I Like Recycling
Now I'm a fan of recycling but our new Council recycling scheme means we have 5 separate Bins! It's crazy.
My bins go out more than I do these days.
My bins go out more than I do these days.
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Ironicman · 56-60, M
@Lemony: Holy smoke, recycling is bad enough but bin diving other people's trash is not good. I feel for you. Keep working on them
ArishMell · 70-79, M
It's all so different from one Council to another - in the UK, not just between countries.
Ours supply just three:
- A small food-waste bin I never use as I waste very little food, and put inedible vegetable materials like peelings on my own compost-heap.
- One large bin for paper, thin card, glass, cans (steel and aluminium), and recoverable plastics all together.
- One large bin for general landfill refuse.
We can ask the Council for garden waste collection; though like many others I take mine and anything else bulky like scrap timber to a local(-ish) skip yard, planning journeys overall to reduce duplicated mileages to save my fuel costs!.
Ours supply just three:
- A small food-waste bin I never use as I waste very little food, and put inedible vegetable materials like peelings on my own compost-heap.
- One large bin for paper, thin card, glass, cans (steel and aluminium), and recoverable plastics all together.
- One large bin for general landfill refuse.
We can ask the Council for garden waste collection; though like many others I take mine and anything else bulky like scrap timber to a local(-ish) skip yard, planning journeys overall to reduce duplicated mileages to save my fuel costs!.
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Fallflower · 46-50, F
Ironicman · 56-60, M
@Fallflower So in NJ you don't have to seperate your rubbish for recycling or does someone do that down at the rubbish depot?
hlpflwthat · M
Ironicman · 56-60, M
@hlpflwthat: Great point. I was thinking that the other day. We've gone from 4 separate trucks to at least 8 over a fortnight collection. Greater London suburb with a new food to energy incinerator. It's estimated that 85% of rubbish regenerated at the site will be imported from surrounding cities.
The diesel pollution from all that traffic's gonna kill us
The diesel pollution from all that traffic's gonna kill us
Nyloncapes · 61-69, M
We have collection of garden stuff every 2 weeks, they leave us special bags, I am in the UK , south London ironicman
Nyloncapes · 61-69, M
I am in Croydon, yes let's hope they do, it is not hard to recycle really
Ironicman · 56-60, M
@Nyloncapes Weve got a couple of kids and we have to make sure they stick to the plan. A lot of the problem is finding the space in the kitchen for all the bins. Croydon lad! Spent a lot of my late teens and early twenties in places like the Blue Orchid, Joe Bananas, Scarlets and many more!!
Nyloncapes · 61-69, M
Nyloncapes · 61-69, M
I have bin for paper cardboard, bin for plastics, and bin for other household rubbish
Ironicman · 56-60, M
@Nyloncapes good to hear you're doing your bit to save the planet. Here, we have 1) for paper (2) for plastic, glass, tin (3) for food waste only (4) house hold waste/rubbish that can't be recycled (5) for garden waste - additional yearly charge for that opt in bin. That's 5 bins, all fortnightly collection with exception to food waste.!!!