Are bin men getting softer

[Ashcroft]

i visited my nans today and she told me the bin has not been emptyd, they left her a note to say the bin was too heavy, but she managed to take it down the path then down 6 steps to put it out for them. whats going on:huh:

[Deepak_S7]

Private company not council

 

Minimum wage and rubbish conditions means no-one cares

 

Deepak

[imprezadan]

i agree entirly,they refused to take my bin cause the lid was open literally 1inch because of the ammount of rubbish in it,its also on my open drive(no gates etc)12 ft from the road if i forget to move it those 12 ft they wont take it.i think its all very perfetic but its all the new health and safety legislations.

how can they expect the elderly to be able to put their bins out if they are claiming the bin is too heavy for them:loopy:

[Heyesey]

how can they expect the elderly to be able to put their bins out if they are claiming the bin is too heavy for them:loopy:

 

Why *would* they expect the elderly to move them? It's simply not their concern. They are paid to empty wheely bins from the kerbside, and only such wheely bins as are not overloaded. They don't give a monkeys about any problems this causes for anyone else - they aren't paid to give monkeys about things.

 

Look higher up the council ladder for someone to complain to

[pattricia]

Why *would* they expect the elderly to move them? It's simply not their concern. They are paid to empty wheely bins from the kerbside, and only such wheely bins as are not overloaded. They don't give a monkeys about any problems this causes for anyone else - they aren't paid to give monkeys about things.

 

Look higher up the council ladder for someone to complain to

 

 

I live in Sheffield 6, and have never had any trouble with the bin men.They never grumble,and have taken extra stuff,if the bin has been full.

[ANDIM68]

what happened to the good old days I remember doing a stint on the bins the old metal type we`d carry `em out full of rubbish including the cold ashes, then someone else would put `em back where they came from. God help us if they went in the wrong place. It was hard work running keeping up with the truck being chased by dogs, and angry householders cos the bin was out of place.

[pattricia]

what happened to the good old days I remember doing a stint on the bins the old metal type we`d carry `em out full of rubbish including the cold ashes, then someone else would put `em back where they came from. God help us if they went in the wrong place. It was hard work running keeping up with the truck being chased by dogs, and angry householders cos the bin was out of place.

 

Yes, Andy it was harder for bin men then.They used to come right up the path for them,and drag them down the steps.

[wrighty]

I used to be a bin man, but the cold dark mornings, heavy lifting and working with everyone else's rubbish got me down. I don't think they're soft, they just have feelings.

[Longcol]

what happened to the good old days I remember doing a stint on the bins the old metal type we`d carry `em out full of rubbish including the cold ashes, then someone else would put `em back where they came from. God help us if they went in the wrong place. It was hard work running keeping up with the truck being chased by dogs, and angry householders cos the bin was out of place.

 

That brings back memories of when I worked on the bins in Stocksbtidge in the early '70's. Some of the old metal bins weighed a good hundredweight when full of ashes - plus you'd the chance of putting your hand through the bottom when they were going rusty. In winter you seemed to have cold water always running down your back - in summer loads of bins were crawling with maggots.

 

"Being chased by dogs and angry householders"...reminds me of Kenworthy Road which us binmen called "Hell Fire Pass".

[cgksheff]

I can't find an e-mail so it must have been a phone call, but when I asked them what is "too heavy"? they replied with something to the effect of: "it will not be too heavy if it only contains that which it should!"

 

 

From http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=1247962&postcount=23 :

 

Q. How do I know if my bin is too heavy? Why won’t you collect it if it is too heavy?

A. If your bin is too heavy it will be difficult to move. It is likely that you have placed items other than domestic waste in the container, such as bricks, tiles, rubble, garden waste etc. If this is the case we would request that you remove some of the contents and use the Household Waste Recycling Centres for any additional waste that you have. Collection will not be made until the following week.

 

Difficult for who?

If they are going to play this game, they should define a weight that is "too heavy".

 

Please hassle Viola on this question via:

273 4567 (then option 1)

 

or this webpage:

http://www.onyxsheffield.co.uk/contactus.asp

 

 

Why can't they say what is "too heavy" in kilos/pounds?