19:50 +0100, "Vortex" said:

Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to
have become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant
maggots....and the bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become
flies.

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
environment pretty hostile inside the bin.


David

1) Jeyes Fluid will do the job.

2) Creosote is no longer available for domestic purposes for toxicity reasons.

3) A letter to the council's environmental health department with a
complaint about refuse collection, cc. to your councillor.

It's not acceptable in hot weather to have bin collections every two weeks.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 19:19:50 +0100, Vortex wrote:

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to
have become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant
maggots...

Maggots are pretty fussy as to their food source, they really only like
meat, they may even only like raw meat. Remove their food supply and they
will disappear.

I guess these days people don't clean the bones of the Sunday roast or
boil 'em down for a good stock base. Clean(ish) bones won't attract flys,
thus no maggots.

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 19:19:50 +0100, "Vortex"
wrote:

|Hi,
|
|A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
|collection.
|
|One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
|become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
|bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.
|
|Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?
|
|I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
|environment pretty hostile inside the bin.

Put food debris in the compost bin/heap.
--
Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk Google Groups is IME the *worst*
method of accessing usenet. GG subscribers would be well advised get a
newsreader, say Agent, and a newsserver, say news.individual.net. These
will allow them: to see only *new* posts, a killfile, and other goodies.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

Our bin is only emptied every two weeks, but we've never had a problem
with smells, flies or maggots. All our veggie waste goes on a compost
heap. Any meat scraps, leftovers, etc, (cooked or otherwise), are
double-bagged and put in the bottom shelf of the freezer until the day
the bin is emptied. I use coloured bags so there's no chance of
confusing the stuff destined for the bin with the remainder of the
freezer contents. We don't have a massive amount of meat waste, so it
doesn't take much space in the freezer. Been doing this for years with
no problems at all.

Mike

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 20:52:14 +0100, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 19:19:50 +0100, "Vortex"
wrote:

|Hi,
|
|A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
|collection.
|
|One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
|become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
|bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.
|
|Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?
|
|I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
|environment pretty hostile inside the bin.

Put food debris in the compost bin/heap.

You need a ground cone thing for meaty stuff.
http://www.greencone.com/product-view.asp?prid=10


Or to set up a bait shop.
:)
--
Get away from it all
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Late deals, mega cheap flights and bargains

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On 2006-08-05 20:30:31 +0100, "keith_765" said:


"Vortex" wrote in message
...
Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
environment pretty hostile inside the bin.


David
We had the same problem when our council decided the same collection, bi
weekly. After numerous complaint from the local households about maggots in
bin in hot weather. The reply was " It a trail scheme" We still have
fortnightly collection after 4 years. Bins full to capacity and bin bags
and other containers stack on the pavement waiting for collection. The only
way to over come the maggot problem is to bag and tie all waste before
placing in the bin and use wheelie bin liners in the bin. Council not
interested.

Delivery of bags to reception of town hall?

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

The message
from "Vortex" contains these words:

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

We've been on fortnightly collections for a year or so now. Never had
trouble with bugs because there's never anything in there for them to
eat. Anything nibbleable goes on the compost heap.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

The message k
from "The3rd Earl Of Derby" contains these words:

Maggots breed on meat, so scrub the bin out with bleach.

Now there's a thing that doesn't cut roses! (non secateur).

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

The message
from Andy Hall contains these words:

It's not acceptable in hot weather to have bin collections every two weeks.

Works fine here. Accidentally went four weeks not long ago - no problem
even with four in the house.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

"Vortex" wrote in message
...
Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.

You must have been putting flesh into the dustbin.

If you must do that - I can't think why - you should seal it so that flies
can't get to it to lay eggs.

Mary

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

"Guy King" wrote in message
...
The message k
from "The3rd Earl Of Derby" contains these words:

Maggots breed on meat, so scrub the bin out with bleach.

Now there's a thing that doesn't cut roses! (non secateur).

:-)

Mary

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On 2006-08-05 21:09:57 +0100, "MikeH" said:

Our bin is only emptied every two weeks, but we've never had a problem
with smells, flies or maggots. All our veggie waste goes on a compost
heap. Any meat scraps, leftovers, etc, (cooked or otherwise), are
double-bagged and put in the bottom shelf of the freezer until the day
the bin is emptied. I use coloured bags so there's no chance of
confusing the stuff destined for the bin with the remainder of the
freezer contents. We don't have a massive amount of meat waste, so it
doesn't take much space in the freezer. Been doing this for years with
no problems at all.

Mike

This is all very well, but it shouldn't be necessary to have to mess
around like this.

