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Council Wheelie Bins

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  • steampowered
    steampowered Posts: 6,176 Forumite
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    Zandoni wrote: »
    According to this article the wholesale price of a wheelie bin is below £20. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/businessandecology/recycling/8594714/New-stealth-tax-on-wheelie-bins.html

    That article says "the wholesale price of a normal wheelie bin is just £20"

    Also, (1) the article was written in 2011 so costs are probably now slightly higher, and (2) wholesale prices do not include delivery.

    In light of that, the £20 charged by the Op's council sounds like a bargain to me!
  • [Deleted User]
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    Zandoni wrote: »
    The post that I quoted stated that the bin was price was subsidised and the council would have paid the wholesale price.
    The point is that there is no profit in charging the £20, it's simply to discourage people from ordering them unnecessarily.
  • Zandoni
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    Moneyineptitude wrote: »
    The point is that there is no profit in charging the £20, it's simply to discourage people from ordering them unnecessarily.

    My point was that they are not heavily subsidised.
  • NCC-1701
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    Zandoni wrote: »
    My point was that they are not heavily subsidised.

    Where exactly did you say that if that was the point?

    Oh BTW show me where I can get a standard rubbish bin delivered to me for a better price than £20 delivered?
  • [Deleted User]
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    NCC-1701 wrote: »
    Oh BTW show me where I can get a standard rubbish bin delivered to me for a better price than £20 delivered?
    Exactly. I stand by my comment that such a provision is heavily subsidised. It's also certain that even the wholesale price has risen since 2011.

    A wheelie bin bought from a retailer costs far more than £20 and delivery is extra too.
  • AndyPix
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    If you had called them and said "Iv moved into a new house and there is NO bin here"
    Then you would have likely got one for free ..


    Food for thought ;)
  • Zandoni
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    edited 3 August 2017 at 3:44PM
    NCC-1701 wrote: »

    Oh BTW show me where I can get a standard rubbish bin delivered to me for a better price than £20 delivered?

    I've no idea, I'd imagine you'd have to buy many thousands like the councils do.
  • NCC-1701
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    Zandoni wrote: »
    I've no idea, I'd imagine you'd have to buy many thousands like the councils do.

    ...thank you for your honesty.
  • BorisThomson
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    Moneyineptitude wrote: »
    From the original post, the issue is not that the OP requires a big bin but rather a standard one. The bin used by the original occupant was only suitable for a single person.

    In many areas those bins are now the standard ones!
  • NCC-1701
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    BorisThomson wrote: »
    In many areas those bins are now the standard ones!

    Is the correct answer!
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