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It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it
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Mary Fisher wrote:
It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. Lucky you - I've had one collection in 3 months (or they may have managed it twice, I forget). My local refuse operatives have apparently, over the years, contrived to get householders to do half their job for them by way of depositing bin liners on the pavement, and I won't play ball with the lazy sods. (The council's stated policy is collection from bins easily accessed on premises). -- "Programmers do it in loops." |
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"John Laird" wrote in message ups.com... Mary Fisher wrote: Lucky you - I've had one collection in 3 months (or they may have managed it twice, I forget). My local refuse operatives have apparently, over the years, contrived to get householders to do half their job for them by way of depositing bin liners on the pavement, and I won't play ball with the lazy sods. If you won't play ball why should they ? :-) Mary |
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On 2006-12-15 11:13:46 +0000, "John Laird" said:
Mary Fisher wrote: It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. Lucky you - I've had one collection in 3 months (or they may have managed it twice, I forget). My local refuse operatives have apparently, over the years, contrived to get householders to do half their job for them by way of depositing bin liners on the pavement, and I won't play ball with the lazy sods. (The council's stated policy is collection from bins easily accessed on premises). Deliver to reception of council offices? |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote:
It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. Hurrah! Mary You must be very gullible if you believe that. |
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"Handy" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote: It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. Hurrah! Mary You must be very gullible if you believe that. I believe it because I've noticed that neoighbours haven't had bins overflowing with rubbish recently. You have no reason not to believe it though :-) Mary |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
"John Laird" wrote in message ups.com... Mary Fisher wrote: Lucky you - I've had one collection in 3 months (or they may have managed it twice, I forget). My local refuse operatives have apparently, over the years, contrived to get householders to do half their job for them by way of depositing bin liners on the pavement, and I won't play ball with the lazy sods. If you won't play ball why should they ? It's not supposed to be a ball-game, more a supplier and customer thing. [Don't worry, I noticed the smiley.] -- "SPECIMEN: An Italian astronaut." |
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On 2006-12-15 11:13:46 +0000, "John Laird" said: Lucky you - I've had one collection in 3 months (or they may have managed it twice, I forget). My local refuse operatives have apparently, over the years, contrived to get householders to do half their job for them by way of depositing bin liners on the pavement, and I won't play ball with the lazy sods. (The council's stated policy is collection from bins easily accessed on premises). Deliver to reception of council offices? They're not in when I'm in, sadly. I can manage, but I shouldn't have to. The service is paid for, under threat of prosecution, and not provided. -- "Science asks why. I ask why not." |
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"John Laird" wrote in message oups.com... They're not in when I'm in, sadly. I can manage, but I shouldn't have to. The service is paid for, under threat of prosecution, and not provided. We have an excellent service, not everyone seems to be as fortunate. Mary |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. So they're claiming that they're doing it to make supply meet demand, and less is obviously better in this case, but if the bins had been overflowing every week do you really think they'd come twice as often? |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. We recently received notice of the Xmas collection times. Our 26th collection has been deferred to 3rd Jan. Therefore this will lead to 15 days between collections over busy Xmas period. "We" are a family of four who, recycling everthing possible and composting all kitchen waste, can just about manage on weekly collections. Rang the council to get the low-down on what to do with the extra week's rubbish. Took the girlie about an hour to discover that additional rubbish, properly bagged, will be removed along with wheelie bin contents. So why not tell us in the collection times notice? Phil (Fed-up-of-paying-more-for-lesser-service) |
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On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:55:49 -0000 someone who may be "Mary Fisher"
wrote this:- It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. Hurrah! Good news indeed. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. Hurrah! Mary That can hardly be the case unless manufacturers are using less packaging and I don't think that's the case at all. We have a grey wheelie bin that's used for "general" rubbish, i.e., stuff that doesn't fall into one of the recycling categories, and that's emptied fortnightly. On the weeks that alternate with that, our recycling stuff is collected and that consists of a brown wheelie bin for garden waste (grass, windfall fruits, twigs, dead flowers etc), a blue box with a yellow lid for cans, a blue box with a red lid for cardboard and plastic bottles, a blue box for glass bottles and a blue box for newspapers, phone directories, catalogues etc. Because there's less garden waste in the winter months the council don't empty the brown wheelie bin between about October and February or March but everything else is still collected in it's fortnightly rotation - and people round here are still putting out as much as ever. JellyBelly |
