Green garden waste bins

50Twuncle

I don't know whether this is common place, throughout the whole country - but in my area, GREEN GARDEN WASTE BINS that need new wheels fitting (the tyres tend to "perish/crumble" after about ten years) - are basically disposed of........... Hardly "green" !!

Is there not a company who can refurbish these garden waste bins and save local authorities (and hence residents) money ?


Maybe an MSE reader fancies a guaranteed business idea ?

Farway

You are spoilt, in my area the residents have to buy the bin so any problems are theirs & nothing to to with council costs

The bins have only been introduced last couple of years [it was large tough sacks before] so perished / worn wheels have not had chance to show

50Twuncle

Farway wrote: »

You are spoilt, in my area the residents have to buy the bin so any problems are theirs & nothing to to with council costs

The bins have only been introduced last couple of years [it was large tough sacks before] so perished / worn wheels have not had chance to show

We didn't have to buy them - we rent them at £56.90 per year for the collection service !
The service was introduced about 6 years ago and the tyres are clearly on their way out - once they go, the bin will be hard to move - the council simply replaces the bin (with a smaller one - roughly half the size but continues to charge the same collection)
Sacks (and it has to be THEIR sacks )- cost £28.40 for 10

Fire_Fox

You are both spoilt.

In my area apartment blocks - new and old - are charged for all bins: dumpsters for regular refuse AND doorstep recycling (glass/ plastic/ paper). Not just additional bins or replacement bins, any and all bins.

As a result many residents still do not have doorstep recycling collection (as req'd in the 2003 Act).

Owain_Moneysaver

50Twuncle wrote: »

I don't know whether this is common place, throughout the whole country - but in my area, GREEN GARDEN WASTE BINS that need new wheels fitting (the tyres tend to "perish/crumble" after about ten years) - are basically disposed of........... Hardly "green" !!

Especially when the local authority send those bins to landfill instead of recycling the plastic.

Slinky

My neighbour's green bin had the wheels broken by the binmen. A farse followed that has resulted in them now having 2 large and 1 small bin. They reported the broken large bin to the council, the council sent a small one saying they don't issue large bins anymore, (to encourage residents to compost at home or take their garden stuff to the tip). Our gardens are quite big, so our neighbour bought their own large green bin from an online company. Then out of the blue and to their complete surprise two blokes turned up from the council or their contractor and replaced the broken wheels on the original bin.


Curiously, they still occasionally borrow ours when they've filled one of theirs! They don't want 3 bins getting really mucky as we pay a man to clean our bins so they don't want to triple their expenses.

50Twuncle

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

Especially when the local authority send those bins to landfill instead of recycling the plastic.

Thats exactly what I suspected that most councils do - surropticiously ( so as nobody finds out)
If this is true - it's an appalling state of affairs !!