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WillowTheWhisp · 05-07-2008, 09:16

OK let's try to look at this logically (dons quizzical expression and pointed ears).

The council declares that we must only have one wheelie bin worth of rubbish per household each fortnight.

Q. Why?
A. The council proclaims that if we have more than one wheelie bin worth of rubbish per fortnight this is because we are not recycling enough and putting recyclable waste in with our residual waste.
Therefore in a bid to ensure that we recycle everything we can possibly recycle they refuse to remove any more than one wheelie bin worth per household per fortnight (unless we have prior permission to 'create' more waste).

Flaw in the argument:
We do not 'create' the waste. We do not want the wretched waste but we have it foist upon us in various ways and we are left to dispose of it as responsibly as possible.

What happens to this residual waste? It goes to the tip and ends up in landfill.

Emma has a lot of rubbish in her bin which other people have dumped there. She also has a lot of rubbish in her garden which people have dumped there or which has found its way there due to having been dropped by bin men when they empty other people's fortnightly regulation allocated one-per-household wheelie bin. She is not allowed to bag this up and request that the council remove it to the tip.

Why? Because she would then be exceeding the one-per-household wheelie bin allocation.

Now let us remind ourselves why we are only allocated one per household (without prior arrangement) - in order to encourage us to recycle more.

But this load of rubbish is not recyclable!

Furthermore, they have advised Emma that she can take it to the tip herself, or pay someone else to take it to the tip for her where it will end up in exactly the same landfill site as it would have done if the regulation council approved bin men had just taken it away on bin day!

No, try as I might I just cannot see the logic in that at all -(Removes pointed ears and replaces quizzical expression with one of sheer disbelief in the insanity of council jobsworths.)

05-07-2008, 09:16	#22
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: domestic waste removal? OK let's try to look at this logically (dons quizzical expression and pointed ears). The council declares that we must only have one wheelie bin worth of rubbish per household each fortnight. Q. Why? A. The council proclaims that if we have more than one wheelie bin worth of rubbish per fortnight this is because we are not recycling enough and putting recyclable waste in with our residual waste. Therefore in a bid to ensure that we recycle everything we can possibly recycle they refuse to remove any more than one wheelie bin worth per household per fortnight (unless we have prior permission to 'create' more waste). Flaw in the argument: We do not 'create' the waste. We do not want the wretched waste but we have it foist upon us in various ways and we are left to dispose of it as responsibly as possible. What happens to this residual waste? It goes to the tip and ends up in landfill. Emma has a lot of rubbish in her bin which other people have dumped there. She also has a lot of rubbish in her garden which people have dumped there or which has found its way there due to having been dropped by bin men when they empty other people's fortnightly regulation allocated one-per-household wheelie bin. She is not allowed to bag this up and request that the council remove it to the tip. Why? Because she would then be exceeding the one-per-household wheelie bin allocation. Now let us remind ourselves why we are only allocated one per household (without prior arrangement) - in order to encourage us to recycle more. But this load of rubbish is not recyclable! Furthermore, they have advised Emma that she can take it to the tip herself, or pay someone else to take it to the tip for her where it will end up in exactly the same landfill site as it would have done if the regulation council approved bin men had just taken it away on bin day! No, try as I might I just cannot see the logic in that at all -(Removes pointed ears and replaces quizzical expression with one of sheer disbelief in the insanity of council jobsworths.) __________________