Comments on: Weekly Green Bin Collections? http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/weekly-green-bin-collections.html Cambridge, United Kingdom. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:22:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Andrew Bower http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/weekly-green-bin-collections.html#comment-3622 Andrew Bower Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:48:30 +0000 http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/weekly-green-bin-collections.html#comment-3622 ... which <a href="http://www.cambridgeconservatives.org.uk/index.php?sectionid=3&pagenumber=167" rel="nofollow">doesn't include the option of weekly collections</a>. … which doesn’t include the option of weekly collections.

]]> By: Richard http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/weekly-green-bin-collections.html#comment-3619 Richard Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:23:58 +0000 http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/weekly-green-bin-collections.html#comment-3619 The council are quietly running a <a href="http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/content/environment-and-recycling/rubbish-waste-and-recycling/recycling/recycling-survey.en" rel="nofollow">consultation on recycling in the City</a>. The council are quietly running a consultation on recycling in the City.

]]> By: Andrew Bower (By email) http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/weekly-green-bin-collections.html#comment-3311 Andrew Bower (By email) Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:28:58 +0000 http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/weekly-green-bin-collections.html#comment-3311 I noticed your posting on green bins today. To be fair to Colin Rosenstiel he has often said that people should put their food waste in the black bins on alternate weeks. (I don't recall whether this is an unqualified suggestion.) I believe the city council website offers similar advice. However, in my view this only goes to demonstrate how increased collection frequencies could actually increase recycling rates. Not that this would be a foregone conclusion, I admit, hence why our proposal would not be compulsory for local authorities: http://cherryhintonroad.blogspot.com/2008/09/bring-back-weekly-bin-collections.html#c6258413069838994144 Yours, Andrew I noticed your posting on green bins today. To be fair to Colin Rosenstiel he has often said that people should put their food waste in the black bins on alternate weeks. (I don’t recall whether this is an unqualified suggestion.) I believe the city council website offers similar advice.

However, in my view this only goes to demonstrate how increased collection frequencies could actually increase recycling rates. Not that this would be a foregone conclusion, I admit, hence why our proposal would not be compulsory for local authorities:

http://cherryhintonroad.blogspot.com/2008/09/bring-back-weekly-bin-collections.html#c6258413069838994144

Yours,

Andrew

]]> By: Richard http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/weekly-green-bin-collections.html#comment-3310 Richard Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:25:08 +0000 http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/weekly-green-bin-collections.html#comment-3310 Cllr Rosenstiel replied within minutes of my email. He responded specifically to my question of if he believed the council's advice is to put food waste in whichever bin is due to be collected soonest saying: <blockquote>This advice is given every time anyone complains of adverse affects from keeping food waste for two weeks. I hope it resolves any problems you might have.</blockquote> I would suggest this advice be given to all, not just those who complain to the council. I think that clear advice is needed especially now <a href="http://www.brent.gov.uk/streetcare2.nsf/Recycling%20collections/LBB-174" rel="nofollow">some UK councils have started fining people for not sorting their rubbish</a>. None of the leaflets on recycling I have received from the council say I can put food waste in my black bin. I note the council's website does have <a href="http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/content/environment-and-recycling/rubbish-waste-and-recycling/bins/bin-hygiene.en" rel="nofollow">a page on "Bin Hygiene"</a> which includes the statement: <blockquote>In hot weather you may wish to put food waste in your green bin (wrapped in newspaper or paper bags) one week and your black bin (tied in plastic bags) the next, so that you have a weekly collection of food waste</blockquote> Cllr Rosenstiel replied within minutes of my email. He responded specifically to my question of if he believed the council’s advice is to put food waste in whichever bin is due to be collected soonest saying:

This advice is given every time anyone complains of adverse affects from keeping food waste for two weeks. I hope it resolves any problems you might have.

I would suggest this advice be given to all, not just those who complain to the council. I think that clear advice is needed especially now some UK councils have started fining people for not sorting their rubbish.

None of the leaflets on recycling I have received from the council say I can put food waste in my black bin. I note the council’s website does have a page on “Bin Hygiene” which includes the statement:

In hot weather you may wish to put food waste in your green bin (wrapped in newspaper or paper bags) one week and your black bin (tied in plastic bags) the next, so that you have a weekly collection of food waste

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