QUOTE=badgerwatcher;87060]Same system here, Kym. But we are lucky to be able to have a compost heap, which means all we have in the rubbish is selophane from around plastic fruit trays or whatever, and waxed cartons from smoothies (Mmmmm!) and fruit juices. The rest is recycleable, although some we have to take to the tip ourselves. I wish they would just put recycling bins around in more places, and for everything recycleable.
And we only have one small box for a fortnight's papers, tins and bottles, and a plastic bag for garden stuff.
Once we've found a way of preventing the foxes and
Badgers from hurling the compost heap jubilantly round the garden, we've cracked it!
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BW, The bottom half of waxed drink containers make good little pots to start off your plants.
ColinC quote 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.endquote
Plastic bags?? Are these not going to cause a problem in the tip... or have you got a co-op whose bags are now degradable?
Another way to prevent smells and wildlife distribution of your rubbish is to freeze food scraps up till the night before collection.
jaki