offshoremanxman Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 39 minutes ago, Ringy Rose said: I'm no fan of the cut to the black bin collections, but I don't understand how people are filling their black bin so quickly. We're a family of four and don't fill it in a fortnight. Where have I said anything about black bins? I’ve been recycling longer than DBC has for normal waste but their policy on green waste is basically moronic and just shifting the issue to the amenity site which is now blocked most weekends. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Gladys said: Parks, street lighting, waste disposal, cemetery, social housing, library, bye law enforcement, from the top of my head. Thing is, rates cover a lot more than bin collections. You missed the free bar in the town (not city) hall! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 11 minutes ago, finlo said: You missed the free bar in the town (not city) hall! Sshh, we keep that to ourselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliX Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 6 hours ago, offshoremanxman said: I pay £2k a year currently to fill my own car with damp dirty shite and take it to the tip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viddy well Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 12 hours ago, Amadeus said: Just to pop back to this one. I know you posted this before and I’m currently compiling the answers. Unfortunately getting relevant info out of town hall isn’t as easy as I had hoped for various reasons, some of which I will discuss with them and the media person during a meeting soon. In the meanwhile I’ll post what I can find as I believe that transparency is important and that we should be doing more to keep people informed about what we do and why we do it etc. This may be an anonymous forum but in my mind those are valid questions from a constituent and no different if you had emailed them to me so they deserve a proper answer. My apologies for the delay in this. Some of that was down to me having a lot on my plate and some was outside of my control. Thank you Amadeus. Even if the answers are, "Nope, nope, nope and nope," you have at least walked the talk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 12 hours ago, offshoremanxman said: I’ve been recycling longer than DBC has for normal waste but their policy on green waste is basically moronic What, giving you a green bin and collecting it every two weeks? Moronic. For those of us with normal sized gardens it works fine, I don't fill my green bin. Before the bins everyone had to go to the tip. If you're generating that much green waste you need a composter. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 15 hours ago, TheTeapot said: The southern tip used to turn it into compost, but they stopped for some reason. Cost of leaves or something probably. I assume it all goes to Ballaneven now, but the stuff from the southern was better. Wrong sort of leaves? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Andy Wint on the Manninline again asking for someone from DBC to go on air and answer questions on waste collection. He has been asking for weeks. Surely with so many staff and councillors who presumably all have confidence in the scheme there must be at least one capable of going on air and answering some questions? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Helmut Fromage Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 17 hours ago, Banker said: Below market rates for golfers, however many don’t even reside within boundaries!! Brilliant - I'm sure this "High Horse" is welcome of a trot out.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, Asthehills said: Andy Wint on the Manninline again asking for someone from DBC to go on air and answer questions on waste collection. He has been asking for weeks. Surely with so many staff and councillors who presumably all have confidence in the scheme there must be at least one capable of going on air and answering some questions? That's a bit of an assumption isn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Ringy Rose said: What, giving you a green bin and collecting it every two weeks? Moronic. Haven’t green bin collections been suspended with effect this week until late Spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, John Wright said: Haven’t green bin collections been suspended with effect this week until late Spring? Yes, it's winter, the leaves are down and you don't mow the lawn in winter. Doing a green bin round in winter would be daft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, Ringy Rose said: Yes, it's winter, the leaves are down and you don't mow the lawn in winter. Doing a green bin round in winter would be daft. We did a last grass cut this week, due to mild weather. Most leaves are down, but it’s pruning time. PS we compost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysteron Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Asthehills said: Andy Wint on the Manninline again asking for someone from DBC to go on air and answer questions on waste collection. He has been asking for weeks. Surely with so many staff and councillors who presumably all have confidence in the scheme there must be at least one capable of going on air and answering some questions? Perhaps, like the vast majority of the local population claim, no one at DBC listens to Manx Radio either. Maybe Amadeus can ensure MR's request reaches the higher echelons of DBC, and they either expose themselves to being scrutinised, or provide their reasons for not participating. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, John Wright said: We did a last grass cut this week, due to mild weather. Most leaves are down, but it’s pruning time Funnily enough did a grass cut this morning, just in time before the rain started. Sent cuttings to tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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