Large amounts of council tax are collected and refuse collection is
about the most fundamental service that local authorities should
provide.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 19:19:50 +0100, Vortex wrote:
Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
environment pretty hostile inside the bin.


David

We had exactly the same problem last year when our council bumbled
onto this stupid, stupid policy (why can't they just sack a few pointless
employees to save money, like a normal company? God knows they have
enough of them).
Toss a vapour strip into the bin and keep the lid closed. Seemed to
kill all the flies in our bin. Alternatively, try a nice environmentally
toxic dose of fly spray.

Pete

--
.................................................. .........................
.. never trust a man who, when left alone ...... Pete Lynch .
.. in a room with a tea cosy ...... Marlow, England .
.. doesn't try it on (Billy Connolly) .....................................

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 23:08:47 +0100, Andy Hall wrote:

... the householder doesn't have to do anything other than bag the
rubbish, close the top and put it into a closed bin.

If that is done there won't be a problem with maggots and flies as the
the latter can't get at the waste to lay eggs to hatch into maggots.

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 21:58:06 +0100, Guy King
wrote:

The message
from Andy Hall contains these words:

It's not acceptable in hot weather to have bin collections every two weeks.

Works fine here. Accidentally went four weeks not long ago - no problem
even with four in the house.

Around our way, there are several small firms which virtually follow
the bin wagons about, cleaning wheelie-bins for a quid or two.

--
Frank Erskine

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:55:17 +0100, Owain wrote:

It's not acceptable in hot weather to have bin collections every two
weeks.

I don't think it's acceptable at any time.

Rubbish, for us (a young family of four) every 4 weeks would at least
mean the standard bin bag would be nearly full. The majority of the waste
in the ordinary domestic waste is metalised flims (snack packets etc),
everything else, card, paper, glass, metal, plastics and cartons are
recyled.

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On 2006-08-05 21:58:06 +0100, Guy King said:

The message
from Andy Hall contains these words:

It's not acceptable in hot weather to have bin collections every two weeks.

Works fine here. Accidentally went four weeks not long ago - no problem
even with four in the house.

I think it is a problem if there are maggots and flies.

These people are being paid a lot of money to collect and dispose of
waste. That should be done at a frequency such that the householder
doesn't have to do anything other than bag the rubbish, close the top
and put it into a closed bin.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

The message
from Andy Hall contains these words:

These people are being paid a lot of money to collect and dispose of
waste. That should be done at a frequency such that the householder
doesn't have to do anything other than bag the rubbish, close the top
and put it into a closed bin.

But I don't do anything except bung it in and close the lid. I don't
even bag it. Why would I need to, there's only plastic wrapping film and
the odd bit of paper that's too scummy to recycle - like wrapping paper.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On 2006-08-05 22:56:09 +0100, Frank Erskine
said:

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 21:58:06 +0100, Guy King
wrote:

The message
from Andy Hall contains these words:

It's not acceptable in hot weather to have bin collections every two weeks.

Works fine here. Accidentally went four weeks not long ago - no problem
even with four in the house.

Around our way, there are several small firms which virtually follow
the bin wagons about, cleaning wheelie-bins for a quid or two.

That's enterprising. In the animal kingdom I think it's called
parasitism. OTOH for a couple of £ .....

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

"Vortex" wrote in message
...
Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
environment pretty hostile inside the bin.

Make sure that all meat products are put into plastic bags so the flies
cannot get at them to lay the eggs in the first place.

If you find any maggots in the bin, you can spray them with fly spray, which
kills them instantly.



David

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

"keith_765" wrote in message
...

"Vortex" wrote in message
...
Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
environment pretty hostile inside the bin.


David
We had the same problem when our council decided the same collection, bi
weekly. After numerous complaint from the local households about maggots
in
bin in hot weather. The reply was " It a trail scheme"

And where did the 'trail' lead to?(:-)

Alan

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

"Andy Hall" wrote in message
...
On 2006-08-05 20:30:31 +0100, "keith_765" said:


"Vortex" wrote in message
...
Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
environment pretty hostile inside the bin.


David
We had the same problem when our council decided the same collection, bi
weekly. After numerous complaint from the local households about maggots
in
bin in hot weather. The reply was " It a trail scheme" We still have
fortnightly collection after 4 years. Bins full to capacity and bin bags
and other containers stack on the pavement waiting for collection. The
only
way to over come the maggot problem is to bag and tie all waste before
placing in the bin and use wheelie bin liners in the bin. Council not
interested.

Delivery of bags to reception of town hall?

I had wondered about doing that with the rubbish supermarkets create,
returning it to the supermarkets that is!

