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would't empty my green bin

Started by: tomplum (14723) 

cos there was cardboard in side, I'm assuming that now we have a blue bin, its supposed to go in that one, but nobody said, or did they and I did't hear them

Started: 7th May 2012 at 19:05

Posted by: dostaf (inactive)

Coloured cardboard?

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 19:05

Posted by: dostaf (inactive)

Not that it matters

I thought plain card was OK.

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 19:07

Posted by: thesurgeon (1445)

Nobody said ?............... it says under the lid !

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 19:08

Posted by: tomplum (14723) 

plain cardboard was in the bin, as is allowed, or was,

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 19:09

Posted by: dostaf (inactive)

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 19:15

Posted by: hindleyite (3995)

Everyone got a pamphlet saying what goes where and the days each bin is emptied.I wonder how many folk just flung them in the blue bin.

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 19:20

Posted by: tomplum (14723) 

that's a helpful ling dostaf, but where does it say 'don't put cardboard in the green bin anymore' ? there can't be only me in the wigan area ( sorry tonks) that don't read pamphlets that come thou; the door, with me they have to catch my attention before I reach the litter bin in the kitchen, we get so many,

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 19:40

Posted by: dostaf (inactive)

Tom, I thought plain brown cardboard was allowed, that's why I asked if you'd put coloured stuff in.

I'm now wondering if they changed the rule (assuming it was allowed), when the blue bins arrived.

Ask a Councillor

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 19:47
Last edited by dostaf: 7th May 2012 at 19:48:28

Posted by: tomplum (14723) 

anyrode, its no biggy, I just put the brown cardboard in the blue bin, nd this will be a 'heads up' to all other wiganers ( sorry tonks again) that cardboard must go in the blue bin,

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 19:59

Posted by: dostaf (inactive)

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 20:03
Last edited by dostaf: 7th May 2012 at 20:03:21

Posted by: tomplum (14723) 

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 20:08

Posted by: cindy (6024) 

Tom Same thing happened at My Mothers today, The binmen left a sticker notice on saying cardboard must not be put in green bin, So they didnt empty it.

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 20:13

Posted by: susie q (1676) 

Do'nt know about you lot but I am so fed up with all the changing rules regarding recycling. I have always put clean plain cardboard in my green garden waste and had no problems.I declined a blue bin because I don't have an awful lot of paper apart from junk mail etc and I don't have anywhere to keep one so I hope I don't run into problems. the best bins were the metal ones where we used to put hot ashes and it got rid of everything including maggots in the summer.

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 20:25

Posted by: bella (803)

susie, if you put paper etc in a rubbish bag and tie in a knot, and put in black bin, they won't be any wiser

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 20:29

Posted by: tomplum (14723) 

well I'm glad it was't just me, I can sleep better now,

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 20:30

Posted by: dostaf (inactive)

The thoughts of Chairman Peawapp would be interesting.

Replied: 7th May 2012 at 20:33

Posted by: PeterP (12408)

Tomplum go to wigan council link and type in waste& recycling read all about your bins etc.This comes under side heading bin collections then scroll down to which bin should i use.Then click on the coloured bin and you get a list of what you can put in that bin

Replied: 8th May 2012 at 07:16
Last edited by ppnw38817: 8th May 2012 at 07:25:13

Posted by: rbilly (10584)

tom if you lift the lid on your blue bin there is a sticker with all the info and pictures of what you can put in the blue bin ..lol

Replied: 8th May 2012 at 09:59

Posted by: frances (2831) 

Replied: 8th May 2012 at 10:25
Last edited by frances: 8th May 2012 at 10:28:41

Posted by: aqui aqui (439)

Having just looked at the above link it seems like the black bin has become vertualy redundant but is being emptied every week. Yet the blue bin, in which we are told to but paper, cardboard, food wrappers, cerial boxes etc is only emptied every 4 weeks. Our blue bin is almost full now after just 2 weeks.

Replied: 8th May 2012 at 12:15

Posted by: maxine (994) 

Last week they emptied Blue, Brown and Black bins on the same day. You couldn't move for bins near our house. Surely they can do them every 2 or 3 weeks, alternating the bin colours, or if they do need to do them more often could they not have issued the smaller bins as standard?

Replied: 8th May 2012 at 12:20

Posted by: PeterP (12408)

maxine they are going to change over to two bins being emptied per week

Replied: 8th May 2012 at 17:46

Posted by: spud1 (inactive)

Is it not 3 bins every 2 weeks,black,blue and green,and the blue one every 4 weeks,and from Sept the green bin is emptied all year round,just wait until week 4,all 4 on the same day.

Replied: 8th May 2012 at 17:51
Last edited by spud1: 8th May 2012 at 17:53:44

Posted by: joseph 1 (inactive)

I have reverted back to one black bin for the bloody lot, everything in a black bag and in the bin. Not got time for fannying around with bins and what rubbish goes where.

Recycling may 'arris! May the binmens testicles turn into pedals and back pedal up their jacksies.

Replied: 8th May 2012 at 18:19

Posted by: custard (6953) 

Like aqui aqui, my blue bin is full..I had to squish the contents down, think it gets emptied this week though..

Replied: 8th May 2012 at 18:29

 

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