[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by rockrabbit

So they have two as lets face it the amount of rubbish a family will make in a week wont fit in one wheelie bin then the coucil threaten fines for bin bags not in the bins

It's not just one week's worth of rubbish. It's two. They will only empty the wheelie bins once a fortnight. They have said that they will only take a wheelie binful and that it must be inside the bin with the lid closed. If your lid won't close then they reckon you have too much in there. They do not say what you are supposed to do with the surplus but they are very clear in the leaflet that they won't take extra bags.

If you have cardboard you don't need to put that inside. You can stack it next to the bin and they are supposed to take it separately so that would leave more room inside but even so I still think one bin every 2 weeks is not going to be enough for some people. I did try asking them on the phone what one is supposed to do if one has more rubbish that one binful but all I got out of that was the offer of another blue box (which was delivered today) which I didn't really need as everything recyclable gets recycled anyway and usually fits in the one. Maybe they make exceptions for larger familiesif you ask them nicely.

As for not having enough room for two wheelie bins they'd probably argue that you take up that much room anywya if you have that much rubbish beside your bin in bags. This is due to the fact that it's 2 weeks worth of rubbish rather than just the one which it used to be.