All change: new rubbish service ready to roll in Christchurch (From Bournemouth Echo)
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All change: new rubbish service ready to roll in Christchurch
2:00pm Friday 28th September 2012 in Christchurch By Julie Magee
READY TO LAUNCH: Steve Burdis Director for the Dorset Waste Partnership promoting the new waste service which will start in Christchurch in October
A NEW rubbish and recycling service is ready to roll in Christchurch on Monday, October 1, with part of East Dorset following suit from Monday, October 29.
The Dorset Waste Partnership, involving seven local councils, is preparing to launch its new recycling and rubbish collection service to its first 53,000 homes.
Christchurch households have received their new containers with an information pack including a user guide and collection calendar.
Residents are being advised to leave their containers at the kerbside by 7am on collection day. Food waste is collected every week with either recycling or rubbish on alternating weeks.
Rubbish left beside bins will not be collected and you can line your kitchen caddy using free compostable liners provided.
Future supplies can be obtained from supermarkets and other outlets.
Residents must remember to lock their larger food bin and put glass bottles and jars in the separate green box.
The service includes a separate weekly food waste collection which will stop food going to landfill where it produces greenhouse gases.
Instead it will be used to generate local energy or composted to help grow turf. Residents will use a seven-litre caddy to collect food scraps in the kitchen before emptying it into a 23-litre lockable outdoor bin.
DWP director Steve Burdis said: “This is the biggest ever change to waste collections in Dorset and follows months of preparations.
“Initially the rounds may take a little longer to complete so please allow until the end of the day for your collection.”
Container deliveries are now under way in part of East Dorset including Ashley Heath , Colehill , Ferndown, Stapehill , St Leonards and St Ives , Three Legged Cross , West Moors , West Parley, Wimborne and Verwood where the new service will start on October 29.
The rest of East Dorset and North Dorset will start using the new service in the first half of next year, followed by Purbeck.
Comments(19)
richt
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2:25pm Fri 28 Sep 12
We've not yet received either the blue sacks or a written reply as to why they changed what had been promised! Not a good start...
Smokeypip
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3:09pm Fri 28 Sep 12
WOC
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3:57pm Fri 28 Sep 12
fletch for manager
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4:26pm Fri 28 Sep 12
richt wrote:same here.. maybe the geezer in the photo wants to sort his operation out rather than looking stupid in press releases.
We were promised a larger black bin due to having a baby and using disposable nappies. Then for some reason they changed their mind and gave us a normal bin instead, with the promise of blue sacks.
We've not yet received either the blue sacks or a written reply as to why they changed what had been promised! Not a good start...
Daffodil2
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4:50pm Fri 28 Sep 12
2. Green lid bin for plastics, cardborad etc
3, Brown caddy for food waste
4, Bigger brown cadde to empty little caddy into
5, Green box for glass
6. Red bag for batteries.
7. Garden waste bin (pay extra)
Where the heck are we supposed to keep all these.
The energy used producing and collecting all these must outweigh the supposed energy savings.
RIDICULOUS
bobsworthforever
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4:55pm Fri 28 Sep 12
fletch for manager wrote:We dont need a large recycling bin as were a retired couple but youve guessed it weve got one that dosnt fit down the side of the proprerty.Pity they didnt give us a ring first also dont like the food bin just seen the price of the lining bags in Tesco very pricey will have to use newspaper .you couldnt make it up
richt wrote:same here.. maybe the geezer in the photo wants to sort his operation out rather than looking stupid in press releases.
We were promised a larger black bin due to having a baby and using disposable nappies. Then for some reason they changed their mind and gave us a normal bin instead, with the promise of blue sacks.
We've not yet received either the blue sacks or a written reply as to why they changed what had been promised! Not a good start...
Speedbird1
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5:00pm Fri 28 Sep 12
GB916
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5:18pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Chiqqy
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5:30pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Daffodil2 wrote:YES ! This is what we have. When I lived in Poole we had two bins, one for anything that can be recycled and a grey bin for everything else.
1. Black bin for household rubbish
2. Green lid bin for plastics, cardborad etc
3, Brown caddy for food waste
4, Bigger brown cadde to empty little caddy into
5, Green box for glass
6. Red bag for batteries.
7. Garden waste bin (pay extra)
Where the heck are we supposed to keep all these.
The energy used producing and collecting all these must outweigh the supposed energy savings.
RIDICULOUS
penhale
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7:40pm Fri 28 Sep 12
snake hips
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8:13pm Fri 28 Sep 12
bobsworthforever wrote:how much are the liners as ive had the wife ask, surely they should be free given the council tax bill,
fletch for manager wrote:We dont need a large recycling bin as were a retired couple but youve guessed it weve got one that dosnt fit down the side of the proprerty.Pity they didnt give us a ring first also dont like the food bin just seen the price of the lining bags in Tesco very pricey will have to use newspaper .you couldnt make it up
richt wrote:same here.. maybe the geezer in the photo wants to sort his operation out rather than looking stupid in press releases.
We were promised a larger black bin due to having a baby and using disposable nappies. Then for some reason they changed their mind and gave us a normal bin instead, with the promise of blue sacks.
We've not yet received either the blue sacks or a written reply as to why they changed what had been promised! Not a good start...
penhale
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9:36pm Fri 28 Sep 12
snake hips wrote:Between £5 & £8 quid on ebay for 100
bobsworthforever wrote:how much are the liners as ive had the wife ask, surely they should be free given the council tax bill,
fletch for manager wrote:We dont need a large recycling bin as were a retired couple but youve guessed it weve got one that dosnt fit down the side of the proprerty.Pity they didnt give us a ring first also dont like the food bin just seen the price of the lining bags in Tesco very pricey will have to use newspaper .you couldnt make it up
richt wrote:same here.. maybe the geezer in the photo wants to sort his operation out rather than looking stupid in press releases.
We were promised a larger black bin due to having a baby and using disposable nappies. Then for some reason they changed their mind and gave us a normal bin instead, with the promise of blue sacks.
We've not yet received either the blue sacks or a written reply as to why they changed what had been promised! Not a good start...
Mudefordman
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10:42pm Fri 28 Sep 12
What a **** up!
Football banning order yob
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10:51pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Yankee1
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11:45pm Fri 28 Sep 12
It can be done. My town has 10,000 residents and makes it work. But we do not have paid bureaucracy. Our Selectmen/women are all unpaid volunteers who expect value for money in everything the town funds.
Phixer
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5:59am Sat 29 Sep 12
Future supplies can be obtained from supermarkets and other outlets."
What's wrong with newspaper? How much energy is wasted producing and distributing manufactured liners?
Sounds like another case of corruption.
Phixer
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6:00am Sat 29 Sep 12
fletch for manager wrote:I think its the village idiot, sat on a crapper.
richt wrote:same here.. maybe the geezer in the photo wants to sort his operation out rather than looking stupid in press releases.
We were promised a larger black bin due to having a baby and using disposable nappies. Then for some reason they changed their mind and gave us a normal bin instead, with the promise of blue sacks.
We've not yet received either the blue sacks or a written reply as to why they changed what had been promised! Not a good start...
Mudefordman
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11:42am Mon 8 Oct 12
What can you do!
Chiqqy says...
2:13pm Fri 28 Sep 12
I'm going to have to buy a sack truck to wheel these things to the front gate when they're full XD