no.1 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 In which case any black bags should be stored within the bin to prevent the rats gaining access. :roll: so have u got 2 bins then:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 :roll: so have u got 2 bins then:confused: Quick are nt you!Many people round this way have a couple,using the suffixes A and B after their house numbers,so the bin men think there are two flats/households. PS Keep it under your hat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 How will rats gain access to the bins?Are they capable of scaling the sides,lifting the lid ,feasting and then climbing up again? If they need too they'll chew their way through concrete, do you really believe a plastic bin would stop them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I wonder if they provide a BUPA plan for bin men? why ? PPE and hand washing are more than adequate protection against the various bugs mentioned ... after all that is what we do in hospital when dealing with wounds colonised or infected with them . E Coli and Staph Aureeus (among others) are part of the body's own flora and fauna ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 If they need too they'll chew their way through concrete, do you really believe a plastic bin would stop them ? not seen any evidence of rat attack on wheelie bins in the near 20 years i've been using wheelie bins in various places ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 No , but they will love all the black bin bags dumped everywhere due to bins being full because they are only being emptied every fortnight. well people are can't or won't take responsibility for managing their household waste deserve it ... oh yes I forget we are talking about the People's Entitlement Republic of Sheffield and not the real world, only in Sheffield would someone suggest that the way to achieve the segregation of recyclable materials is some grotesque third world spectacle of t' council paying people to post disposal sort waste rather than householders having the slightest bit of personal responsibility and disposing of waste into the appropriate bin or box ant the point of generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 If they need too they'll chew their way through concrete, do you really believe a plastic bin would stop them ? They chew through houses?Is it true that they ate the original Forth road bridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidneystone Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Are you surprised. This is the flawed study that caused it all.. DEFRA report on 2 weekly collections.. ""This study conclusively nails the idea that they cause rats and other vermin as long as food waste is wrapped up. If people are clean and efficient with waste, there should be no problem at all." Right. So there should be no problems providing everybody (and I mean everybody) wraps their waste in clingfilm. That's really going to happen.. I don't think a bit of clingfilm will stop rats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellyman Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 (edited) why ? PPE and hand washing are more than adequate protection against the various bugs mentioned ... after all that is what we do in hospital when dealing with wounds colonised or infected with them . E Coli and Staph Aureeus (among others) are part of the body's own flora and fauna ... And there's no such thing as hospital aquired infections I suppose.:loopy: "Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are one of the most pressing issues facing our health services today. According to the Department of Health one in ten patients acquires a HAI, and those who do contract an infection stay in hospital nearly three times longer than ordinary patients, placing tremendous financial pressure on our already strapped-for-cash health services. " I don't think a bit of clingfilm will stop rats Neither do I, but DEFRA seem to think so. They chew through houses?Is it true that they ate the original Forth road bridge? I would also think about 20% of all black bins are split anyhow and others have lids missing or jammed open due to the amount in them. Edited August 26, 2012 by wellyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garbo Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 is everyone forgetting all the other councils on a fortnightly collection system? Derbyshire has it, and we arent exactly over run with rats and vermin, there arent steaming piles of festering black bags all over the place, queues at the local tip for those who cant manage. The only difference is that your recycling bins arent as convenient as ours. we have three bins Green - for garden waste and cardboard - only collected during spring, summer and autumn burgundy - cans, bottles, tins, jars, plastic bottles, cardboard, paper, clothes, batteries, shoes, phone books, foil and a load more that i cant remember black - the small amount of waste left over after that all the above are 240l bins so not difficult to move and dont blow over or away in the wind. oh, and at Christmas, they will take bags of side waste if we leave it in a bag tied up by the bins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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