Recycling/charity.

garinda

garinda

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Most of us will have now been issued with green recycling bags for textiles, shoes etc.

Does anyone know how HBC recycle these items?

Are they turned back into material, like some sort of felt? l suspect not because they ask for shoes to be in pairs.

Will charity shops miss out, because people will find it easier to leave goods in the bags, rather than carry them to a charity shop?
 
I think it's more thank likely they will sell the stuff on to companies who sell it on to other less well off countries just like charity shops do when they have too much stuff or they are rotating the stock. I do know that for every tonne I think it is they are making a donation to the north west air ambulance
 
harwood red said:
I do know that for every tonne I think it is they are making a donation to the north west air ambulance
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That's the sort of information the council should be publicising on their website.
 
I told them it wasn't update when they were changing things round recently and now wanted us to put cans in blue bag instead of box, and they still haven't changed that either. It still says to put the cans in the box............DOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
harwood red said:
I told them it wasn't update when they were changing things round recently and now wanted us to put cans in blue bag instead of box, and they still haven't changed that either. It still says to put the cans in the box............DOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What's the point of having up to the date technology if it isn't utilised?

Surely Peter Britcliffe can't spend all his spare time reading Accy Web, and sometimes checks out his own council's site?:D
 
garinda said:
What's the point of having up to the date technology if it isn't utilised?

Surely Peter Britcliffe can't spend all his spare time reading Accy Web, and sometimes checks out his own council's site?:D
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His ego wont let him away from Accy Web. Proberly has a flunky checking it when he is otherwise occupied. ;)
 
I have nothing at all against re-cycling as much as possible and do my little bit to help things along but has anyone done a study on how much energy is used in re-cycling rather than throwing away?
 
I phoned HBC's recycling helpline this morning to ask for a blue box and a blue bag, which I first requested when I moved in eighteen months ago. Fingers crossed.

I did mention that their site needs updating, and asked what happens to the collected textiles, shoes etc., and she said she would look into it.
 
I will still recycle my old clothes, shoes and household textiles to the charity shops. It is a valuable source of income for them and even the stuff that they cannot sell in their shops is sold to textile recyclers......so even that stuff generates a bit of income. My other stuff...glass, paper etc will continue to find its way into the HBC recycle bins
 
Margaret Pilkington said:
I will still recycle my old clothes, shoes and household textiles to the charity shops. It is a valuable source of income for them and even the stuff that they cannot sell in their shops is sold to textile recyclers......so even that stuff generates a bit of income. My other stuff...glass, paper etc will continue to find its way into the HBC recycle bins
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Would prefer to send my discarded cloths to the charity shops myself Margaret, but haven't got the time to 'traipse' down to them. Yes, I know they put their bags through the door and say will collect on such a such a day, but wish they would put the date on too, as get muddled up with them all, and think probably missed the 'will collect on Friday' collection date, so can't be bothered ! ... 2 behind my door tonight.

Their bags tend to finish up collecting rubbish now, I'm afraid, and, ironically, become part of HBC collection. ... not on my own here, friends and colleagues do the same.

Have been without a white bag for about 2 months now, 'cause they didn't put it back after a collection and have been using the charity bags to put in my paper ...still no white bag left, surely the refuse collectors must realise that I 'aint got one now ?? Perhaps they think I have used it for some other purpose and are holding back on their supply ?
 
The Cancer Charity Shop on Broadway will collect....and so do Age Concern...and I THINK the British heart Foundation do too.
They are very much dependent on donations, so that it is a pity they do not get your stuff. When I am out and about on my travels I will ask which of the charity shops pick up and what arrangements need to be made to pick up any donations....watch this space.
 
Margaret Pilkington said:
The Cancer Charity Shop on Broadway will collect....and so do Age Concern...and I THINK the British heart Foundation do too.
They are very much dependent on donations, so that it is a pity they do not get your stuff. When I am out and about on my travels I will ask which of the charity shops pick up and what arrangements need to be made to pick up any donations....watch this space.
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:da: cheers
 
They asked us to save our card board for recycling, this I did and when Mick put it out did they take it?
Oh no,they did not.
What's the point.
This time the card board has gone in the flippin bin.
 
ANNE said:
They asked us to save our card board for recycling, this I did and when Mick put it out did they take it?
Oh no,they did not.
What's the point.
This time the card board has gone in the flippin bin.
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Ya' probably put it out on the wrong day ... I did that last week and realised at the last minute. Has to go with Black Bin ! Today, was pouring down and thought would be soggy and messy by the time they came, luckily, had room in my black bin and put it there on top. Have wondered, however, if they didn't notice and their automatic technology just chucked it in with the rest of the rubbish. :(
 
anne's right they did say they would now be taking cardboard with the recycling and then...........


THEY HAVEN'T TOOK IT!!!!! :mad: :mad:
 
Has anyone ever wondered why we have charities? Why the government is actively promoting voluntary service?

Don’t get me wrong – I think that all the many thousands of volunteers who do stalwart work for no financial reward are the real salt of the earth but I ask – should they be needed? Obviously yes because they are here. But why do we have all the various charities?

We have charities because the public has identified a need that is not addressed by the government in office and decided to do something about it themselves rather than wait years for something to be done.

But hang on a minute we citizens pay our taxes and the government collects those taxes to tend to the population’s needs. So what has gone wrong?

If the government financed the operation of the RNLI (totally funded by public subscription) RSPCA, NSPCC, cancer research and thousands of other charitable works they wouldn’t be able to waste OUR money on projects that do not benefit the general public in this country. So when a need is identified the government drags it’s collective heels in the full knowledge that if they procrastinate for long enough we will get fed up waiting and do something about it ourselves by forming a charity and funding it through voluntary contributions.

Sadly we are our own worst enemy.

Sorry if I’ve slithered a bit off topic there but it had to be said.
 
We have a better understanding of whats need than some polititions so we do what we can to help. If the gov of the day puts money into a charity/project it is only for political gain not for the benifit of the people who need it. Example 8 billion to educate children in Africa when our own education system NHS etc need to be sorted to run properly. Yes a serious amount of cash has gon into the NHS yet bad management dosnt help. I have nothing against the African "investment" but should we not get our own house in order first before the gov tries to show others how its done.
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Please stop this obsession with recycling and concentrate on your acting career- 'I've brought the boy maam'
Will you be at the just announced Clitheroe V Accy Stanley friendly on 1st May ?
 
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