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Yes it is, thats Hyndburn we're talkin about, they also have a special collection service for all those things you can't get in the wheelie bin, cookers, fridges, freezers(note these now need de-gassing before disposal)furniture etc. May be the collection service takes anything up to 14 days to activate or collect, but they do collect...........sooner or later 
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yeah but if you put a black binliner full of waste food etc next to your wheelie bin they will empty the wheelie bin and leave the black bag for the rats and cats to play with
the only difference between the rubbish in the wheelie bin and the rubbish next to it is that 1 black bag is not in the wheelie bin but the rest are
the whole thing seems very petty on the councils part i even offered ro buy my own second wheelie bin and they said the would also refuse to empty that as well
i dont know what area you live in but my area has become a lot dirtier since wheelie bins came to be because the council leave peoples bags on the back alleys and the wind blows it all overthe street front which means they have to come and clean it up
seems to be much simpler and cheaper to take all the rubbish no natter what its in
no wonder our council tax bill is so high because they have to do the same job twice
just my 2 cents