Well that's councils for you! I bet they'd be all over you if you did something to deface your cottage (not that you would, just saying) but they have no bones about three bloody great bins outside it!
Might be worth raising it with the local councillor or giving them a ring?
Just driving around the country,in our van I can see how these bins have changed our once lovely towns and villages. They all look,without exception,like ghettos and slums. I loathe and detest every single bin that was ever made. We have a long road of multi occupancy Victorian houses in town,each house frontage is home to around twenty of these monstrosities. They drink a lot in our village,too. Our Co-op has just cut the household section to make room for more booze!
Sounds like a job for James Dyson and Kevin McCloud to me. They might be able to come up with a more acceptable bin. I agree, they're a depressing sight, and there should be different sizes for people who live modestly.
That's right, dinky little bins for dinky little me. I may have to organise a little enclosure for them, hidden by willow panels maybe. It's a thought.
Re: Bins!callmemadamSeptember 20 2012, 18:09:24 UTC
It seems I did get you started :-)I left out the kitchen caddy. Since I already have a sink-side pot for vegetable matter which goes on the compost heap and a very small kitchen, goodness knows where I shall put that. I do hope our recycling bins don't turn out to have no lids: ridiculous! And as for the self righteous way in which the council instructs us that it's our responsibility to keep the bins clean and that this is easily achieved by swilling them out with disinfectant or bicarbonate of soda ...
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That's not the only way they waste our money but I'd better not mention the fact that a few years ago they built themselves super dooper new offices and under the new local Plan want to build some more elsewhere and use that site for something else. I really can't see that one getting past public opinion.
I'm glad you didn't tell me about the offices. I often wonder if they would approve of the decisions they make if they weren't a council member and were just a member of the public instead. Pah.
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I wonder if there is an "opt-out" option or similar concession for people in your situation, i.e not producing enough waste to warrant so many bins?
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Might be worth raising it with the local councillor or giving them a ring?
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exception,like ghettos and slums.
I loathe and detest every single bin that was ever made.
We have a long road of multi occupancy Victorian houses in town,each house frontage is home to around twenty of these monstrosities.
They drink a lot in our village,too.
Our Co-op has just cut the household section to make room for more booze!
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What an utter waste of money and an eye sore to boot. Lobby your MP and get the neighbours to do the same.
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That's not the only way they waste our money but I'd better not mention the fact that a few years ago they built themselves super dooper new offices and under the new local Plan want to build some more elsewhere and use that site for something else. I really can't see that one getting past public opinion.
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I'm glad you didn't tell me about the offices. I often wonder if they would approve of the decisions they make if they weren't a council member and were just a member of the public instead. Pah.
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