More uselessness from DBC

[offshoremanxman]

7 minutes ago, Gladys said:

No, they are opinions, perhaps a strong indication of the wider public view, but not conclusive. 

Nonsense. Most of the place is up in arms about the stupidity of it all. 

[0bserver]

Gladys is Council Leader Claire Wells and I claim my £5

[Non-Believer]

What is going askew is the incinerator gate charges levelled to local authorities which are becoming astronomical (if they weren't already).

Whilst "encouraging people to recycle" etc. may be the laudable reason trotted out to cover these changes, I'm pretty sure that the main driver will be DBC trying to cut its refuse disposal costs at the incinerator.

[offshoremanxman]

3 minutes ago, Non-Believer said:

What is going askew is the incinerator gate charges levelled to local authorities which are becoming astronomical (if they weren't already).

Whilst "encouraging people to recycle" etc. may be the laudable reason trotted out to cover these changes, I'm pretty sure that the main driver will be DBC trying to cut its refuse disposal costs at the incinerator.

We all know it’s about this. To maintain that it isn’t is just insulting. 

[Happier diner]

Just now, 0bserver said:

Gladys is Council Leader Claire Wells and I claim my £5

Maybe. It seems strange that she is normally a sensible and rational poster. However she seems to have changed flag just in the last hour so maybe an alternative theory is that Frank has hacked her account.🤣

[Gladys]

Just now, Happier diner said:

Maybe. It seems strange that she is normally a sensible and rational poster. However she seems to have changed flag just in the last hour so maybe an alternative theory is that Frank has hacked her account.🤣

Neither.  I knew about the change, it was publicised, as I said above perhaps a leaflet through the door would have been better.  But I definitely knew it was coming as I had absorbed that fact from the media.  That is not to say the communication was perfect, it would be good to have specifics on the communication from DBC.

If I wanted to be contentious, not knowing about the change would only impact once when first introduced, everyone knows about it now! 

 

[genericUserName]

Fortnightly collections should be more than enough. But more than that, there needs to be a way of charging households according to how much waste including recycling they put out.

Those pictures from @Amadeus point to an issue which should be taken up with the landlords of those flats.

[Happier diner]

Just now, Gladys said:

 everyone knows about it now! 

 

They certainly do🤣 

Just out of interest where did you see it publisised. I was aware that it was being considered but I can't remember where I saw that. I just didn't know the decision had been made and I certainly didn't know it was happening that day.

[Gladys]

6 minutes ago, Happier diner said:

They certainly do🤣 

Just out of interest where did you see it publisised. I was aware that it was being considered but I can't remember where I saw that. I just didn't know the decision had been made and I certainly didn't know it was happening that day.

Pretty sure via MR, although if you look at the start of the thread DBC say they used various means including leaflets, but I dont remember getting one.  I tried to find my rates demand as they normally put stuff in with it, but I must have recycled it! 🙃 

I am not saying the communication was perfect but there was some and I was certainly aware.  It is something that has been in the wind for quite a while now. 

[WTF]

29 minutes ago, genericUserName said:

Fortnightly collections should be more than enough. But more than that, there needs to be a way of charging households according to how much waste including recycling they put out.

Those pictures from @Amadeus point to an issue which should be taken up with the landlords of those flats.

those pictures from amadeus seem to highlight a world paint shortage 

[Happier diner]

19 minutes ago, Gladys said:

Pretty sure via MR, although if you look at the start of the thread DBC say they used various means including leaflets, but I dont remember getting one.  I tried to find my rates demand as they normally put stuff in with it, but I must have recycled it! 🙃 

I am not saying the communication was perfect but there was some and I was certainly aware.  It is something that has been in the wind for quite a while now. 

I think more "very poor" than "not perfect"

[code99]

35 minutes ago, genericUserName said:

Fortnightly collections should be more than enough. But more than that, there needs to be a way of charging households according to how much waste including recycling they put out.

Those pictures from @Amadeus point to an issue which should be taken up with the landlords of those flats.

IMHO, his pictures show that there are insufficient bins.

[Amadeus]

1 hour ago, Happier diner said:

He clearly supports the decision though and was no doubt influential in its formation. 

I voted for it but I wouldn’t say I was influential. The process was started way before my time and I’m not on the committees that really drove this (Environmental Services and Exec. I’m only on Regeneration and Housing committees). 

What shocked me was the fact that we were over twenty years behind other places when it comes to recycling. It’s not just a change in bin schedule, it’s a change in culture and habits. We can’t be all biosphere this and beautiful country that while ignoring basics like this. 

[offshoremanxman]

1 minute ago, Amadeus said:

What shocked me was the fact that we were over twenty years behind other places when it comes to recycling. It’s not just a change in bin schedule, it’s a change in culture and habits. We can’t be all biosphere this and beautiful country that while ignoring basics like this. 

So what changes have you actually introduced to encourage more recycling (as opposed to saving money)? I’ve been recycling for years. I didn’t need your ‘help’ to do it. What I actually want is acceptable or improved services not some meaningless pretense about recycling to attempt to cover up that really are you trying to save money on gate fees at the incinerator and nothing else. 

[genericUserName]

22 minutes ago, code99 said:

IMHO, his pictures show that there are insufficient bins.

I think those pictures illustrate a selfish and lazy lack of responsibility. It's not only about the untidy mess or the fact of people dumping furniture and TVs as if that were household refuse. There is also the fact that most people could get far more into their bin if they were to compress it.