I THINK RECYCLING IS A GOOD THING IT MEANS WE GET NEW THINGS MADE FROM OLD THINGS I GET TO USE TOILET PAPER MADE FROM OLD PAPER. I GET MY NEWSPAPER ON A MORNING MADE FROM OLD NEWSPAPERS. I GET MY COKE CAN MADE FROM A USED COKE CAN. FANTASTIC. SO WHY DO BARNSLEY COUNCIL INSIST ON ROBBING ME OF MY COUNCIL TAX, NEARLY A GRAND A YEAR AND GIVE ME A NEW GREEN BIN. THIS BIN IS FOR GARDEN WASTE AND MEANS MY NORMAL BIN IS NOW ONLY EMPTIED ON A FORTNIGHTLY BASIS. NOW FORGIVE ME IF THE ONLY PERSON THAT THINKS THIS BUT MY NORMAL BIN REALLY HAS STARTED TO SMELL AND ITS ONLY MARCH. HOW BAD IS THIS SMELL GOING TO GET WHEN I HAVE ROTTING FOOD AND RUBBISH FESTERING IN MY BIN FOR 2 WEEKS IN JULY. IS THIS A BREEDING GROUND FOR DISEASE AND RATS. I THINK SO.
THE OTHER THING DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND IS WHY WE NOW HAVE BIN POLICE THAT GO AND LOOK IN YOUR BINS.THEY APPARENTLY HAVE THE POWER TO FINE YOU IF YOU PUT THE WRONG RUBBISH IN THE WRONG BIN.MMMMM. THEN TELL ME WHY WE SEE THE BIN MEN EMPTYING OUR NORMAL BINS ON A FRIDAY MORNING ON OUR STREET THEN GO TO THE NEXT STREET AND EMPTY THEIR GREEN BINS IN THE SAME BIN WAGON. AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE? OR HAVE THEY GONE MAD. LIKE I SAID EARLIER I THINK RECYCLING IS A GOOD IDEA I REALLY DO BUT IF THEY CANT DO IT RIGHT WHY SHOULD I BOTHER.WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY ALL THE COUNCILS GET IN THIS RIDICULOUS TAX SURELY ALL THE RUBBISH COULD GO TO ONE BIG CENTRE AND THEY COULD PAY SOMEONE TO SORT IT ALL OUT FOR US.
NEAR TO US WE HAVE A COUNCIL RUN TIP THAT HAS BECOME A RECYCLING CENTRE CONTRACTED OUT TO A FIRM DOWN SOUTH. ITS USELESS IF I TAKE RUBBISH I HAVE TO SORT IT OUT INTO THE CORRECT BADLY MARKED SKIPS, I CANT PUT A TRAILER ON MY CAR AND TAKE IT IN UNLESS I HAVE A PERMIT, I CANT TAKE MY VAN UNLESS I HAVE A PERMIT. HOW DOES THAT WORK THEN IS THE RUBBISH IN MY TRAILER SOMEHOW DIFFERENT TO THE RUBBISH I HAVE TO PUT INSIDE MY VERY NICE CLEAN CARS.
WE ONCE WENT WITH A TRAILER WHEN THIS NEW STUPID RULE CAME INTO FORCE AND THE SECURITY GUARD YES SECURITY GUARD YOU READ IT RIGHT STOPPED US FROM GOING IN. HE SAID
"YOU CANT COME IN WITH A TRAILER"
"WHY" WE ASKED
"BECAUSE YOU HAVE A TRAILER, YOU CANT BRING A TRAILER IN WITH OUT A PERMIT"
"OH" WE REPLIED "THEN HOW DO WE BRING THE RUBBISH TO THE TIP"
"IN THE CAR" HE REPLIED
"BUT WE HAVE TRAILER, WHY WOULD WE PUT WET SMELLY RUBBISH IN THE CAR WHEN WE HAVE A TRAILER" WE SAID
AT THIS POINT THE GUARD SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS AND SAID
"YOU HAVE A TRAILER YOU CANT COME IN"
"WHAT ABOUT IF WE TAKE THE TRAILER OFF THE CAR AND PUSH IT INTO THE TIP.THAT WAY ITS NOT A TRAILER ITS A WHEEL BARROW" WE ASKED
"CANT DO THAT ITS STILL A TRAILER" HE REPLIED
AT THIS POINT AS I'M SURE YOU CAN IMAGINE WE WERE GETTING A LITTLE FED UP
"HOW DO WE GET A PERMIT" WAS OUR NEXT QUESTION
"YOU HAVE TO RING THE COUNCIL OFFICES AND APPLY FOR ONE MON TO FRI"
"ITS SATURDAY AND WERE ALREADY HERE" WE SAID
BY NOW WE WERE GETTING QUITE AGITATED AND JUST DROVE IN WITH THE SECURITY GUARD IN TOW THREATENING TO PHONE THE SKIP POLICE.
WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN? WHY HAS RED TAPE AND BUREAUCRACY GONE SO MAD
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Well recycling is good I suppose.
After all we can't keep putting our rubbish in land fill when we're running out of Land ~ well you are in the UK!
In France, everyone takes their plastics, bottles, paper etc to places like the Supermarket or in the village Bins. Also each area/commune has its own Recycling larger unit and cars, vans whatever can get in......and get rid of a variety of items.
As a result everyone takes recycling very seriously and complies with requests to do so. You see very little litter around the countryside and on Bin day only small bags are put out because the bulk of it has been recycled.
France 4 UK 0 I think!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gorseinonboy
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