Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Wheelie Bins and Recycling
You should by now have received your Wheelie Bins
and explanatory leaflets which detail how your
household waste will be collected in future.
First introduced in “pilot schemes” (including one
collection round in St. Mellons) by the former Labour
Administration, the Liberal Democrats have made
changes which will affect residents used to being able
to dispose of unlimited quantities of waste in black bin
bags.
Within a few weeks the Council will no longer collect
“side waste” (i.e. waste in black bags left beside the
bins). Anything that cannot be fitted in a black bin and
is unsuitable for green bins or the green recycling
bags must be responsibly disposed of by residents.
Waste dumped illegally will attract the interest of the
Council’s enforcement team and result in prosecution.
Many people in those parts of St. Mellons who have
had bins for two years, welcomed their arrival,
especially gardeners and people who are keen on
recycling - but others hate them. The end of “side
waste” collection has not been welcomed by many,
however.
By properly sorting your domestic waste into green
bags and black bins and putting green bags out on the
correct day (see the Council’s leaflets for dates), most
households will avoid “side waste”. A nuisance at first,
it becomes second nature and you can console yourself
with the thought that you are helping to conserve
earth’s limited resources and reduce pollution!
Your Councillors criticised the small size of the writing
and the lack of clarity in the leaflets and have been
promised that these will be improvedwhen they are
reprinted. We have also dealt with problems for
several residents, especially elderly residents and
those living in so-called “back-to-front” houses.
We will be monitoring the management of the scheme
in Trowbridge - if you have any problems give us a
call.
Councillor David English
and explanatory leaflets which detail how your
household waste will be collected in future.
First introduced in “pilot schemes” (including one
collection round in St. Mellons) by the former Labour
Administration, the Liberal Democrats have made
changes which will affect residents used to being able
to dispose of unlimited quantities of waste in black bin
bags.
Within a few weeks the Council will no longer collect
“side waste” (i.e. waste in black bags left beside the
bins). Anything that cannot be fitted in a black bin and
is unsuitable for green bins or the green recycling
bags must be responsibly disposed of by residents.
Waste dumped illegally will attract the interest of the
Council’s enforcement team and result in prosecution.
Many people in those parts of St. Mellons who have
had bins for two years, welcomed their arrival,
especially gardeners and people who are keen on
recycling - but others hate them. The end of “side
waste” collection has not been welcomed by many,
however.
By properly sorting your domestic waste into green
bags and black bins and putting green bags out on the
correct day (see the Council’s leaflets for dates), most
households will avoid “side waste”. A nuisance at first,
it becomes second nature and you can console yourself
with the thought that you are helping to conserve
earth’s limited resources and reduce pollution!
Your Councillors criticised the small size of the writing
and the lack of clarity in the leaflets and have been
promised that these will be improvedwhen they are
reprinted. We have also dealt with problems for
several residents, especially elderly residents and
those living in so-called “back-to-front” houses.
We will be monitoring the management of the scheme
in Trowbridge - if you have any problems give us a
call.
Councillor David English
