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Wheelie Bins A480278
I think there were a few threads on Askh2g2 about these but maybe I even imagained them. Anyway the latest fad in UK is for Blue Bins for recycling.

When I speak up against it I am then deemed to be some evil spoil-the-planet person when really the reverse is true. I care about my planet . My personal view is that it is big and ugly enough to take care of itself and does just this many a time but I digress.

Anyway, Blue wheelie bins for recycling Glass, Plastics and Metals. Good idea. If they took the lot to the tip and sorted it there. But they spoil it by making the system so complicated people can't cope and what could be popular ends up resented.

Only some kinds of Glass, Plastic and Metals are wanted in the Glass/Metal/Plastics wheelie bins and this varies from area to area. If you fail to swot up correctly on the exact list of which types of which are accepted in your area today the whole bin is left unemptied as a punishment. The answer is you can take the bin to the tip yourself but I don't think they would let it on the bus.

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