Things you do without really asking yourself why?
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Shaoxter said:
People dump their rubbish straight into the bin without bin bags? Isn't that just asking for all sorts of nastiness to grow in them.
Never cleaned my bins, if they get really dirty you could always just break it and ask the council for a new one
What are you putting in there that would go nasty? Never cleaned my bins, if they get really dirty you could always just break it and ask the council for a new one
Since we got a food waste bin about 8 years ago, and having a compost bin in the garden, there is nothing in my "normal" bin that would go nasty, it's just non-recyclable plastic, odds and ends and stuff like wrapping paper or envelopes. We probably only fill it up every six weeks or so (family of four, three-week collection).
mickk said:
cliffords said:
mickk said:
We have 2 bins for waste, one for garden refuse and one for general waste, the garden waste goes straight in the bin and the household waste is of course in plastic bags, thought that was the norm.
Surely it's only the garden waste bins that get cleaned out or am i being a tramp, where's that council thread?
Do you not have a rycling bin. That's the one at our house I clean regularly Surely it's only the garden waste bins that get cleaned out or am i being a tramp, where's that council thread?
thepritch said:
Today’s already an education day.
A wheelie bin cleaner? Didn’t know that service existed. And don’t know why that should exist!
Our bins are only emptied once every 3 weeks. There are occasions (strikes etc) when it might drag to 4-5 weeks.A wheelie bin cleaner? Didn’t know that service existed. And don’t know why that should exist!
In the summer if you dont keep your bin clean it can go very nasty.
We clean ours every 3-4 months with power washer. I keep telling the mrs we need to buy better quality bin bags to help stop leakage etc but so far that suggestion has gone in file 13!!
mickk said:
borcy said:
How do you get all your rubbish in one bin? The non recycled bin only get emptied once a month round here. It'd be overflowing in no time if i didn't use the recycling bins.
Fortnightly collections and there's only the two of us.borcy said:
Not have recycling bins or just not use them?
Oh you mean those stupid little individual bins, one for glass, one for paper so on and son on. No I don't do that and they make ideal storage containers for the garage.I was put off using them when my local council first introduced them and I noticed that it all ended up mixed together on the back of a lorry, it's changed now I know.
President Merkin said:
I cannot for the life of me fathom why anyone would feel the need to clean a bin at all, never mind regularly. It's a bin, with rubbish in it.
Because some people will just chuck old food waste straight in. Come summer, flies will come visit and you will get maggots everywhere.. So they would need to clean it a fair bit.But if you use litlte compost bags etc then the food is contained and doesn't spread all over the bin attacting the insects etc.
cliffords said:
Alex@POD said:
cliffords said:
Do you not have a rycling bin. That's the one at our house I clean regularly
I have a recycling bin, clean packaging goes in it.Rinse a milk or juice container etc
Genuine question from me
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