Deirdre Allen, "Edgbaston's green champion", has some interesting advice and information about rubbish on her blog.
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It's probably because I've been a binman in the past that I find this stuff endlessly fascinating. Someone much wiser than me who's name I can't remember said something along the lines of "you can judge a civilization by how it deals with it's rubbish."
If bags are missed, the first thing to ascertain is if a whole road has been missed or just one house. If it's the whole road, then clearly there's a problem with the depot. If it's just one house, there's probably a reason. In my experience, binmen don't leave containers which are clearly visible just for the fun of it.They don't, you now. Nothing a binman hates more than some arsehole phoning the depot to complain about them.
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Most councils landfill about 65% of their waste. In Birmingham we currently landfill only about 20%. Most of our household waste goes to the incinerator at Tyseley. The heat produces electricity to light part of our city. Even the remaining ash is not wasted. It is used to fill holes in roads and pavements.I guess it's a lose-lose situation - to bury or to burn. Good to see the resulting energy is being re-used though.
It's probably because I've been a binman in the past that I find this stuff endlessly fascinating. Someone much wiser than me who's name I can't remember said something along the lines of "you can judge a civilization by how it deals with it's rubbish."
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If it's just one house, there's probably a reason. In my experience, binmen don't leave containers which are clearly visible just for the fun of it.
Or do they? I haven't exactly been waiting with bated breath for an answer to a question along those lines, but this does suggest one possible answer. On the other hand, it could have been that the regular crew were away for a couple of weeks, and the stand-ins weren't familiar with the setup.
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