Axe for the weekly Rubbish Pick-Up

[mrknowall]

Councils Get Green Light To Scrap Weekly Bin Collection.The government funded report today claims there are no "adverse health effects", giving the green light to councils across the country to collect rubbish once every two weeks.
180 out of the 410 councils in England and Wales have already axed weekly visits.

[badgerchops]

flipping 'eck. it will be nasty. Well will our council tax go down then?

I lived in a a flat with one green large bin outside. it is full up after one week so what will happen after two. it will be spilling out on the street.

[redcrx]

yep Badger and if theyre anything like my local council they wont empty a bin that is overfull.
We are told that the council are aiming for a third of our rubbish to be recycled, so if we have a bin full of rubbish a week it would make more sense to empty the main rubish bin 2 weeks out of every three rather than every other week.
The bins stink in the summer too.

[Ethel]

'There will be no risk to health if the rubbish is well wrapped up'

Wrapped in what? Plastic bags that will not rot quickly?

Layers of newspaper that would bulk out the rubbish, and make it weigh more? In any case, my newspaper is either incinerated or composted.

It really is not good enough.

I much prefer the Spanish system - communal bins kerbside which are emptied daily.

I don't have young children, but I don't like the idea of two weeks' worth of disposable nappies outside a house. Especially in the summer. And womens' monthly hygiene products, which can no longer be flushed down the loo.

I am fortunate - my weekly rubbish is less than a quarter of a black bin bag. But my blood is boiling at this. Fly tipping round here is bad enough - it can only get worse.

[cascarelli]

Badger - that was funny, 'will our council tax go down then'!!

You should know by now that it only goes up - even if the Council offers a lesser service. Silly boy!

[badgerchops]

oh i know it wont go down.. haha.. i know that. I like to complain to the council sometimes. Like when they put up the amount for policing in our area but we dont even have a police station.

Also my flat has one small wheelie bin for the paper and one small wheelie bin for cans... thats it. to be shared by six flats. joke !!

[mrknowall]

Ethel if our bins get full can we send to you then ?

Also there are bin police if you put your bin out to early or leave it out after the bin is emptyed you can be fined.

[redcrx]

you wouldnt dare leave the bin out here. We have had 2 stolen (the next door neighbour was seen with her friend taking one) and also if you leave it out she shoves all her extra rubbish into it too.

[alijangra]

I think it will encourage people to recycle more, I only put my bin out once a fortnight anyway and it is rarely full. We should all be ashamed about the amount of waste we produce and maybe we will all give it a little more thought now.

[redcrx]

anyone want to recycle my sons nappies? Ali? any suggestions?
Id happily recycle more but we have a fussy council who pick and choose what they want to class as recyclable. If you have anything that they dont agree with they refuse to collect that too.

[mrknowall]

Even though half of the waste is inedible, such as teabags, it still means more than 15p in every �1 spent on food is wasted.

Companys and Public houses waste the most. All the bottles from my local Public house go in the bin the Brewerys dont pick them up like they used to.
And the Landlord says it cheaper to bin them than recycle
them.
I think they should bring back 10p return i remember when Bar drinks did this.

[mrknowall]

redcrx you could use Terry nappies
That would keep you a bizzy bee lol

[redcrx]

would it ever. Finishing a full days work and then scraping nappies or emptying a soaking bin. Not a chance.
Mind you, at 20 months hes doing well with potty training so i wont have disposables for long now.

Wonder if i could empty used ones into the compost bin (again emptied every 2 weeks and stinks in between)

[mrknowall]

We recommend the following ways in which you can use washable nappies to minimise global environmental impact of using nappies:

Choose nappies made from organic cotton or hemp/green cotton which are grown without the use of pesticides.
Choose nappies made locally within UK or EEC to minimise miles travelled.
Avoid PVC wraps, use some organic wool or wool wraps if possible (NB:not always suitable)
Buy secondhand nappies or reuse your nappies for subsequent babies
Avoid soaking, dry pail (store dry) in a bucket with a close fitting lid. If you do soak avoid sanitisers and use a natural agent eg lavender oil
Use washable liners
Use an A rated energy efficient washing machine
Wash at 60 maximum, wash nappies that are wet only at 40
Especially if your washing machine doesn't adjust the volume of water to the weight of the load automatically, always wash a full load - add other items such as towels and clothing to your wash to make a full load
Use an eco-detergent
Don't use a conditioner, it reduces absorbency and is unnecessary
Line or air dry do not tumble dry, and avoid turning the radiators on to dry washing
Never iron nappies or wraps

I LIKE THIS BIT BELOW

Sell or pass on your nappies after you have finished with them.

[Octavius]

If it were really about recycling and reusing and generally being goody two shoes conservationists I wouldn�t mind. But it isn�t � it�s about reducing the overhead expenses against council tax levies. Eventually we will be told that because we are recycling so much that Council Taxes will have to go up to pay for more collections and because of the rising cost of recycling facilities.

I have bi-weekly collections and it is quite surprising how much junk you are not allowed or are unable to recycle, hence it sits in the front garden for a couple of weeks making a tasty little treat for the local foxes, rats and other nocturnal vagrants.

[maggie01]

We have been having our rubbish cleared every two weeks for some time now. It is bad enough in the winter but the summer months are awfull. The bin has to be stored at the side of the house and it can get quite smelly even though everything is in black bags tied inside. Last year we even had a maggot on the bin. Gross.