How can we make collecting rubbish as complex as possible?

[Dark Black]

Exactly how can they claim that a survey of 1028 people in a country with a population in excess of 60 million or so is representative.



Did they conduct it on a council estate, offering all the chavs a can of Stella if they put an X in the YES box?

[richard-af]

The whole rubbish collection thing is easily solved with a weekly bonfire and regular fly tipping in the local river.

It's nice to be back.

[gingerjedi]

It would be a cost-neutral option

What does this really mean? They introduce a cost to the public and because it’s not meant to raise revenue it’s somehow free?? All I know is that I now have an extra cost which diverts my money from useful things and puts it into a big hole in the ground where the rubbish used to go, the world has gone mad.

[wendigo100]

Fly-tipping
Across the universe
Under starship Labour
Things have just got worse

Sorry, I had one of my "moments" there...

[dotnetter]

Someone nicked my recycle box yesterday

Theiving bastards!

[DimPrawn]

Maybe they recycled it?

[gingerjedi]

I leave ours at the bottom of the drive within the boundaries of my property but when I get home it’s always just left on the pavement outside, who would be responsible if someone should trip over it? Also I buy extra garden waste bags only to find they have been redistributed to all of my neighbours.

[Ardesco]

Already happens with commercial properties in some parts of London. My father in law has to purchase bags from the council for his waste at something silly like £1/bag. He then needs to purchase special labels at a £1/label if he wants to put recycled material in them and stick said label on the bag.

If he doesn't use the special bags provided, or the relevant label (if required) his rubbish is left. All this malarky means he pays a lot more for rubbish removal, and if he splits one of the bags thats £1 down the drain (£2 if it is a bag with a label stuck on it) and he can't stick it in a normal bag to get it collected.

whoever thought it up is onto a winner in the revenue collection stakes.

All these ideas are rubbish, why do it by weight? surely the fact that our existing bins can only take a certain amount of mass is good enough. Why penalise people for having heavy rubbish ?

[DimPrawn]

I will fill my bin with Helium balloons and make a killing.

[richard-af]

Is that at Ted Rogers' old place?