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

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."

"John Laird" wrote in message
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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

Mary Fisher wrote:
"John Laird" wrote in message
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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."

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?

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.

--
"Science asks why. I ask why not."

"John Laird" wrote in message
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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

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."

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.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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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

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

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

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.

As I'm not generally around on bin day, I can't be sure where it gets
left, to be honest.

Anyway, a positive result this week when I left the bin a few yards
from the pavement instead of by the side of the house (a location my
previous collectors, same borough, different round, had no trouble
with). The bin was emptied. A shame the lid was left off, in my
drive, and I nearly ran over it, but I suppose I should be grateful for
small mercies.

--
"A can of worms full of Pandora's boxes."

"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.

"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

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!

badger.badger wrote:

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!

Doesn't bother me. I am still on bin bags amongst a whole raft of
wheelie bins. They ask me every now and again if I want a bin and I just
ignore them.

If they want to force the issue, I will just tell them that they owe me
rent for the space that it covers and increase this rent by 100 percent
a year, just like they do with the council tax. :-)

Dave

ps I'll let you know how I go on, if it happens. How they will be able
to weigh my rubbish without the chip, I do not know :-)

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?

"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

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 ...

"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)

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

"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

"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

"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

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.


--

"Matt" wrote in message
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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.

I choose not to forget about recycling - it is more convenient for me than
filling the normal bin every week - and the tops should not be in the
recycling bin. I do put the bottles in first, so the weight of newspapers
tends to compact them.

Colin Bignell

"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert my surname here wrote in message
...

"Matt" wrote in message
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On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:28:46 -0000, "nightjar" nightjar@insert my
surname here.uk.com wrote:

usually full, but a lot of that is PETG bottles, which are bulky.

I do put the bottles in first, so the weight of newspapers tends to
compact them.

Colin Bignell

Simply throw away the tops and stand on the bottles to crush them - they
stay crushed and don't bounce back to shape.

JellyBelly

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

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

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

"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

"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

"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

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 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.

Make a formal written complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman. Don't be
fobbed off. They are quite keen to take complaints like yours provided you
have documentation. It has worked wonders locally in South Somerset.

Peter Crosland

"Peter Crosland" 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.

Make a formal written complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman. Don't
be fobbed off. They are quite keen to take complaints like yours provided
you have documentation. It has worked wonders locally in South Somerset.

Peter Crosland
I am going to a meeting in January and raising the issue there. As for
neighbours helping, why should I have to rely on others to do a job that the
council did for many years? coming down my drive and picking up my old metal
dustbin, carrying it to the wagon and bringing it back. it seems to me that
the councils want to do less for more money. I pay my council tax part of
which is for collection of my rubbish.

If I don't get satisfaction from this meeting then as Peter has said I may
have to write to the local government ombudsman.

Dave

The message .com
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.

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!

In our case, Bristol, we've been like this for *ages*.

Is that a South Glos. council bit of Bristol (like me)? The inlaws are
in a Bristol
City area and it doesn't seem to work so well.

Chris


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On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:07:27 +0000, Chris Hodges wrote:

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.

Welcome to what the rest of the country is doing!

In our case, Bristol, we've been like this for *ages*.

Is that a South Glos. council bit of Bristol (like me)? The inlaws are
in a Bristol City area and it doesn't seem to work so well.

How come no one has noticed that the reason that the bins are half empty is
that the townies are now driving out into the country to tip their crap by
the side of the road? I took a trip down a BOAT not long ago, halfway along
it, three miles from the nearest village I discovered that someone had
decided to tip their washing machine. On other country roads I now
regularly see black bags thrown into hedgerows.