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We are all going to have to move out of our houses soon to accomodate all the recycling bins :(

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I wonder if the bins get recycled?

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Lancashire to introduce food bins - but Blackburn with Darwen opts for incinerator (From Lancashire Telegraph)

I don`t have any food waste........It all gets eaten or composted.....:confused:

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I don't have a garden, so composting is not an option.
I have to carry my blue box, my cardboard boxes, white bag and blue bag down 13 concrete steps to put them out for collection at the crack of dawn. - so being washed and dressed at that early hour is already an intrusion on my laid back lifestyle.

What I need to know now is whether I can accumulate my eggshells and crusts in plastic bags so that I can deposit food waste in this blue bin once a day, or will I have to make a trip down 13 concrete steps every time I crack an egg:rolleyes:

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I'm at a little bit of a lose here, I don't a wheelie bin but orange sacks, will I get blue plastic sacks for the food stuffs :confused::rolleyes::D

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Anyone else spot the 2 reasons this scheme should not happen?

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i wonder who is the leader of this crackpot idea?:rolleyes:

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The system...........Too many 'thinking' civil servants in too many jobs that have been created to keep these 'Job for life' people in employment with the help of too many councillors at all levels who have have'nt a bloody clue what day it is.

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if its the system,why have "Blackburn n Darwen" opted out? sorry that don't wash.:)

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Same applies in Blackburn with Darwen...they could'nt organise a wet.

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A lot of these issues are wrapped in European RED TAPE too Roy:rolleyes:

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Not my choice. :eek:

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these bins are going to stink to the high heavens in the summer if they are full of decomposing foodstuffs...just think of the flies and maggots..

I am all for leaving my blue wheelie bin the back lane - letting someone take it and not have one..they arent exactly going to police who has one and who doesnt..I dont have the space for one and with 2 dogs and a compost bin and a greedy toddler - we dont accrue much if any food waste..

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And are they going to expect you to welk out to the bin each time your cooking in the kistchen to throw the scraps in?

Just wont happen.

I'll use it for other stuff though :D

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Just had a knock at the door, and a rather attractive young man was on our avenue offering a service of bin cleaning. They come around every 4 weeks and completely cleanse the bin and leave it nicely smelling, with a choice of smells (take note MargaretR.. :)). Only £2.50.

Haven't joined up yet, but have taken his card and am thinking about it, even though I wrap up all food left-overs, put them in another bag, and then everything goes in a black bin bag before disposing in the domestic bin.
Does get a bit smelly. Mmmm .. very enterprising ... will think about it.