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Mary Fisher wrote: It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. Hurrah! Mary Welcome to what the rest of the country is doing! In our case, Bristol, we've been like this for *ages*. When they first introduced it I was concerned that even with the 'compost' bin and recycle box they provided our main bin would be overflowing given the fortnightly collection. However, I'm happy to have been proven wrong - very wrong - indeed I now recycle *considerably* more than I ever have done and it's thanks to this intiative forcing me to. Indeed, most of our road (including us) were moaning when they heard about the new plans but I think it's fair to say we're all actually quite pleased with the result. I really don't know what the people on the news reports are moaning about... I can't see why people's main bins are overflowing and attracting vermin etc... presumably they are failing to recycle what they can, particularly as far as leftover/waste food is concerned. Mathew |
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On 15 Dec 2006 06:42:52 -0800 someone who may be "Mathew Newton"
wrote this:- When they first introduced it I was concerned that even with the 'compost' bin and recycle box they provided our main bin would be overflowing given the fortnightly collection. However, I'm happy to have been proven wrong - very wrong - indeed I now recycle *considerably* more than I ever have done and it's thanks to this intiative forcing me to. Indeed. Indeed, most of our road (including us) were moaning when they heard about the new plans but I think it's fair to say we're all actually quite pleased with the result. Glad to hear it. I really don't know what the people on the news reports are moaning about... I can't see why people's main bins are overflowing and attracting vermin etc... presumably they are failing to recycle what they can, particularly as far as leftover/waste food is concerned. That will probably produce a burst of fury from some people on this group, claiming that you are lying or don't know what you are talking about. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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On 15 Dec 2006 06:42:52 -0800, "Mathew Newton"
wrote: Mary Fisher wrote: It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. Hurrah! Mary Welcome to what the rest of the country is doing! The rest of the country? It's still weekly here. -- Frank Erskine Sunderland |
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"Andy Burns" wrote in message ... Mary Fisher wrote: It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. So they're claiming that they're doing it to make supply meet demand, and less is obviously better in this case, but if the bins had been overflowing every week do you really think they'd come twice as often? I wonder why my post has engendered such negative responses :-) Mary |
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"JellyBelly" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. Hurrah! Mary That can hardly be the case unless manufacturers are using less packaging and I don't think that's the case at all. It could be that people are beiing more conscientious about putting recyclable matter into the appropriate bin instead of idly shoving it all in one. We have a grey wheelie bin that's used for "general" rubbish, i.e., stuff that doesn't fall into one of the recycling categories, and that's emptied fortnightly. Ours is brown, that's the one which will now be collected fortnightly. Our green (recycled paper, cardboard, plastics) is collected monthly. Mary |
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"Mathew Newton" wrote in message oups.com... Mary Fisher wrote: It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. Hurrah! Mary Welcome to what the rest of the country is doing! In our case, Bristol, we've been like this for *ages*. When they first introduced it I was concerned that even with the 'compost' bin and recycle box they provided our main bin would be overflowing given the fortnightly collection. However, I'm happy to have been proven wrong - very wrong - indeed I now recycle *considerably* more than I ever have done and it's thanks to this intiative forcing me to. Excellent! Indeed, most of our road (including us) were moaning when they heard about the new plans but I think it's fair to say we're all actually quite pleased with the result. People moan about ANY change. Think what they'd do if we reverted to the open cart and metal dustbins! I really don't know what the people on the news reports are moaning about... I can't see why people's main bins are overflowing and attracting vermin etc... presumably they are failing to recycle what they can, particularly as far as leftover/waste food is concerned. Our wheelie bins are vermin-proof. There should never be leftover food though. If there is, people are over-catering and wasting money. Mary Mathew |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
I wonder why my post has engendered such negative responses :-) I deliberately tried to make mine less negative, by saying that if the reason given was genuine, it was a good thing, however it it just too easy to believe that it either isn't true, or fits the council's agenda, it wouldn't happen in reverse ... |
