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Slightly OT - Wheely bin compactors
Ah - the joys of crap councils...
Having been used to a council that takes anything papery and cardboardy in the paper bin (even food wrappings), anything plasticky (even food wraps) in the plastic bin (+ cans) and food waste, including meat, in the garden bin - I discover the joys of Rother Council: Little bin 1: Types 1,2 + 3 plastics (most drinks bottles but not many cartons, eg yoghurt which are mostly Type 6 for me) + cans (but no jar lids) Little bin 2: white paper. Literally. No card and even the plastic windows of envelopes must be removed. Garden bin: no peelings (WTF?!), definitely no food waste. And to boot, the random bin is only 180l instead of 240l for a fortnightly collection. No local drops for cardboard. Station car park takes glass (good), but the same paper and plastics as my own bins (the point of that being?...) and no cardboard... Rather than fight such pathetic uselessness head on[1], I gave up and got one of these: http://www.trashbasher.co.uk/ (No connection etc, can be got cheaper at many places). Seems to work very well. Being DIY, I should have made my own, but without a welder or a heavy tube bender, it would be hard to make something so simple and elegant. Problem solved... [1] This will be remembered at the next local elections and used to beat candidates over the head with... I'll get rid of the paper bin and garden bins next. Poor paper bin only has 2 envelopes in the bottom. And I'll have composting up and running soon so that will take a lot of kitchen waste... Cardboard will probably be kept as fire lighting material. -- Tim Watts This space intentionally left blank... |
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