Auroral

Well, two members of the council just arrived and that was speedy. When complaining over the phone I’d expected it be a week or so before attention was given but I was wrong them came quickly. I don’t recall offering biscuits!

So they sifted through our rubbish which I’d already tipped all over the back garden, they pointed out most of what we recycled actually couldn’t be recycled by them and would either have to go in the black bin or taken to the recycling center up the road from us.

I then asked about better education of what we can and can’t throw in these bins. The young chap then handed me a brown envelope some moments later which contained information we’d already seen before.

I then raised the point about why some months ago rubbish was taken from our black bin and left. I was told that the refuge collectors should of left reasons why which they didn’t. But I was informed I should either continue to stick this waste in the black bin or take it to the recycling center. Well actually it’s not a recycling center as such, we always call it a dump or a tip. Whether they recycle not is another question.

In the envelope they gave me there was a letter which stated something about a ‘Zero waste strategy’ that they currently have under way.  I find it hard to believe they mean that or even try to meet that goal!

Out of the things we buy from the super market we can not recycle the following in our green bin, despite them taking this rubbish for many years, fresh juice cartons, thin pizza boxes (Not fresh pizza) and quite a lot of other food packaging (Non-contact) which they’d always taken previously.

I’ve calmed down a lot since my first blog this morning on the matter, but I’m still annoyed about all this. I said that if I’m to personally take cardboard and other items to the dump, could I at least request another green bin for storing the rubbish until I take it. They refused and said I could buy a bin from B&Q.

No if they had said something when they didn’t collect the first time two weeks ago then we could of taken measures to ensure they did this week and the next time they take rubbish out of our black bin and leave it in our driveway, I’ll complain again because if it can’t go in either bin then where can it go.

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