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Old 11-07-2014, 12:48   #21
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: Public Sector Strike !!! Bins !!!

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Originally Posted by davemac View Post
But to repeat myself, it is only a bin of rubbish, why do people get so irate about it and start canvasing councillors and slag off the council, it will be emptied in two weeks. I use bin bags that are tied at the top, I have never witnessed this plague of flies and rats that are put forward as a direct result of not having the bin emptied. As I see it, responsible recycling does not result in an overflowing bin.
You cannot recycle nappies or used stoma bags and the wipes that are used in cleaning a stoma....surgical dressings too. Even in tied bags these items are offensive. They might not attract rats, but they certainly do attract flies.
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