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

"Guy King" wrote in message
...
The message
from Andy Hall contains these words:

These people are being paid a lot of money to collect and dispose of
waste. That should be done at a frequency such that the householder
doesn't have to do anything other than bag the rubbish, close the top
and put it into a closed bin.

But I don't do anything except bung it in and close the lid. I don't
even bag it. Why would I need to, there's only plastic wrapping film and
the odd bit of paper that's too scummy to recycle - like wrapping paper.

Then you do not have any problems with maggots?

Alan


--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

"Dave Fawthrop" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 19:19:50 +0100, "Vortex"
wrote:

|Hi,
|
|A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
|collection.
|
|One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
|become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
|bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.
|
|Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?
|
|I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
|environment pretty hostile inside the bin.

Put food debris in the compost bin/heap.

Meat does not do well in a compost heap, and it attracts rats.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

"Andy Hall" wrote in message
...
On 2006-08-05 21:09:57 +0100, "MikeH" said:

Our bin is only emptied every two weeks, but we've never had a problem
with smells, flies or maggots. All our veggie waste goes on a compost
heap. Any meat scraps, leftovers, etc, (cooked or otherwise), are
double-bagged and put in the bottom shelf of the freezer until the day
the bin is emptied. I use coloured bags so there's no chance of
confusing the stuff destined for the bin with the remainder of the
freezer contents. We don't have a massive amount of meat waste, so it
doesn't take much space in the freezer. Been doing this for years with
no problems at all.

Mike

This is all very well, but it shouldn't be necessary to have to mess
around like this.

Meat only has to be in a bin for a day to attract flies, so you feel that
the council should collect every day?

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

"Peter Lynch" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 19:19:50 +0100, Vortex wrote:
Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
environment pretty hostile inside the bin.


David

We had exactly the same problem last year when our council bumbled
onto this stupid, stupid policy (why can't they just sack a few pointless
employees to save money, like a normal company? God knows they have
enough of them).
Toss a vapour strip into the bin and keep the lid closed. Seemed to
kill all the flies in our bin. Alternatively, try a nice environmentally
toxic dose of fly spray.

Or use a much more sensible approach and put all meat products in a plastic
bag before depositing it in the bin.

Alan

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

mogga wrote:
On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 20:52:14 +0100, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 19:19:50 +0100, "Vortex"
wrote:

|Hi,
|
|A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
|collection.
|
|One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
|become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
|bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.
|
|Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?
|
|I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
|environment pretty hostile inside the bin.

Put food debris in the compost bin/heap.

You need a ground cone thing for meaty stuff.
http://www.greencone.com/product-view.asp?prid=10


Or to set up a bait shop.
:)
That GreenCone thing looks interesting - anyone got one and does it
really do what they say it does?

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

"mogga" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 20:52:14 +0100, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 19:19:50 +0100, "Vortex"
wrote:

|Hi,
|
|A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
|collection.
|
|One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
|become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
|bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.
|
|Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?
|
|I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
|environment pretty hostile inside the bin.

Put food debris in the compost bin/heap.

You need a ground cone thing for meaty stuff.
http://www.greencone.com/product-view.asp?prid=10


Interesting thingamy....

What happens to bones?

david

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

"Andy Hall" wrote in message
...
On 2006-08-05 19:19:50 +0100, "Vortex"
said:

Hi,

A few months ago our local authority switched to bi-weekly refuse
collection.

One of the unpleasant consequences of this is that our bin seems to have
become permanent home to large numbers of unpleasant maggots....and the
bi-weekly collection ensures some of them become flies.

Can anybody suggest an inexpensive way of controlling/killing them?

I thought a dribble of creosote over the bin contents would make the
environment pretty hostile inside the bin.


David

1) Jeyes Fluid will do the job.

2) Creosote is no longer available for domestic purposes for toxicity
reasons.

3) A letter to the council's environmental health department with a
complaint about refuse collection, cc. to your councillor.

It's not acceptable in hot weather to have bin collections every two
weeks.


Having now read the Council "propaganda" it seems they recommend putting
some salt in the bin bags, and the bin.

Will try this for a week or two and see what happens....Jeyes fluid next.

I have lots of "legacy" creosote in the garage!.....but that's for my shed!

Regarding writing to the council....hundreds have done it already, to no
avail.

david

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 21:37:42 GMT, Peter Lynch wrote:

We had exactly the same problem last year when our council bumbled
onto this stupid, stupid policy (why can't they just sack a few
pointless employees to save money, like a normal company?

I suspect if you dig a bit deeper it's related to the land fill tax that
is pretty steep already and going to get even higher. All councils need
to encourage the recycling of as much waste as possible to reduce the
amount of land fill tax they'll have to pay.

