New Green Wheelie Bins

[RPG 10]

Ive just heard about these new green wheelie bins we'll be getting in the next few months, for green waste and recycling, which will be collected every two weeks.

I started a poll to gauge opinon on it, do you think its a good idea? and do you have enough space for one bin ne'er mind two! :shock:

[Andy 10]

Here in Rotherham we have blue bags which we put our waste paper in - these are collected every other week. That seems to work well - there are always lots of bags out waiting to be collected.

[Sidla 10]

We have the blue bag scheme in Leicestershire too, it works really well.

[Guest Guest]

I think that it is about time that both Sheffield City Council and its residents started taking the national targets to divert waste form landfill serously (10% by 2005). This targets have not been set in order to make peoples life difficult and take up space in their yards, they have been set because the way that we curently manage our waste in this county is unsustainable. To ensure that our quaity of life persists, we need to take responsability for the impact that we have on our planet, which includes recycling!

[Guest Guest]

In Manchester they have a box scheme where you can put anything (within reason) that can be recycled into it. Glass, paper etc. Collected free of charge too.

[Mo 10]

In NE Derbyshire we have a blue bag collection every 2 weeks for paper and a blue box for tins and bottles. I think it's a brilliant idea though looking how few other people do it I seem to be in a minority. Most people just can't be bothered. It is time that people who don't do their bit are financially penalised in some way. Most folk really don't have any excuse.

[Guest Guest]

The proposed new bin's are an excellent Idea,it is something that has been needed in this city for a long time, to separate materials for recycling. What a waste to throw everything down a tip, when there are valuable metal's etc. that can be used again. All it need's now is for the population to be educated in using them,which I suppose will take time.

[tinajones 10]

fantastic! will they operate all over sheff or just in selected areas for trials?

[RPG 10]

all over if i recall correctly

[katey_h23 10]

hiya

 

Sainsbury's are to introduce the green eco-friendly carrier bag which disintigrates within 28 days, which is a great idea.

 

Imagine how many plastic carrier bags are used, and most end up in the ground at tips, i bet they don't disappear for a long time!

 

Perhaps someone should make big bin liners for wheelie bins which biodegrade in the same time as the above carriers.

 

Lots of people use carrier bags as a bin for all their other rubbish, then tie these up and put them en mass into the wheelie bin. This would be much better if paper bags were used!!

[Guest Ecomaniac]

The following is based on a True Story

 

"A man and his wife, both in their twenties have 3 small children and manage to limit their household waste to a half-sized wheelie bin (obtained from Sheffield City Council) each week as opposed to most of their neighbours who just about manage to cram a week's worth of waste into their overflowing full sized wheelie bin.

 

They are passionate about minimising their ecological footprint, and want their kids to have a decent life in the future.

 

Their youngest is in reusable nappies (which they find easy to use), and they recycle all paper, glass, plastic, foil, tin cans and aluminium. They got a 3-drawer storage unit from Argos which they use as different bins for recyclables and have a compost bin.

 

they avoid buying products with alot of packaging, get their electricity from a green energy supplier (at no extra cost), eat organic and use eco-friendly cleaning/washing products. They bank with ethical companies, and their pensions and investments were organised with the help of Ethical Investments.

 

They do not think they are special, but they do wonder why everyone doesn't do the same."

 

9 million disposable nappies are landfilled every day in UK and they take 200-500 years to decompose! How convenient is that?We currently find fossils from millions of years ago, and weapons on battlefields of yesteryear. Excavators in 500 years will no doubt be thrilled to discover millions of 21st century nappies! But hey, as long as P & G bombard us with frilly images of babies in plastic what can we do with a liitle voice?

 

The biodegradable carrier bags from Sainsburys is a terrific idea, kerbside collections are a great idea.

Alot of people getting off their arse to do what really doesn't take alot of effort? Priceless!

 

The best and most obvious idea would be to charge people at the point of service for the amount of waste they produce. In areas of Europe they have wheelie bins with barcodes on so people can be charged according to how much weight they throw out. Recycling rates are much higher.

 

Some councils in UK give rebates on Council tax and grants to people using reusable nappies because these take up 4% of household waste.

 

And why not have bins with seperate sections across the city? This would encourage people to think about what they are throwing away in town and maybe they'd take this idea home!

 

As it stands there is not enough incentive for the public to care about what they chuck out, and hitting people in the pocket is the only answer -

Incentives and penalties.

 

Of course, it would help if the companies that run the retail world didn't insist on individually wrapping so much stuff and using so much packaging-they are incredibly irresponsible, and I can chop my own vegetables thanks!

 

Come on then, be bold, bring it on! The green bin is a start and an attractive gimmick but keep it coming and do what's right not what's most popular. Take on the Sheffield apathy! PLEASE!

 

(End of Rant)

 

Ecomaniac

xxx

[Lickszz 10]

Originally posted by "Ecomaniac"

 

The following is based on a True Story

 

"A man and his wife, both in their twenties have 3 small children and manage to limit their household waste to a half-sized wheelie bin (obtained from Sheffield City Council) each week as opposed to most of their neighbours who just about manage to cram a week's worth of waste into their overflowing full sized wheelie bin.

 

They are passionate about minimising their ecological footprint, and want their kids to have a decent life in the future.

 

Their youngest is in reusable nappies (which they find easy to use), and they recycle all paper, glass, plastic, foil, tin cans and aluminium. They got a 3-drawer storage unit from Argos which they use as different bins for recyclables and have a compost bin.

 

they avoid buying products with alot of packaging, get their electricity from a green energy supplier (at no extra cost), eat organic and use eco-friendly cleaning/washing products. They bank with ethical companies, and their pensions and investments were organised with the help of Ethical Investments.

 

They do not think they are special, but they do wonder why everyone doesn't do the same."

 

9 million disposable nappies are landfilled every day in UK and they take 200-500 years to decompose! How convenient is that?We currently find fossils from millions of years ago, and weapons on battlefields of yesteryear. Excavators in 500 years will no doubt be thrilled to discover millions of 21st century nappies! But hey, as long as P & G bombard us with frilly images of babies in plastic what can we do with a liitle voice?

 

The biodegradable carrier bags from Sainsburys is a terrific idea, kerbside collections are a great idea.

Alot of people getting off their arse to do what really doesn't take alot of effort? Priceless!

 

The best and most obvious idea would be to charge people at the point of service for the amount of waste they produce. In areas of Europe they have wheelie bins with barcodes on so people can be charged according to how much weight they throw out. Recycling rates are much higher.

 

Some councils in UK give rebates on Council tax and grants to people using reusable nappies because these take up 4% of household waste.

 

And why not have bins with seperate sections across the city? This would encourage people to think about what they are throwing away in town and maybe they'd take this idea home!

 

As it stands there is not enough incentive for the public to care about what they chuck out, and hitting people in the pocket is the only answer -

Incentives and penalties.

 

Of course, it would help if the companies that run the retail world didn't insist on individually wrapping so much stuff and using so much packaging-they are incredibly irresponsible, and I can chop my own vegetables thanks!

 

Come on then, be bold, bring it on! The green bin is a start and an attractive gimmick but keep it coming and do what's right not what's most popular. Take on the Sheffield apathy! PLEASE!

 

(End of Rant)

 

Ecomaniac

xxx

 

I am all for recycling things but why must we feel the need to be dictated to by European Laws etc? Why must we do something because the rest of Europe is doing it? I am sure we are more than capable of coming up with our own system. To hell with the rest of Europe.