Wheelie Bins

LandyAndy

I'd happily pay that if we could have a wheelie bin.

We have to deposit our rubbish in black bags (clear for recycling) on the pavement each week.

Apparently this is better for the appearance of the place than having wheelie bins.

pimento

buggy_boy wrote: »

Spot the next crime wave coming....

To be fair have a look on ebay and they are starting from around £40 a bin so its not too bad...

When the lid broke on my green bin and the replacement was half the size, I asked my council if I could source my own and was told no. They will only empty bins that have the council's name on the side. Even if they're the same size and colour.

whatdoyouthink...

...my bins were supplied for free on the new development i moved to, council only charging if we wanted additional bins.

stator

Our council charge for delivery but it's free if you pick them up.

It does sound like a scam, since the bins still belong to the council and they require you to use them, they should be providing them free. They are just trying to raise revenue and have found a loophole allowing them to charge for something most people think should be free.

suki1964

stator wrote: »

Our council charge for delivery but it's free if you pick them up.

It does sound like a scam, since the bins still belong to the council and they require you to use them, they should be providing them free. They are just trying to raise revenue and have found a loophole allowing them to charge for something most people think should be free.

He is not being charged for delivery

Hes being charged for the bins


https://www.preston.gov.uk/yourservices/bins-and-recycling/bins/new--repair-and-replacement-bins/

ReadingTim

tomtytom wrote: »

Hi,



We have purchased our first house, a new build in preston (lancs) and today I have registerd for some wheelie bins with preston city council.


They are charging £15.40 for delivery of each bin (3 totalling £46.20) and state on the website collection is not allowed they have to be delivered.


First, How can they justify charging delivery per item when they all come together?


Second, Is it on that they wont let you collect your own bin from the depot and not have to pay what seems to be a stealth tax?


Cheers
Tom

1 - 'cos unless they're stackable, three bins take up three times the space in the van as one bin does

2 - 'cos they may come from the factory where they're made, not the depot where they're emptied.

stator

suki1964 wrote: »

He is not being charged for delivery

Hes being charged for the bins


https://www.preston.gov.uk/yourservices/bins-and-recycling/bins/new--repair-and-replacement-bins/

Didn't say he was, but mine does.

The point is, it's the council's bins, it's the council's job to collect the rubbish. It's the council who won't collect the rubbish without the bins. They should be provided for free. It is just a way of raising revenue

diggingdude

Isn't it easier to pinch some on bin day? Seems to be what my neighbours used to do

PasturesNew

£56 here for a set.... that's a large recycling one, slimline household rubbish and a food caddy.

PasturesNew

stator wrote: »

Didn't say he was, but mine does.

The point is, it's the council's bins, it's the council's job to collect the rubbish. It's the council who won't collect the rubbish without the bins. They should be provided for free. It is just a way of raising revenue

They'd be paid for from Council Tax, so you'd be paying for them one way or the other, but as everybody saw them as "free" and therefore unimportant, people'd be more reckless with how they used them and how carefully they treated them - because they can just get another free one. Want a handy bin in the shed to keep your tools together? Just order a new wheelie bin. No longer worried somebody might nick your bin you're more than happy to leave it out all day, rather than pouncing and getting it back in soonest....

The only fair way is to make a charge for anybody wishing to purchase one.