Nightmare with rubbish collections for ground floor conversion flat with no front and rear garden

moneyistooshorttomention

Admits I'm wondering what OP did with their rubbish - as I can't see either where the tenant is supposed to put it.

Councils haven't taken into account where many people are supposed to stash their rubbish whilst waiting for it to be collected, with all the different categories it's now supposed to be put in. Many people have not got anywhere to put it and one wonders whether they just have to put a small bag of it in a Council rubbish bin each time they go out and get rid of it gradually that way.

mitkx

sal_III wrote: »

How did you manage it, while you lived in the property?

I recycled loads, and did on occasion go down to the tip to dispose of it.

mitkx

m0bov wrote: »

what do the neighbours do?

The commercial business loads up their van and takes it to the council tip and other neighbours have back gardens with a shared pathway even though they live in kerbside terraces.

mirko

If I lived (and owned) the flat, I'd be trying to share the facilities my neighbours had. Either by getting the company to take my rubbish to the tip also, or using a neighbour's garden for the rubbish.

I'd expect to pay for that privilege too.

mitkx

davidmcn wrote: »

Yes, but she'll be getting rid of half of it each week, rather than letting it mount up. Not clear from the OP what she's doing about the recycling.

I have posed this question to the letting agent - is she not recycling more, but so far have come up with nothing on this question.

fairy_lights

Surely when she moved in she knew there was no garden or other bin storage space, so I don't know why she's only now realising it's a problem.

mitkx

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Admits I'm wondering what OP did with their rubbish - as I can't see either where the tenant is supposed to put it.

Councils haven't taken into account where many people are supposed to stash their rubbish whilst waiting for it to be collected, with all the different categories it's now supposed to be put in. Many people have not got anywhere to put it and one wonders whether they just have to put a small bag of it in a Council rubbish bin each time they go out and get rid of it gradually that way.

The councils response below:

Dear ******,



I have checked with the contract officer for your area and they have come back with the following:



The waste is to be stored by the resident away from the public highway and presented on collection day. The design of the flat isn’t a factor. They can either speak to W******** Business Park and try to agree a spot where they could maybe store a dustbin or they would have to take any sacks that they do not wish to store inside to the tip on Latimer Road.



Kind regards,

Customer Contact Officer

Joint Waste Team

Haylescom

My home town went to fortnightly collections and wheelie bins about 6 years ago. The council told my parents their property wasn't suitable for having them due to the cul de saq layout (all our houses had built-in bin cupboards but they're too small for wheely bins).
Now they have 2 swing bins in the kitchen/diner; one for general waste and one for recycling, plus a small food caddy that sits on the window sill. There's 3 people in the house and they don't usually need more than this for each collection every fortnight. Is this not an option for your tenant?

mitkx

Mojisola wrote: »

How did you manage your rubbish when you lived there?

I recycled every bit of bottle, cardboard, plastic you can think of.

on occasion i would drive to the tip and dispose of it.

agrinnall

Buy a bigger waste bin for the flat that will take two weeks worth. Or as others have suggested, encourage more recycling.