| Re: Rubbish - fortnightly collections
We have an alternating fortnightly collection for refuse and garden waste+paper, tins and bottles. We always have garden waste that is not suitable for our two compost bins. We do not have a problem with flies at all and smell to a lesser degree because we wrap our household refuse in polythene bags and tie them up tightly.
We also have a central point for plastics in the village which is always overfull and very well used.
We live in a rural area where horticulture is still carried on both commercially and semi commercially by those with large gardens and small holdings. Our neighbours come from this background and still grow their own veg even though over 90. They think that the garden refuse bin is a great idea for non-compostable items.
There was a very hostile reaction initially to the proposals - I was Parish Clerk at the time - but everyone seems to have taken them in their stride.
Colin |