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On 15 Dec 2006 14:22:56 GMT, Huge wrote:
Increasingly common. I was told yesterday that the police in Northants will no longer attend alarm activations at domestic premises. I imagine their council tax has not decreased at all. I have just received a note from my "friendly local council[1]" that from July 2001 refuse collection will be made only once per fortnight, one the alternate weeks the council will only remove "recyclable materials. Where the definition of "recyclable" is "paper, cardboard, tin cans and PET bottles." umm that's it. There will also be provision of a "free bag for the collection of garden waste." So since I already compost all of the waste from the garden, and I compost all the waste paper and cardboard or alternatively burn it for fuel in a multifuel stove, what this "good news" means is that I get colelctions of refuse halved *and* council tax is to be massively increased with a revaluation to add to the increase. We don't buy much in cans or in PET, so my "recyclable materials" bin will mostly be empty. [1] AKA "That Useless Bunch of Gob****es" |
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Steve Firth wrote:
On 15 Dec 2006 14:22:56 GMT, Huge wrote: I compost all the waste paper and cardboard or alternatively burn it for fuel in a multifuel stove, Do you compact the paper/card into bricks in some way (other than scrunch it up!)? If so how? Cheers, Rob |
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On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:20:10 +0000, Rob wrote:
Do you compact the paper/card into bricks in some way (other than scrunch it up!)? If so how? No, just roll up newspapers and crimp the roll to stop it unwinding. As long as it's a mixed load of fuel the paper burns away to ash. |
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Steve Firth wrote:
On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:20:10 +0000, Rob wrote: Do you compact the paper/card into bricks in some way (other than scrunch it up!)? If so how? No, just roll up newspapers and crimp the roll to stop it unwinding. As long as it's a mixed load of fuel the paper burns away to ash. OK, thanks. I think some sort of domestic paper press would be a useful addition to homes with multi-fuel fires. Rob |
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from "Mathew Newton" contains these words: When they first introduced it I was concerned that even with the 'compost' bin and recycle box they provided our main bin would be overflowing given the fortnightly collection. However, I'm happy to have been proven wrong - very wrong - indeed I now recycle *considerably* more than I ever have done and it's thanks to this intiative forcing me to. Much the same here. If we miss a fortnightly collection it's rarely close to full even after a month. And before anyone asks - we're a family of four. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:04:05 +0000, Rob wrote:
OK, thanks. I think some sort of domestic paper press would be a useful addition to homes with multi-fuel fires. ICBA, all the ones I have seen involve wetting the paper and pressing it into a brick which then (presumably) takes days to dry out. In future I'm thinking of getting a pellet making machine to turn olive wood chips into stove pellets. If I get one I'll experiment adding shredded paper to the chips. |
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In message , Huge
writes On 2006-12-15, John Laird wrote: Andy Hall wrote: On 2006-12-15 11:13:46 +0000, "John Laird" said: Lucky you - I've had one collection in 3 months (or they may have managed it twice, I forget). My local refuse operatives have apparently, over the years, contrived to get householders to do half their job for them by way of depositing bin liners on the pavement, and I won't play ball with the lazy sods. (The council's stated policy is collection from bins easily accessed on premises). Deliver to reception of council offices? They're not in when I'm in, sadly. I can manage, but I shouldn't have to. The service is paid for, under threat of prosecution, and not provided. Increasingly common. I was told yesterday that the police in Northants will no longer attend alarm activations at domestic premises. I imagine their council tax has not decreased at all. They suddenly found 300+ in Ipswich At lest if you paid the Mafia protection money, they came round once a week to collect it. -- geoff |
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John Laird wrote:
My local refuse operatives have apparently, over the years, contrived to get householders to do half their job for them by way of depositing bin liners on the pavement, and I won't play ball with the lazy sods. (The council's stated policy is collection from bins easily accessed on premises). We are told to place refuse/recycling at the property boundary, NOT on the public footpath. The council have now pointed out (in their annual bank holiday collection re-organisation leaflet) that, "as from April 2006 this Authority has the power to impose a fine of £100 on residents presenting their refuse on the pavement." |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
