Brown bin collection - Council starting to charge?

[first mate]

elloriac Wrote:

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> I've received my sticker but still no big brown

> bin to attach it to. Anyone had a bin delivered

> yet?

Ditto

[mynamehere]

I have an extra brown bin if anyone wants it!

[Countrlass22]

Hi mynamehere

Is that spare big food caddy? For food waste

[Mscrawthew]

For those without bins maybe put a post in the wanted section. There may be people who are not subscribing near by and will have their bins collected anyway?

[intexasatthe moment]

Excellent idea Mscrawthew !

[Pugwash]

We requested a large food caddy a few weeks ago - still not received it. Decided to get rid of brown garden waste bin and decided that the small amount we produce ( we have compost bin) it was easier to pay for sacks.

[dirty tree]

Can anyone upload a high res image of the sticker?....*chuckle*

[Penguin68]

Which will make the printed property address particularly visible...

[peckman]

What a lot of plastic must be wasted by supplying caddys and removing those brown bins ... wonder what happens to them eh ?

[Sue]

peckman Wrote:

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> What a lot of plastic must be wasted by supplying

> caddys and removing those brown bins ... wonder

> what happens to them eh ?

A very good question.

[anchor]

Yes a very good question. Southwark have always replaced any of the green/blue/brown bins that get damaged or go missing free of charge. Hopefully they will retain a supply of the unstickered brown bins so that they can still be given free of charge to subscribers who may need them in the future. Mind you, you would then have to wait for a replacement sticker so it might be prudent to keep a photocopy of it just in case.

[peckman]

I very much doubt they will be stockpilling those bins for future use .. i bet you a milloon pounds if you order a new one if you want one you get a spanking new one

[anchor]

You are probably right, but I have had my damaged blue and green bins replaced in the past with used bins, which was fine as perfectly good. They may now decide to charge for a spanking new brown one, if they do dispose/recycle all of the unstickered brown bins. Hopefully not but slippery slope and all that.

[dirty tree]

Photoshop. *chuckle* (again)

[trinidad]

so is everyone on this thread now paid for there sticker, and ordered there free caddy, or are there people who have bot?

[peckman]

Lets focus purely on the envuronmental impact . The same trucks chugging around picking up big or small bins . Lorries picking up or delivering the brown bins .. and transporting those brown bins that arent wanted to gawd knows where

[herne hilly]

Also, more individuals driving to the dump.

Trinidad - I have not paid for a sticker. Im going to see how i get on without the bin.

[Ginster]

Sorry if asked already (long thread!)

Got our 2 new brown bins today (small and tiny) does anyone know if food can go straight in or does it have to be in a compostable food waste bag? Thanks!

[Countrlass22]

Ginster

In green compost able bag hun

[Ginster]

Thanks and shame was hoping could stop using them!

[Penguin68]

If you don't protect your bin it will simply get very nasty, unless you wash it out regularly. With a bag all the waste will go. But you could wrap it in newspaper to protect the bin, according to my Veolia source.

[DulwichFox]

Paid for the Brown bin sticker and ordered an outside small Brown Food waste bin.

Stickers came and applied to Large brown Bin but still no Small Brown Food waste bin.

Will put Green compost food waste bags in large bin and hope they get collected tomorrow.

Have no other choice.

DulwichFox.

[hpsaucey]

Sorry if this has already been covered but have lost the plot (and the will to live). I put out my old food waste bin last week but it wasn't collected. I'm assuming it should have been and I don't need to order a new food waste bin (ridiculous).

Am I right?

Thanks in advance to whoever takes pity and replies...

HP

PS DulwichFox -small brown bins were being delivered around Surrey Road today.

[Abe_froeman]

does anyone know if the council are going to come and collect all the brown bins from people who did not chose to subscribe for this service, and if so when?

[DulwichFox]

I have been in touch with Southwark. I told them that I have not received my food waste Bin.

I asked if I use the large brown bin will they take away the food waste and was told NO.

If I put it in the Brown bin it will be contaminated.

Ive been using this bin for food waste since day one.

I am now concerned that New Large bins are to be distributed as well as food waste bins

and I should of waited for that to arrive and put my sticker on the new bin.

What is going on ???

Foxy

ETA Was told I should call them back if I do not recieve by Food Waste Bin by Friday.