Wheelie Bins

suki1964

This thread made me look at how much my council charges

£35 per bin - we have two, the towns have 3

Op has a bargain

stator

PasturesNew wrote: »

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.

It would be fair if everyone paid for them, that's what council tax is for.

But now people have to pay if their neighbours steal the bins, or if the local kids burn them down. Or if they buy a house that doesn't have bins. The bins still belong to the council, so they should pay for them.

ben98

Just to add some contrast... I've recently moved into a new build in Swindon - I had to register online for the bins - they were free! I received one wheelie bin and four recycling boxes. eta was two weeks but took over a month to be delivered. No complaints here. tbh I was expecting to pay, so free bins were a bonus.