I believe it because I've noticed that neoighbours haven't had bins overflowing with rubbish recently. You have no reason not to believe it though :-) Mary Just wait for the half capacity bins to be phased in, here its 120 L replacing 240 L if the bin gets damaged/nicked. 2 weekly collections and half size bin really makes life difficult at times, hence the woman in next local authority areas efforts to highlight the health issues. Still they do allow us two 240 L recycling bins! |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... "Mathew Newton" wrote in message oups.com... Mary Fisher wrote: It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. Hurrah! Mary Welcome to what the rest of the country is doing! In our case, Bristol, we've been like this for *ages*. When they first introduced it I was concerned that even with the 'compost' bin and recycle box they provided our main bin would be overflowing given the fortnightly collection. However, I'm happy to have been proven wrong - very wrong - indeed I now recycle *considerably* more than I ever have done and it's thanks to this intiative forcing me to. Excellent! Indeed, most of our road (including us) were moaning when they heard about the new plans but I think it's fair to say we're all actually quite pleased with the result. People moan about ANY change. Think what they'd do if we reverted to the open cart and metal dustbins! I really don't know what the people on the news reports are moaning about... I can't see why people's main bins are overflowing and attracting vermin etc... presumably they are failing to recycle what they can, particularly as far as leftover/waste food is concerned. Our wheelie bins are vermin-proof. There should never be leftover food though. If there is, people are over-catering and wasting money. Mary I wish I could get our council to pick up our recycled bin. we are disabled and have to have the paper/glass/tin box collected. no matter how many times I have rang/emailed we still get missed out. even the intervention of our local councillors (2) have failed to improve matters. i would love to recycle but our council is failing us, so all our refuse goes in one bin. I have even wrote to the council with my concerns and they cannot be bothered to reply. if this is happening to other disabled persons then how can councils threaten to prosecute when they can't be bothered? I spoke to the wagon drivers and they say we are on the assistance register so they will pick up from our property, this happens the day I speak to them but the next time (fortnighly) they just drive by even though our recycled bin can be seen from the front of our property. dave |
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John Laird wrote: My local refuse operatives have apparently, over the years, contrived to get householders to do half their job for them by way of depositing bin liners on the pavement, and I won't play ball with the lazy sods. (The council's stated policy is collection from bins easily accessed on premises). We are told to place refuse/recycling at the property boundary, NOT on the public footpath. The council have now pointed out (in their annual bank holiday collection re-organisation leaflet) that, "as from April 2006 this Authority has the power to impose a fine of £100 on residents presenting their refuse on the pavement." We can get 'fined' £45 for putting rubbish out on the wrong day - even the night before apparently. -- Dave The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk 01634 717930 07850 597257 |
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
. uk... Terry wrote: John Laird wrote: My local refuse operatives have apparently, over the years, contrived to get householders to do half their job for them by way of depositing bin liners on the pavement, and I won't play ball with the lazy sods. (The council's stated policy is collection from bins easily accessed on premises). We are told to place refuse/recycling at the property boundary, NOT on the public footpath. The council have now pointed out (in their annual bank holiday collection re-organisation leaflet) that, "as from April 2006 this Authority has the power to impose a fine of £100 on residents presenting their refuse on the pavement." We can get 'fined' £45 for putting rubbish out on the wrong day - even the night before apparently. Sadly, I doubt Medway will enforce this. Of course, they would not have to IF people acted responsibly. Why do people feel it is OK to dump household refuse on the pavement, road, etc.? Brian |
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"JellyBelly" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... It used to be weekly. Recently it's been fortnightly. The gang said that it was because the amount of rubbish in the bins had reduced considerably in recent months and most bins were less than half full. Hurrah! Mary That can hardly be the case unless manufacturers are using less packaging and I don't think that's the case at all. There is a statutory duty for them to do so, in compliance with the EU Packaging Waste Directive. However, it is measured by weight, so can often achieved by making the packaging thinner, rather than smaller overall. It usually takes me about 2-3 weeks to produce the amount of general waste that would fill a bin. The recycling bin, which is collected fortnightly, is usually full, but a lot of that is PETG bottles, which are bulky. Colin Bignell |
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On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:24:54 GMT someone who may be "Brian Reay"
