Confusing, this recycling malarky

We have
1 none recyclable waste bin
1 Garden waste bin
2 boxes for recyclable can, glass, tin etc
1 heysian sack for paper card etc

The council also provides one free plastic compost bin per household, but you have to request this. I was lucky enough to get 3:lollol: as they have short memories:D

Recyclable waste is collected one week, none recyclable waste collected the following week, every calender year a schedule is posted for us to work off, or if I still get it wrong my neighbour pops by to tell me I have put the wrong bins out:flag:

 

I think that the councils should prove that all the effort we put in to recycling isn't a waste, I can't be sure that they're not putting it all into landfill and just making it look like their meeting their targets for recycling.

 

Did anyone see that programme a few eeks back now-I think a Trevor Macdonald thing or something, they traced paper waste that had been put in a recycling bag in Essex to a Landfill site in India along with Tesco carrier bags and plastic milk bottles.

 

I didn't no, but think that's disgusting

 

sweetpea101 - just a quick comment on your signature. It was the tree, about 360 million years ago! :D

 

I m trying to find a link to it if I can get it does ITV have one of those watch again things does anyone know?

 

TS, finally someone answered I will sleep well tonight knowing, but are you talking evolution or god ?:roll:

 

Ok found a link, its Mark Jordan for the ITV tonight " A Rubbish Service", and this is his accompanying article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ng-great-recycling-lie-trail-leads-India.html

 

Now that is shocking, lollipop73. What's with all this outsourcing to other countries? Are we so unable to look after ourselves and keep on top of our own responsibilities? I doubt anything will get done... the Indian firms will just bury the unrecyclable waste deeper with the UK council's going wink wink nudge nudge.

 

I've just received a green heavy duty bag(with instructions printed in it) from the council for my glass, it's about time.

 

Ohhhh you do rant and rave Shiney and its not like you but we are all going through the same problems. If I cannot compost it I burn it on the allotment and use the ash on my plot. I have 5 compost bins 4 on the lottie and one at home.

As for our bus service sometimes 2 come at once, one council and one private hourly or so they say.

Never mind Shiney one day some wise guy will invent how to recycle stuff at no extra cost. May be we can put our heads together and come up with a bright idea. Until that day dawns we have to put up with it mate.

End of rant.:D

 

I don`t think it`s one of the jobs you are best qualified for Shiney:D:D