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New bins for cans, plastic and glass in Pendle

9:20pm Friday 17th July 2009 in


MORE than 40,000 brown bins are set to be delivered to homes in Pendle to help residents to reduce their carbon footprint.

Householders will be able to put empty plastic bottles, food and drinks cans, glass bottles and jars, into the new wheelie bins.

It means there will be no need to sort different items, which will make the recycling process easier.

Currently householders have green boxes, which can be heavy and have to be carried to the front of properties, ready for collection.

A lot of domestic waste is also stuffed in blue plastic sacks, which can blow away. But now collections will take place at the back of terraced houses, just like refuse collections, so people will not have to carry recycling through the house to the front.

Council leader John David said: “I am confident Pendle people, who are already keen recyclers, will rise to the challenge of recycling more of their waste.”

Almost two thirds of Pendle Council’s citizens’ panel thought it would improve recycling.

Stanley Nutter, of Colne, said: “I think the new brown bins are a good thing. They’ll make it easier for us, with less sorting to do.”

A new split-bodied wagon will be used for collections with brown bins and green boxes emptied into different sections of the same vehicle. Dave Walker, waste services manager, added: “With both the changes to the vehicles and the new collection method, we’ll need fewer bin wagons. So it’s better for the environment and helps reduce our carbon foot-print.”

When new collections begin, homes will still have green boxes for paper only. Cardboard can be put out separately, or in another green box without a lid.

The bins will be delivered and collections start in September.

Comments(10)

onlyoneway says...
10:38pm Fri 17 Jul 09

PLEASE! No more bins etc. We have more than enough so how about spending a little more time organising the collection routine a little better. The emptied bins are often never left where they were found and you can’t do a good job when working in such a hurry. It‘s not fare for those wanting to use the untidy footpaths full of unruly bins?

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onlyoneway says...
10:44pm Fri 17 Jul 09

PLEASE! No more bins etc. We have more than enough so how about spending a little more time organising the collection routine a little better. The emptied bins are often never left where they were found and you can’t do a good job when working in such a hurry. It‘s not fair for those wanting to use the untidy footpaths full of unruly bins?

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swizz says...
10:57pm Fri 17 Jul 09

onlyoneway, this is Pendle. I don't think that covers Blackburn.

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Old Timer says...
9:41am Sat 18 Jul 09

"Householders will be able to put empty plastic bottles, food and drinks cans, glass bottles and jars, into the new wheelie bins".
I see they don't include nappies, now that's another story in Pendle. Ask the bin lads.

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Lifeinthemix says...
12:40pm Sat 18 Jul 09

Hi All.

You wahnt me to recycle, then pay me to do the job I already pay the council to carry out.

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swizz says...
1:12pm Sat 18 Jul 09

(Sighs)

No access to the rear of my property so in the front garden I will have, Green, Black, Brown bins as well as two green boxes and soon to be waste food bin enforced by LCC. All of which have to dragged down 8 steps into the street then dragged back up again :(

I'm thinking of asking the council for a course on health and safety before I put my back out and lose time off work!

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Kevin, Colne says...
1:52pm Sat 18 Jul 09

I applaud this. Anything that makes the task of re-cycling easier is likely to have a beneficial impact on the rate of re-cycling.

More generally, however, what is worth noting is that in many places while the residents who pay the Council Tax engage in re-cycling as a matter of civic duty it is the ruling managerial elite at the town halls that get the bonuses for re-cycling targets being hit.

Once again the politicians are being taken for fools by the managerial class. It's pitful. It really is.

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jghazanfar says...
3:15pm Sat 18 Jul 09

I already have 2 large bins and another container for card where am i going to put a forth- i believe there are already plans for a 5th bin for kitchen waste-- what a waste of money- these useless schemes are costing us millions

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Lifeinthemix says...
5:54pm Sat 18 Jul 09

Hi All.

And don't forget your bin has a microchip in it too, so they can elecdtronicaly tag your slavish behaviour...

'All praise the council', who take all of your money to deal with the waste then sucker you into doing it for them...


Who the hell ever said England was a land of intelligent people?

Must have been an Englishman!

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Izanears says...
10:12am Sun 19 Jul 09

Where the L are people going to put all these bins. My backyard certainly is not big enough for another another one.

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