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phil8715 · 06-03-2011, 19:44

I live in Rishton in a 1 bed flat with my partner and just don't have room to store cardboard ready for its fortnightly collection. I have spoken to HBC who don't really seem be bothered about sorting out the problem of where and how to store the cardboard. When we moved in to our property in 2008 we were told to bundle the cardboard up and put it out for collection.

But it's not practical to does this as we live on a bend and the wind off the corner blows the cardboard all over the street. I asked if I could put in either a wheely bin or into my blue box and many times they refused to collect it when I did. I was told the reason was because the wagon that picks up the cardboard is a flatbed with a cage and there's no lifting equipment on the wagon to attach the bin onto. We also have no sort of container to store it while in the flat.

We have on our street a recycling point which I requested for paper, plastic bottles, tin and glass, but nothing for cardboard.

Another suggestion was take the cardboard to the local recycling centre in Gt Harwood, problem is I don't drive and why should I do the council's job for them, they get paid for doing it, I don't.

Has anybody got any suggestions?

06-03-2011, 19:44	#1
phil8715 Full Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Republic of Rishton Posts: 155 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	HBC Policy On Cardboard Collection? I live in Rishton in a 1 bed flat with my partner and just don't have room to store cardboard ready for its fortnightly collection. I have spoken to HBC who don't really seem be bothered about sorting out the problem of where and how to store the cardboard. When we moved in to our property in 2008 we were told to bundle the cardboard up and put it out for collection. But it's not practical to does this as we live on a bend and the wind off the corner blows the cardboard all over the street. I asked if I could put in either a wheely bin or into my blue box and many times they refused to collect it when I did. I was told the reason was because the wagon that picks up the cardboard is a flatbed with a cage and there's no lifting equipment on the wagon to attach the bin onto. We also have no sort of container to store it while in the flat. We have on our street a recycling point which I requested for paper, plastic bottles, tin and glass, but nothing for cardboard. Another suggestion was take the cardboard to the local recycling centre in Gt Harwood, problem is I don't drive and why should I do the council's job for them, they get paid for doing it, I don't. Has anybody got any suggestions?