Many councils around the country now operate a fortnightly bin collection. This is something I have been firmly against and have spoken about it many times. My views are changing at the moment, but firstly I want to remind you why I have always been in favour of a weekly collection service.
The bin for our home is full every week. If we had a fortnightly collection we would have rubbish coming out of the bin, plus there is a public health issue. Do you really want to have stinking bins with rotting rubbish standing in the heat of summer for two weeks? Of course you don't.
For me, the new recycling system in Hull has removed my objections. Click on THIS link and find out what can be put into our new blue and brown bins. We are trying to work out what exactly will go into the standard black bin. Nothing much at the moment and with food waste going into compostable bags, there isn't a chance of stinking bins in the middle of July; that is if everyone decides to use the system on offer.
I recycle for a number of reasons. I don't want anymore landfill sites constructed than is absolutely necessary and let's face it, who wants to live next to an incinerator? Plus, recycling is good for the economy. Money is to be made here and therefore jobs are created.
Fortnightly collections will not be right everywhere, but in Hull I can see it could be justified, although it has already been commented to me by the council leader there would be a riot if this was suggested. If the majority of people in Hull try to make this work we will vastly reduce the tonnage of waste going into landfill. This is good news for all of us.
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I set my bin out once a month, granted I live alone, however I recycle as much as I possibly "can". I actually rang the council to find out what I could & couldn't put in the black box, and was astonished by what I could put in there. Now prety much everything goes in that box. It is amazing, every plastic bottle, carton, glass, tins, jars and even clothes all recycled. If anything, the Black Box collections need to be stepped up. I'd welcome the Black box collections on a weekly basis and the normal bins on a fortnightly program.
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