Going Green, Your throwing money away." Litter ally "

wishiwasarichgirl

Where I lived in Northern Ireland we've had fortnightly collections for over 10 years. never causes any problems.

Now in East Anglia we have the black bin ("proper" rubbish) collected every fortnight and on the other weeks we have a blue bin collection (recyclables) and a brown bin collection (compostables). I rarely have much in my black bin, tend to only put it out once a month.

No idea what my council classes as recyclable as I put anything vaguely papery, plasticy or aluminium in my blue bin. It is full every fortnight but doesn't smell

Glass I take to the bottle bank at tescos when I do my shopping, again, have been doing this all my life (mum taught me well) and have no problem having a box under the stairs for glass & bottles.

Can't see that the council can possibly make much money from it as they now have to have 3 different bin lorries instead of one, and they have had to supply 3 wheelie bins to every household.

our area has one of the highest records for recycling, and I think I remember reading that councils have to hit targets set by government for recycling? (maybe they get fined if they dont not sure)

Arcangelmb

Yes coucils get paid for scrap etc (when th market prices are good of course) this income to the council goes towards the services it provides, so in a way it indeed goes to keeping your tax down!

Ben84

Rather than try to reclaim the value of your rubbish, which isn't of any great value anyway (councils are recycling for the landfill savings, not the modest returns from selling it), it would perhaps make more sense to just not produce this rubbish.

Even if you do find a way to sell your rubbish, I doubt you'll sell it for what it cost you as part of your shopping bill originally, so it makes sense to just not buy so much packaging to throw away. You'll probably make bigger savings this way and you'll never have to spend time and effort trying to sell your rubbish or space storing it.

moonrakerz

Ben84 wrote: »

it would perhaps make more sense to just not produce this rubbish.

I am afraid that you, like many others, have been "brainwashed" by the recycling-at-any-cost lobby.

No one, to my knowledge, actually "produces rubbish" (except ITV ?). I do not have shed in my garden into which I feed perfectly good, useful items which the shed then magically turns into rubbish" for me to stuff into my dustbin.

What I throw away which is classed as "rubbish" is, in the main, totally excessive packaging and junk mail.


The current attempts to reduce "rubbish" are all aimed at the wrong target - the symptoms not the cause !

Ben84

moonrakerz wrote: »

I am afraid that you, like many others, have been "brainwashed" by the recycling-at-any-cost lobby.

No one, to my knowledge, actually "produces rubbish" (except ITV ?). I do not have shed in my garden into which I feed perfectly good, useful items which the shed then magically turns into rubbish" for me to stuff into my dustbin.

What I throw away which is classed as "rubbish" is, in the main, totally excessive packaging and junk mail.

The current attempts to reduce "rubbish" are all aimed at the wrong target - the symptoms not the cause !

If people don't produce rubbish, where does rubbish come from?