HBC Policy On Cardboard Collection?

phil8715 · 06-03-2011, 19:44

I live in Rishton in a 1 bed flat with my partner and just don't have room to store cardboard ready for its fortnightly collection. I have spoken to HBC who don't really seem be bothered about sorting out the problem of where and how to store the cardboard. When we moved in to our property in 2008 we were told to bundle the cardboard up and put it out for collection.

But it's not practical to does this as we live on a bend and the wind off the corner blows the cardboard all over the street. I asked if I could put in either a wheely bin or into my blue box and many times they refused to collect it when I did. I was told the reason was because the wagon that picks up the cardboard is a flatbed with a cage and there's no lifting equipment on the wagon to attach the bin onto. We also have no sort of container to store it while in the flat.

We have on our street a recycling point which I requested for paper, plastic bottles, tin and glass, but nothing for cardboard.

Another suggestion was take the cardboard to the local recycling centre in Gt Harwood, problem is I don't drive and why should I do the council's job for them, they get paid for doing it, I don't.

Has anybody got any suggestions?

accyman · 06-03-2011, 20:56

aye they are a bit fussy about what they will take

i rang up asking them to take a plastic bumper off my old pegeout 307 and they refused

i asked if they would take away a childs plastic car and they said yes

i asked if they would takeaway the bumper off a childs toy plastic car and they said yes they would

i asked if they would take away the plastic bumper off my childs to scale toy car modeled on the pegeout 307 and they said no

on the plus side it doubled up nicely as a sledge when we had snow so its not all bad

lancsdave · 06-03-2011, 21:00

Ask one of your local councillors. Don't expect a reply off the Tory ones but I'm sure the Labour ones will answer

garinda · 06-03-2011, 21:27

I very rarely have cardboard.

When I have, I tie it as small and flat as possible, and wedge it next to the blue box.

My cardboard is collected before the other recycling, but they've always replaced the emptied blue box to it's position as a wedge.

Sorry I can't offer anymore help.

phil8715 · 06-03-2011, 22:53

I've emailed HBC and i'll email Ken or Harry see if they can do something.

cashman · 06-03-2011, 23:02

yeh will get more sense outa those 2 than H.B.C. i would imagine.

garinda · 07-03-2011, 07:29

There was a recent report in the press that we might have just two recycling containers in the near future.

Hyndburn residents could have just two recycling bins (From Blackburn Citizen)

Benipete · 07-03-2011, 08:02

I wedge mine under the lid of the wheelie bin.

jaysay · 07-03-2011, 08:26

Well I live in a flat and I get plenty of cardboard and have never had any problems what-so-ever storing it or with it being collected, sometime I really do wonder just what people want from the council, think we've been turned into a true nanny state at times

accyman · 07-03-2011, 13:05

well doing the job we pay them to do would be a good start.Its bad enough the council to insist we sperate and sort our rubbish so at the very least they should take away the extra we sometimes find ourselves with.

perhaps if councils wernt so fussy about what they took away there would be less fly tipping ?

phil8715 · 07-03-2011, 13:45

That's exactly it. They're paid to do it we're not. Why should we wash our jars and tins and put them in the correct bag. We're doing 90% of the work for them.

garinda · 07-03-2011, 14:10

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Originally Posted by phil8715

That's exactly it. They're paid to do it we're not. Why should we wash our jars and tins and put them in the correct bag. We're doing 90% of the work for them.

Local councils have recycling targets set my central government, which if they don't reach has financial implications.

If we didn't sort it, we'd be paying more.

Simple as.

Small price to pay, as far as I'm concerned.

Still, takes all sorts.

Some people probably get their food cut up for them, because it's too much effort.

Or even chewed by their Mummy, like a baby bird.

jaysay · 07-03-2011, 18:08

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Originally Posted by garinda

Local councils have recycling targets set my central government, which if they don't reach has financial implications.

If we didn't sort it, we'd be paying more.

Simple as.

Small price to pay, as far as I'm concerned.

Still, takes all sorts.

Some people probably get their food cut up for them, because it's too much effort.

Or even chewed by their Mummy, like a baby bird.

And don't forget G. get their backsides wiped as well, but even them some people still wouldn't be satisfied

Neil · 07-03-2011, 19:24

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Originally Posted by garinda

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Originally Posted by phil8715

That's exactly it. They're paid to do it we're not. Why should we wash our jars and tins and put them in the correct bag. We're doing 90% of the work for them.

Local councils have recycling targets set my central government, which if they don't reach has financial implications.

If we didn't sort it, we'd be paying more.

Simple as.

Small price to pay, as far as I'm concerned.

Still, takes all sorts.

Some people probably get their food cut up for them, because it's too much effort.

Or even chewed by their Mummy, like a baby bird.

Nice post.

Who is it who thinks we have a broken society and thinks he can turn it into a big society.

I think he is right about the first bit and some posts on here suggest he is but the second is a bit off the mark.

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Originally Posted by phil8715

That's exactly it. They're paid to do it we're not. Why should we wash our jars and tins and put them in the correct bag. We're doing 90% of the work for them.

Glad we don't all think like that or people like me and the many groups I work with might not be working with the Council to raise £100,000's to improve Hyndburn for ours and others children.

jaysay · 08-03-2011, 09:24

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Originally Posted by phil8715

That's exactly it. They're paid to do it we're not. Why should we wash our jars and tins and put them in the correct bag. We're doing 90% of the work for them.

Well you know the answer don't bother just throw them in with the rest of the rubbish,