[booth76]

Yep, being just outside of the Blackburn boundary we too have to contend with this idiocy.

Firstly the bin-men left a note telling us that they wouldn't take our bins because the lid was up.

We told them that if this was the case we needed a bigger bin.

We were told that because our family is three adults and a child at fourteen, that we weren't able to get it because we weren't supposed to create that much rubbish by the councils reckoning.

We argued that it was no-ones business how much rubbish we created. What about if we had a party one week - this is the 21st Century!!!!

They said we weren't squashing our litter properly. They sent us details on how to squash plastic bottles and cardboard boxes. We entertained them and told them we would try this (even though we did it anyway).

The bin-men still refused to take the bin.

They then said that we did indeed need a bigger bin. I took the phone-call. I heard it with my own ear.

A fortnight passed - no new bin arrived - we were having to keep a bit of our rubbish in a bag in the kitchen (for the moment( as the bin-men wouldn't take the bin otherwise.

We then got a letter saying we couldn't have a new bin! After being told a fortnight before!

This went on for a while.

We got very angry and threatened them with numerous things, questioned whether this was against the geneva convention etc etc. Called them lots of swearwords in private.

Then out of the blue, they said the bin-men would collect our rubbish - after months and months of crap. However, we were told that it was compulsory to have a visit from a person from the council if we were to still have our rubbish collected. We are still waiting a visit from this 'Rubbish Counsellor' (not a slur on this persons professionalism) who was going to come around and teach the whole family how to throw things away.

THEY ACTUALLY PAY PEOPLE TO DO THIS!!!!

Apparently there is a looooooooooooooong waiting list for this rubbish 'rubbish counsellor' so we might be waiting a while till they get through all the other people who can't throw their rubbish away properly.

Can the money not be spent? For example on better bins????