Fortnightly bin collections from next month (From Salisbury Journal)
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Fortnightly bin collections from next month
1:55pm Friday 10th February 2012 in News By Hannah White
FORTNIGHTLY bin collections are coming into force next month.
From March 26, household and garden waste and recycling bins will be collected fortnightly from households in south Wiltshire.
Wiltshire Council says the move will mean all residents have the same level of service as well as improved recycling services.
The changes are coming in despite the government’s stated aim to keep weekly collections but Toby Sturgis, cabinet member for waste, said Wiltshire Council is different to other councils because it provides bigger bins and it is “doing everything the government thinks is good” such as raising recycling rates.
The council hopes the changes will help meet its objectives of reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill to below 25 per cent, from a current 37 per cent, and increase the recycling rate across the county from 41 per cent to more than 50 per cent.
Last year, the council paid £3.9million in landfill tax and by 2014 the tax will be increasing to £80 per tonne, from £56 per tonne.
Some residents in Salisbury will continue to have a weekly collection where properties do not have enough bin space to store rubbish for two weeks, such as flats above shops.
Residents of The Friary will get twice weekly collections of non-recyclable rubbish from bin compounds serving flats and parts of Bemerton Heath will continue to get a weekly collection.
The council is also introducing a non-chargeable garden waste service to residents in the south of the county March 26.
For those who signed up before December 2011, they will receive their green lidded bins throughout February and there is still time to sign up at wiltshire.gov.uk/gardenbin.
For large families or people with medical conditions, an additional bin capacity will be made available.
A collection calendar with information about all the changes will be sent out to residents from March 5.
Comments(12)
SidG
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8:50pm Fri 10 Feb 12
Grampie
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4:04pm Sat 11 Feb 12
Lady Tinky Winky
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7:52pm Sat 11 Feb 12
Grampie
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1:04pm Sun 12 Feb 12
Lady Tinky Winky wrote:A cousin of Grape Vine, actually. Fruity and full bodied.
Grampie are you related to Tim Vine?
karlmarx
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1:33pm Tue 14 Feb 12
Pete Eau Tube
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4:06pm Tue 14 Feb 12
TwoJays
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8:48am Wed 15 Feb 12
Also, I recently discovered that WC won't recycle - and don't want - many of the plastic containers I was putting in the bin but, in spite of that, my recycling bins are typically full on collection date.
At least the council have convinced somebody that this is the solution to the problem; just a shame it's not us as they issue their dictates which we must comply with.
tempusfugit
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6:41pm Thu 16 Feb 12
They will be able to do their job with a bit more care picking up all the fly-away loose bits that don't quite make into the truck, rather than just standing on them or blindly leaving them by the roadside.
And even more exciting they will be able to spend time leaving the bins the correct way up, rather than on their side, upside down etc.
Lastly, and possibly the most risque of comments, should the 'operatives' encounter a piece of litter languishing on the street between properties or populous of bins they will be able to pick it up in the cosy, comforting knowledge that their work load has recently been halved.
Grampie
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12:25am Fri 17 Feb 12
Try handling other peoples rubbish in the pooring rain for the money they get and perhaps you could sympathise.
Perhaps if people picked their own litter up it would help.
Lady Tinky Winky
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8:53am Fri 17 Feb 12
So what's changed, the manufacturers and all their packaging, until we get them to sort out their act we will always have problems!
But no party ever will, as that is where their donations come from. Cynical, oh yes.
Grampie
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12:58pm Fri 17 Feb 12
The result is fewer chimney fires, but more rubbish the local authority have to dispose of.
In addition, with more stuff bought on line, you get small items in large boxes, which means more waste. I had some small items delivered in a box so big we could have kept the dog in it. We cannot burn it, so it goes for re-cycling
Petera says...
5:49pm Fri 10 Feb 12