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

Will try this for a week or two and see what happens....Jeyes fluid next.

I have lots of "legacy" creosote in the garage!.....but that's for my shed!

Regarding writing to the council....hundreds have done it already, to no
avail.

david

You can get some stuff from Wilkinsons for bins. Called ' Fresh Bin'
made by Jeyes and smells the same. Been using it since we got wheelie
bins and 2 week collection. So far no maggots.....

Dave

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

The message
from "Alan Holmes" contains these words:

Then you do not have any problems with maggots?

None. Not even in the compost heap.

--
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Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

The message
from Andy Hall contains these words:

Either way, if they are going to reduce a service, they should ask the
customers first and provide an option to opt out. In other words, if
the general level of service is halved and I don't accept that, then
there should be an option not to pay and to go elsewhere for rubbish
collection.

Round here some enterprising woman bought an old rubbish lorry and
started infill collections for those dissatisfied with the council's
collections.

AFAIK she failed because there wasn't sufficient market once everyone
got used to fortnightly collections.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 08:50:00 +0100 (BST), Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 21:37:42 GMT, Peter Lynch wrote:

We had exactly the same problem last year when our council bumbled
onto this stupid, stupid policy (why can't they just sack a few
pointless employees to save money, like a normal company?

I suspect if you dig a bit deeper it's related to the land fill tax that
is pretty steep already and going to get even higher. All councils need
to encourage the recycling of as much waste as possible to reduce the
amount of land fill tax they'll have to pay.

That's certainly the way the councils like to promote it. By reducing
the number of collections of _food_ waste from weekly to bi-weekly
and using the alternate weeks to collect other waste, they've effectively
kept their collectin costs the same. The total amount of waste they
collect is still the same (though I agree, what they do with it is different).

My gripe is that by having rotting food lying about in the sun for up
to 2 weeks - or longer if you are on holiday, it smells bad and is a
health hazard. The maggots/flies are one of the symptoms of leaving
all this stuff in bins.

Pete

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.................................................. .........................
.. never trust a man who, when left alone ...... Pete Lynch .
.. in a room with a tea cosy ...... Marlow, England .
.. doesn't try it on (Billy Connolly) .....................................

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

Andy Hall wrote:

In effect, the local authority has halved the service by reducing the
collection frequency. Have they halved the amount of money collected
that relates to this part of their service? I very much doubt it.
Did they poll their customers and ask if they were happy to have
collections only every two weeks? Who knows.

Either way, if they are going to reduce a service, they should ask the
customers first and provide an option to opt out. In other words, if
the general level of service is halved and I don't accept that, then
there should be an option not to pay and to go elsewhere for rubbish
collection.

We've just gone fortnightly too, coincident with the arrival of wheelie
bins and pavement recycling to the borough. I as unhappy as anybody
else about the fornightly collections, as our wheelie bin is reeking in
this weather despite everything being bagged up. However I don't buy
that the council has reduced its service per se, because where last
month they came round every week to collect everything in black bags,
now they come round on alternate weeks to empty (a) black wheelie
bin/paper sack/cardboard sack; or (b) green wheelie
bin/bottles&tins/textiles; which is something they've been forced into
by central government in order to meet their recycling targets.

Given that they now collect garden waste when before they didn't, you
could argue that the service has been enhanced!

David

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

Alan Holmes wrote:
"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On 2006-08-05 21:09:57 +0100, "MikeH" said:

Our bin is only emptied every two weeks, but we've never had a problem
with smells, flies or maggots. All our veggie waste goes on a compost
heap. Any meat scraps, leftovers, etc, (cooked or otherwise), are
double-bagged and put in the bottom shelf of the freezer until the day
the bin is emptied. I use coloured bags so there's no chance of
confusing the stuff destined for the bin with the remainder of the
freezer contents. We don't have a massive amount of meat waste, so it
doesn't take much space in the freezer. Been doing this for years with
no problems at all.

Mike
This is all very well, but it shouldn't be necessary to have to mess
around like this.

Meat only has to be in a bin for a day to attract flies, so you feel that
the council should collect every day?

Wel, that's what they do in Mediterranean countries where the
temperature is comparable to what we've been experiencing here recently!

David

Maggots in dustbin (elimination thereof)
 

On Sun, 6 Aug 2006 10:15:56 +0100, Andy Hall wrote:

| I very much doubt it.
|Did they poll their customers and ask if they were happy to have
|collections only every two weeks? Who knows.

You voted them in, or at least voted against those who were elected.
You did not bother to vote? Stop complaining, you got what you deserve :-(
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