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Darby · 09-07-2004, 09:25

Rubbish is not just a problem in Accy or the UK. In Germany we have at least 4 bins. Blue for paper, Brown for Bio waste (veg peelings, bits of garden waste etc, Yellow (not everybody gets one of these) for packaging (plastic, yoghurt cups, foil tops, etc, and Black for general waste and other rubbish. The Blue bin is collected monthly, the Brown one every 2 weeks, the Yellow one every 2 weeks and the Black one every other week. Any extra rubbish once the bin is full, will only be collected in specially marked bags that have to be collected from the council and paid for.
Oversize rubbish (settee's chairs etc,) must be taken to the refuse tip and PAID for by volume or weight.
If there is any mess once the bin men have just visited, a simple phone call to the council will result in either (a) the council sending somebody to clear it up (normally within 1 hour) or (b) the Refuse truck is made to come back(with its original crew) and clear it up. They do not get paid for this time and are warned that any further mess will result in a reduction of their wages. I know this to be true as a neighbour complained last year and again this year....since then .......no mess at all.
Mind you, with these strick rules, waste collection and disposal is expensive...and guess who has to pay....That's right...Joe Soap (but we make sure we get our monies worth!!)

Its your council that needs a shake up!!

09-07-2004, 09:25	#15
Darby Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Albions End Posts: 691 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 44	Re: [b]rubbish Tip[b] Rubbish is not just a problem in Accy or the UK. In Germany we have at least 4 bins. Blue for paper, Brown for Bio waste (veg peelings, bits of garden waste etc, Yellow (not everybody gets one of these) for packaging (plastic, yoghurt cups, foil tops, etc, and Black for general waste and other rubbish. The Blue bin is collected monthly, the Brown one every 2 weeks, the Yellow one every 2 weeks and the Black one every other week. Any extra rubbish once the bin is full, will only be collected in specially marked bags that have to be collected from the council and paid for. Oversize rubbish (settee's chairs etc,) must be taken to the refuse tip and PAID for by volume or weight. If there is any mess once the bin men have just visited, a simple phone call to the council will result in either (a) the council sending somebody to clear it up (normally within 1 hour) or (b) the Refuse truck is made to come back(with its original crew) and clear it up. They do not get paid for this time and are warned that any further mess will result in a reduction of their wages. I know this to be true as a neighbour complained last year and again this year....since then .......no mess at all. Mind you, with these strick rules, waste collection and disposal is expensive...and guess who has to pay....That's right...Joe Soap (but we make sure we get our monies worth!!) Its your council that needs a shake up!!