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Originally Posted by garinda
We all pay differing amounts depending on how much gas or electricity we use. I don't really see a problem if charges are implemented for how much non recycable rubbish we have collected.
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Don't think I can agree with you on that one, rindy! While the concept of paying for what you use is not a bad one in most cases, some folks will certainly try to avoid charges by tipping their junk in all the wrong places. The result will be unsightly and possibly unsanitary. Probably cheaper in the long run to allow folks to use their own bins without worrying about how much additional it will cost them.
In the town where I used to live, the council limited how many black bags you could dispose of without paying additional fees, but allowed folks to buy stickers to put on additional bags of trash. The result was a huge increase in inappropriate tipping. After a couple of years, they reversed the policy. They still do require a sticker for sofas, appliances, and other large items, but they send out two free stickers per household each year. Also, the stickers are inexpensive (roughly 5 pounds for a larger item, and half of that for a smaller one. Compared with the inconvenience of hauling a washing machine or refreigerator yourself it is a pretty fair deal. So far, it's working pretty well.
Understand you were not feeling too well recently, rindy, and hope that things are now a bit better. Going to have to keep working my way up the rankings on the Accyweb quiz!