wrote this:- We can get 'fined' £45 for putting rubbish out on the wrong day - even the night before apparently. Sadly, I doubt Medway will enforce this. Of course, they would not have to IF people acted responsibly. Why do people feel it is OK to dump household refuse on the pavement, road, etc.? It is not always a matter of dumping things. The City of Edinburgh Council have kidnapped waste bins from some restaurants. Their "crime" was to "present" (what a ridiculous word) their bins overnight. The Council arrogantly assert that businesses should "present" their bin at certain times. The only problem is that these times are often quite ridiculous, such as between 07:00 and 08:00. Someone who closes up a restaurant in the early hours is not going to come back at 07:00. Neither is someone going to come into an office at that time. All it needs is for the Council to be grown up, but that is not something they are noted for. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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"dave" wrote in message ... I wish I could get our council to pick up our recycled bin. we are disabled and have to have the paper/glass/tin box collected. no matter how many times I have rang/emailed we still get missed out. even the intervention of our local councillors (2) have failed to improve matters. i would love to recycle but our council is failing us, so all our refuse goes in one bin. I have even wrote to the council with my concerns and they cannot be bothered to reply. if this is happening to other disabled persons then how can councils threaten to prosecute when they can't be bothered? I spoke to the wagon drivers and they say we are on the assistance register so they will pick up from our property, this happens the day I speak to them but the next time (fortnighly) they just drive by even though our recycled bin can be seen from the front of our property. dave Can't you ask a neighbour to do it for you? Mary |
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"dave" wrote in message ... I wish I could get our council to pick up our recycled bin. we are disabled and have to have the paper/glass/tin box collected. no matter how many times I have rang/emailed we still get missed out. even the intervention of our local councillors (2) have failed to improve matters. i would love to recycle but our council is failing us, so all our refuse goes in one bin. I have even wrote to the council with my concerns and they cannot be bothered to reply. if this is happening to other disabled persons then how can councils threaten to prosecute when they can't be bothered? I spoke to the wagon drivers and they say we are on the assistance register so they will pick up from our property, this happens the day I speak to them but the next time (fortnighly) they just drive by even though our recycled bin can be seen from the front of our property. dave Can't you ask a neighbour to do it for you? Perhaps he's under the impression that he's already paid the council to do so? |
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On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:24:54 UTC, "Brian Reay"
wrote: Sadly, I doubt Medway will enforce this. Of course, they would not have to IF people acted responsibly. Why do people feel it is OK to dump household refuse on the pavement, road, etc.? In our case, if we leave it 1mm inside the property line, they don't take it. -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by Avenue Supplies, http://avenuesupplies.co.uk |
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"Steve Firth" wrote in message ... On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:04:05 +0000, Rob wrote: OK, thanks. I think some sort of domestic paper press would be a useful addition to homes with multi-fuel fires. ICBA, all the ones I have seen involve wetting the paper and pressing it into a brick which then (presumably) takes days to dry out. In future I'm thinking of getting a pellet making machine to turn olive wood chips into stove pellets. If I get one I'll experiment adding shredded paper to the chips. Days? More like months. |
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"Tim S" wrote in message ... Mary Fisher wrote: "dave" wrote in message ... I wish I could get our council to pick up our recycled bin. we are disabled and have to have the paper/glass/tin box collected. no matter how many times I have rang/emailed we still get missed out. even the intervention of our local councillors (2) have failed to improve matters. i would love to recycle but our council is failing us, so all our refuse goes in one bin. I have even wrote to the council with my concerns and they cannot be bothered to reply. if this is happening to other disabled persons then how can councils threaten to prosecute when they can't be bothered? I spoke to the wagon drivers and they say we are on the assistance register so they will pick up from our property, this happens the day I speak to them but the next time (fortnighly) they just drive by even though our recycled bin can be seen from the front of our property. dave Can't you ask a neighbour to do it for you? Perhaps he's under the impression that he's already paid the council to do so? I don't think you pay extra for such assistance - you don't in Leeds anyway. In any case it would keep his blood pressure down if a kindly neighbour helped out. If we have to be away ours put ours out and in, without our asking. We do the same for others. It's not exactly hard work and is good for friendships. Mary |
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On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:28:46 -0000, "nightjar" nightjar@insert my
surname here.uk.com wrote: It usually takes me about 2-3 weeks to produce the amount of general waste that would fill a bin. The recycling bin, which is collected fortnightly, is usually full, but a lot of that is PETG bottles, which are bulky. Then crush them down with 10 seconds of effort, tighten the top and you'll find they will scrunch up so small you can chuck everything in the normal bin and forget about recycling. -- |
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