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Outside the front door - but the other 3 flat occupiers keep theirs at the back - I prefer mine at the front because there is no vehicle access at the back and it means they drag their bins a long way on collection day.

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Some people only have very small back yards and would not have room for 3 big bins.We don't have to carry our blue box through our house as we have a side gate but I sympathise with anyone who has to cart the box through their house.It must be awful when it's dripping all over your carpet.:(

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ours aint that big lilly,but can see what yer saying,can also understand the problem for those with flats etc, my main point is this council understands buggar all.;)

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got to say though I actually agree with him :D I love fortnightly collections. only having to drag bin out once a fortnight... but think we should have smaller wheelie bins for recyclables

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The other people I know who live in flats in Hyndburn have either their own wheelie bin too, or shared wheelie bins. I can't speak for Blackburn, as happily I don't live there.:D

There are less and less black bags left about as a result, and you see less of them ripped open by dogs/cats, and therefore less likey to attract vermin, in my humble opinion.:)

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There are less and less black bags left about as a result, and you see less of them ripped open by dogs/cats, and therefore less likey to attract vermin, in my humble opinion.---------------------------------------------- agree on that also in the "old dustbin holes" attracted more vermin than the wheelie bins.

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Any hungry mut could have one of the old bins over, and the lid off, and be enjoying a dog's dinner, in seconds.:D

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ther is me my wife 18 year old son 15 year old daughter and for us we have no problem with fortnightly collections we recycle so much now are bin is still not full.but i do agree when you have babies its not fun with nappies

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My neighbour uses some kind of nappy recycling scheme; she has clean terry nappies delivered and the dirty ones taken away, think it's once a week. Not sure on the cost but it's got to be more enviro friendly and maybe works out even cheaper ??

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I live in this dismal town called Blackburn and believe you me fortnightly collections are awful. Even though I'm vegetarian and don't use many things that can't be recycled my bin stinks something rotten. Cat litter and dog faeces being the main items thrown away. As for the little boxes they provide for recycling mine is full within a couple of days because of pet food tins. I'd be in real trouble if my kids were still at home. Just a thought as well, has anyone tried washing out the tins with the pull rings. I attempted to do so when the scheme first started and learnt pretty quick not to do so with anything but a dish brush. Even those get cut to shreds after a few washes.

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Blackburn with Darwen collect refuse from 60,000 properties.
80% (48,000) have wheelie bins, 20% (12,000) use council issued refuse sacks.
Households have to self store the bags sometimes for up to two weeks.

Hyndburn have a question and answer page about collections:

Refuse in Hyndburn - Your questions answered

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If you are feeling green, and not just at the thought of washing all those nappies (:D), here's a link to LCC's site, which has details about collection services in the county, and which will help keep your wheelie bins smelling fresher, and our landfill sites from being full of disposable nappies.


Lancashire County Council Environment Directorate: Waste Management

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What is wrong with washing terry nappies yourself?
The solid soil is first removed by a toilet flush and then they are placed in a bucket of water with disinfectant until they total a washload.
When I was working mother with a child aged 13 months I found the time and it is certainly much cheaper than using disposables.

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You're right, there's nothing wrong with washing them yourself, generations of women did it.

It is certainly the cheapest method, and the most environmentally friendly.

Apparently it will take five hundred years for a disposable nappy to decompose in a landfill site...yuk!:eek:

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We looked into the recycleable nappies when Siobhan was born. They cost more than buying brand name nappies and then the enviromental impact is rarely considered correctly. the disposable will take years to decompose(although they are using better materials now and research means it will only get better) but they use no energy in that process, in fact, they produce methane which can be captured and used. The 'green' nappy scheme uses cloth nappies with a liner(made of teh same stuff as nappies) which is thrown away or flushed down teh loo. However the material parts are washed and sterilised before reuse which uses energy to heat the water and run the machines, detergent which is finding its way into the water table via rivers and streams often to the adverse effects on local wildlife etc. There is also the collection and delivery wagons burning fossil fuels and emmitting all sorts of dodgy gases(both in running and the initial manufacture/decommissioning of said vehicle) to make sure that you have your clean supply.


Its a shame that people very rarely consider the complete environmental impact of something before claiming its green status. I have recently started car sharing with a guy from Burnley. He drives a Toyota Prius. He bought it for its 'green' status. now I've enlightened him regarding just how dirty they are end to end lifecycle he's rather embarrassed about the whole thing. e.g. my 180,000 mile Volvo on LPG is significantly 'greener' /mile than his car will ever be.