A couple who have been asking the council to move a communal bin placed metres away from their front door were aghast when they were threatened with a fine for the fly-tipping by it. Becky Saunders and James Hilham live in Washington Street, one of the few streets in Hanover with communal refuse bin... Read more
A designated space next to big street bins would be good. People do it anyways, most don’t have cars or access to get bulky stuff to the recycling centre. For those who can’t you can always apply to have them pick it up. But then, people in your street won’t be able to take it off their hands before they arrive, which is a shame. More tips for people without transport here : https://londonrecycles.co.uk/a-to-z/furniture/
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Careful now! Councils threaten to fine people they think put things beside rather than in the bin.
This is where you apply for a collection.
A designated space next to big street bins would be good. People do it anyways, most don’t have cars or access to get bulky stuff to the recycling centre. For those who can’t you can always apply to have them pick it up. But then, people in your street won’t be able to take it off their hands before they arrive, which is a shame. More tips for people without transport here : https://londonrecycles.co.uk/a-to-z/furniture/
EU countries have halved the amount of waste that goes in landfills over the last 20 years. America? Not so much progress. Hmm
I like this – the FT covered it, it’s being tested already…